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Winter Solstice 2014 p5 – The Maiden Says Rest Then Quest

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Winter Solstice 2014 p5 – The Maiden Says Rest Then Quest
Dowsing, Elemental, Hedge Druidry, Mazes and Labyrinths, Modern Druidry, Quests, Spirit Guides, Spirit of Place, Wheel of the Year

We weren’t sure how to approach Maiden’s Bower – a turf maze in Yorkshire. Coming from Ripon, down the A1(M) once more, ending up in the village of Topcliffe. In the village we took Winn Lane, which goes back over the A1 road. On the other side there was just enough space to park the … Read More “Winter Solstice 2014 p5 – The Maiden Says Rest Then Quest” »

Winter Solstice 2014 p4 – Ley Lines at Fountains Abbey

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Winter Solstice 2014 p4 – Ley Lines at Fountains Abbey
Dowsing, Energy grid, Healing, Hedge Druidry, Ley Lines, Trees, Wheel of the Year

In the fourth part of my Winter Solstice outing I provide an example of what can happen if you let yourself be intuitively guided when you are out and about. Fixed agendas are all very well, but when following an energetic spiritual path then fixing events can be counter-productive (to say the least). We were hungry. We … Read More “Winter Solstice 2014 p4 – Ley Lines at Fountains Abbey” »

Winter Solstice 2014 p3 – Arrows point to Arthur

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Winter Solstice 2014 p3 – Arrows point to Arthur
Arthur, Arthur The Great Bear, Celestial, Circles and Stones, Dowsing, Meditation, Quests, Spirit of Place, Wheel of the Year

If I had researched the geographical locations of the sites we were intending to visit I would have placed this one last. As it happens it was positioned in the middle of the day, but as you may have come to expect – it turns out we visited the site at exactly the right time. … Read More “Winter Solstice 2014 p3 – Arrows point to Arthur” »

Winter Solstice 2014 p1 – Thornborough, Arthur and Death

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Winter Solstice 2014 p1 – Thornborough, Arthur and Death
Arthur, Arthur The Great Bear, Hedge Druidry, Hills and Mounds

This is the first in a short series of tales about my journey into the darkest depths of Yorkshire for the Winter Solstice this year. It was only one day’s outing, yet it managed to encompass a number of new sacred sites and to throw up a number of amazing synchronicities between the work that … Read More “Winter Solstice 2014 p1 – Thornborough, Arthur and Death” »

Yorkshire Imbolc 2011 – Part 1: Shipley, St Helen’s Well and Malham Cove

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Yorkshire Imbolc 2011 – Part 1: Shipley, St Helen’s Well and Malham Cove
Ancient Sites, Dowsing, Wheel of the Year

Imbolc – 29th January, 2011 – Yorkshire It had been a long time coming. Kal and I had intended to go to Lindisfarne in Northumberland for Imbolc, and in fact I had stated as much in the previous podcast for January, but when I worked out how much of the short day I would be … Read More “Yorkshire Imbolc 2011 – Part 1: Shipley, St Helen’s Well and Malham Cove” »