8 Sept. 2014
I have been having some wonderful STONE ENCOUNTERS since living in Great Britain this year, allowing me to have my first experience with the ancient stone circles. I have been in three circles now. I’m sorry to say that sometimes the vibration feels so low due to commercialisation and the apparent lack of sacred ritual that once venerated these special places,
and it seems they are feeling really lonely.
and it seems they are feeling really lonely.
Still, I’ve had amazing experiences in these anima loci – or soul places. It is humbling to consider the massive physical effort that was obviously involved, and to discover that still, after many thousands of years, theses stones remain
vessels for spirit.
In Scotland this spring, near my first stone circle, (above) I had the clear sense
that processions of thousands of ancient people had been leaving rocks
as part of the pilgrimage to visit their ancestors as they convened for solstice and seasonal rituals
at the nearby stone circles, producing the tall burial mounds or cairns.
The following day, while visiting a medieval church,
I noted at the entrance, a table with small stone offerings.
Somehow the tradition of a prayer stone had managed to make its way,
however small,
into the Christian tradition today.
In Avebury in July…
I was hugging a very large stone,
warmed from the evening sun, and it actually smelled SO GOOD.
Who could imagine that a stone could smell so soft and sweet?
photo: P.A.Patrick
About a week later, at Castlerigg in the Lake District,
a little girl about 5 years old ran up to me out of the blue, she seemed to know me.
She started touching my hair and neck and playing with me as I sat on a low rock.
She didn’t speak English, so we couldn’t communicate with words, so we just sat together.
It felt very relaxed and familiar.
Her name was Matilde, I learned later as her father called for her in French from across the circle.
Her name was Matilde, I learned later as her father called for her in French from across the circle.
It’s amazing my friend Linda was able to capture this little fairy encounter!
I’m here to explore and write about gnosis, the inner knowing
To listen deeply.
At the ancient Jurassic coast, every step produced a clear, high tone of the ringing stones…
I’m awed by the delicate balance of life, how the power of a rushing waterfall doesn’t disturb the stillness of stone
Rock balance P.A. Patrick
I’m captivated by exquisite, thoughtful stone walls that echo the landscape to caress and embrace history.
Where crossing over into an intuitive knowing is precise and possible, surprising and pleasurable…
and there, my heart expands, washed up on a beach of pure love…
Lillian
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Further reading
Celtic Sacred Landscapes, Nigel Pennick
Time Stands Still: New Light on Megalithic Science, Keith Critchlow
From the Wooden Book series: Avebury, Stonehenge, Rock Art, Leys, and more
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Love this post, Lilly..
thanks for reading, sorry about the broken links! all fixed now.
Im really glad you enjoyed it.
wonderful Lillian…funny how stones can so pull you in. Eons before I was a mosaicist I would pick up stones. I have jackets that carry an odd stone in its pocket for years and then I have no idea where I had even found it or why I carried it.
Be careful at stone henges…you may go back 200 years like “The Outlander”!!!
Just wonderful, Lillian! Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ve enjoyed discovering what I can learn and experience from stone.
stones in the pocket are a comforting thing, aren’t they? like a “worry stone”…
thanks Dianne!
THANKS LILLIAN FOR SHARING SUCH DEEP FEELINGS…WHILE READING THEM I FELT TO WALK WITH YOUR SOUL EMBRACED BY “LIVING STONES” ROOTED INTO ANCESTRAL “STONE SOUL PLACES”!!!
This is fabulously lovely — the words, the images, and the emotions.
Thanks for sharing this lovely stone adventure
Lovely, Lillian! How cool that this is part of your life. Beautiful work, words, pics, and sentiment. Best to you, Arni
Lil, coincidence maybe that as you are there, just as news released that Stonehenge is a far larger complex than ever thought before. Please hug a “stone” for me if you are still there. I will try to be still enough to feel it through you.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140911-stonehenge-map-underground-monument-radar/
Love Ya
pizza mon
Perfect! Thank you. Ancient, knowing, patient — while our lives go by in a wink!
Hi Lillian! Cool to think about stones having a soul, spirit, scent, emotions! Photos are enchanting too! Thanks so much–hope our paths cross again! Blessings–Karen
Lovely, Lillian!
hi pizzamon, i was just watching a really great show on the BBC about this new technology being used. amazing!
hi koola thanks for checking in here…i miss you! yes there is only time…
thanks Karen! I’ve smelled stones that have a sulfur scent, but this one was as sweet as a granny’s hankie.
Hi Glynnis thanks for visiting!
Thank you for all the smiles, the Heart stone on the beach says it all! Yolanda
Hi yolanda! Glad this made you smile! This beach was filled with heart stones!
Lovely visual travelogue. You rock (pun intended).
Thanks Tim! I’m stoned most of the time…Ha ha