I read a lot of versions of the story in many different old books that I have been collecting from charity shops! I could have written a whole post on this story alone 😂
You may have guessed by now Richard that I can be a little obsessive ha ha. I find almost everything interesting and I read and read and read. Most of the time I annoy the hell out of people. So I have learnt to reign myself in a little so that I don't drive people crazy!!
"I find almost everything interesting,,,". I wrote about that once as a transcendental property of Being. Nothing lacks it! Really it's yet another form of love. 🙂
What a great comment Michael. I had to look up what you meant, which is always fun, and I loved what I discovered. Thank you. I often feel like I speak a different language to most people and it has taken me nearly 60 years to feel properly joyful at 'not fitting in' with what society dictates as normal.
April: ley lines (dragon lines) seen by ancients as energy lines. Theory earth energies flow in lines around the world. Sacred spiritual areas were selected to utilize these energies. Standing stones, temples, burial mounds, springs were all connected by ley lines all over the world. Pyramids, Delphi,to England are on Dragon sun ley line. Pyramids and other structures all placed in alignment with stars.
Dreaming tracks, primordial paths all along ley lines. Spiritual guardians are thought to travel these routes. Feng-,shui evolved from these shamanic lines. Invisible spirits, fairy-folk of Europe are linked to earthworks. Sacred areas were built over by conquerors Vikings, Romans and churches are fondue to be built on these areas to tap into energy.
Oh my goodness! That website - thank you Richard. I typed in, Dorset and it had too many sites to show on the map..... how exciting. I shall be investigating!!
Wow, this is excellent, thank you so much Richard, I shall investigate. After being in this place and doing some research my interest is piqued. There was something very powerful here without a doubt!
Hey Guy, thank you ❤. It is not inappropriate Guy 😂 you know me well enough! I have done a lot of research on this and as you know, I wear my tin foil hat with pride!!
Every square inch of England has something. There’s so much of it I haven’t seen, so your writings and photography are great travelogues. Have fun out there, April!
Excellent, so pleased to have inspired a visit. That looks amazing, unfortunately my finances are extremely limited so Bury St Edmunds is too far for me in my current circumstances but I am keeping a record of it Elliot. I shall put it in my 'one day' file. Thank you.
Ley lines in England are quite the enigma! Did you know the whole concept was sparked by Alfred Watkins in the 1920s? He was wandering through Herefordshire when he realized that ancient sites seemed to form straight lines across the landscape. He called them "ley lines," suggesting they were old navigational routes.
This idea really caught on, sparking what's known as "ley hunting." People started trekking across England, mapping these lines and linking various historical sites. It's a bit of a mix between a treasure hunt and a historical quest!
But here's where it gets even more interesting—by the 20th century, ley lines had been embraced by the New Age movement. They believed these lines were not just physical but spiritual, marking channels of earth energy, with sites like Stonehenge acting as powerful nodes where several lines intersect.
Artists have also been inspired by this concept. Some create works that align with ley lines, exploring their invisible paths through landscape art. It shows how these lines transcend their possible physical existence into cultural significance.
Of course, there's a fair share of skepticism. Many argue there's no scientific backing for ley lines, suggesting any alignments are mere coincidences or our human knack for finding patterns. This skepticism was so strong it led to the Dragon Project in the 1970s, where researchers tried to scientifically measure these supposed earth energies. The results? Well, they were inconclusive, leaving as much mystery as ever.
Ley lines, whether real or imagined, have certainly woven themselves into the fabric of English folklore and cultural history. What do you think—ancient navigation, mystical energy grid, or just a captivating myth?
It's fabulous stuff isn't it. I had literally just learned this too, as I looked into it, fascinating. I wonder if our human connection to the world around us creates a sort of 'muscle memory' over hundreds and thousands of years. Sort of a symbiotic relationship between humans and the earth they live on, routes of travel, ease of moving building materials via these routes, water and trees being good way markers along these routes. Paths so often trodden by so many, what energy does this create I wonder? Undoubtably there was some energy here, often described as a bit dark or weird but I did not find it so. Thank you for sharing all this Gloria, I am so pleased it is added to this post.
Interesting that poem /song Knowlton Bell is stole/and thrown into White Mill Hole has the same rhyme of Jack and Jill went up the hill…
I read a lot of versions of the story in many different old books that I have been collecting from charity shops! I could have written a whole post on this story alone 😂
You can still if you steal a few minutes.
You may have guessed by now Richard that I can be a little obsessive ha ha. I find almost everything interesting and I read and read and read. Most of the time I annoy the hell out of people. So I have learnt to reign myself in a little so that I don't drive people crazy!!
"I find almost everything interesting,,,". I wrote about that once as a transcendental property of Being. Nothing lacks it! Really it's yet another form of love. 🙂
What a great comment Michael. I had to look up what you meant, which is always fun, and I loved what I discovered. Thank you. I often feel like I speak a different language to most people and it has taken me nearly 60 years to feel properly joyful at 'not fitting in' with what society dictates as normal.
Drive me crazy. Check out website. More info there for many years. Keep me informed. I’m interested in myths of fairy folk.
I will Richard. Absolutely!!
April: ley lines (dragon lines) seen by ancients as energy lines. Theory earth energies flow in lines around the world. Sacred spiritual areas were selected to utilize these energies. Standing stones, temples, burial mounds, springs were all connected by ley lines all over the world. Pyramids, Delphi,to England are on Dragon sun ley line. Pyramids and other structures all placed in alignment with stars.
Dreaming tracks, primordial paths all along ley lines. Spiritual guardians are thought to travel these routes. Feng-,shui evolved from these shamanic lines. Invisible spirits, fairy-folk of Europe are linked to earthworks. Sacred areas were built over by conquerors Vikings, Romans and churches are fondue to be built on these areas to tap into energy.
See: http://www.megalithic.co.uk
Oh my goodness! That website - thank you Richard. I typed in, Dorset and it had too many sites to show on the map..... how exciting. I shall be investigating!!
Wow, this is excellent, thank you so much Richard, I shall investigate. After being in this place and doing some research my interest is piqued. There was something very powerful here without a doubt!
Fascinating!
hola april. beautiful and interesting. thank you for sharing! loved the mini-vacation.
(and was it inappropriate of me to notice the 'chem-lines' above the site in one of the pictures?)
Hey Guy, thank you ❤. It is not inappropriate Guy 😂 you know me well enough! I have done a lot of research on this and as you know, I wear my tin foil hat with pride!!
I noticed too Guy. Like a trail to follow to a different place.
This is absolutely fascinating! What an incredible start to a new adventure. Looking forward to more explorations!
Thanks Heidi, I'm having a lot of fun combining the walking, photography and then sharing it all. So cool that others enjoy seeing it too.
Every square inch of England has something. There’s so much of it I haven’t seen, so your writings and photography are great travelogues. Have fun out there, April!
I shall report back 😂 hope you enjoy the pictures as they come in!!
I'm going to add this one to my list of places to visit, thanks 🙏 If you've not been to Bury St Edmunds Abbey, I recommend that one, https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2009/239/CEM46812479_125147061259.jpg?size=photos1024
Excellent, so pleased to have inspired a visit. That looks amazing, unfortunately my finances are extremely limited so Bury St Edmunds is too far for me in my current circumstances but I am keeping a record of it Elliot. I shall put it in my 'one day' file. Thank you.
Ley lines in England are quite the enigma! Did you know the whole concept was sparked by Alfred Watkins in the 1920s? He was wandering through Herefordshire when he realized that ancient sites seemed to form straight lines across the landscape. He called them "ley lines," suggesting they were old navigational routes.
This idea really caught on, sparking what's known as "ley hunting." People started trekking across England, mapping these lines and linking various historical sites. It's a bit of a mix between a treasure hunt and a historical quest!
But here's where it gets even more interesting—by the 20th century, ley lines had been embraced by the New Age movement. They believed these lines were not just physical but spiritual, marking channels of earth energy, with sites like Stonehenge acting as powerful nodes where several lines intersect.
Artists have also been inspired by this concept. Some create works that align with ley lines, exploring their invisible paths through landscape art. It shows how these lines transcend their possible physical existence into cultural significance.
Of course, there's a fair share of skepticism. Many argue there's no scientific backing for ley lines, suggesting any alignments are mere coincidences or our human knack for finding patterns. This skepticism was so strong it led to the Dragon Project in the 1970s, where researchers tried to scientifically measure these supposed earth energies. The results? Well, they were inconclusive, leaving as much mystery as ever.
Ley lines, whether real or imagined, have certainly woven themselves into the fabric of English folklore and cultural history. What do you think—ancient navigation, mystical energy grid, or just a captivating myth?
It's fabulous stuff isn't it. I had literally just learned this too, as I looked into it, fascinating. I wonder if our human connection to the world around us creates a sort of 'muscle memory' over hundreds and thousands of years. Sort of a symbiotic relationship between humans and the earth they live on, routes of travel, ease of moving building materials via these routes, water and trees being good way markers along these routes. Paths so often trodden by so many, what energy does this create I wonder? Undoubtably there was some energy here, often described as a bit dark or weird but I did not find it so. Thank you for sharing all this Gloria, I am so pleased it is added to this post.