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Post by ladyjay on Dec 23, 2007 8:43:26 GMT -5
LEY LINES [glow=red,2,300]***I as Amain am moving all Lay Line Post to one brd now to make it easier to keep together.***[/glow] Most Pagan sites & those now inhabited by Christian, Jewish & Muslim buildings of worship are on ley lines or Telluric currents, [Named after the ncient Roman Goddess of Earth known as Tellus Mater.] Ley lines were also nown as Dragon or Serpent P aths in the East. Thse currents of magnetic energy are latent in the Earth itself. Each line or current is known as a ley or power line. To the Ancient Celts & other Ancient peoples of the world, & those of Mystical thought, Occultists, Wiccans & Modern Neo-Pagans, t he Earth was / & is a living organism. To Wiccans & Neo- Pagans the Earth is also the material manifestation on the physical plane of the Goddess, the Great Mother, who is the supporter & preserver of all life on Earth. As a living organism, the physical Earth itself is held to be nourished & sustained by a network of subterranean arteries. These are similar to the veins & arteries of the body. [ As above so below.] It is believed that these ley line form a grid of immense power. The magneti c power flows through the ley lines like our blood does through the veins. [The ancients also thought that there was tremendous power in the blood itself, hence the cutting of wrists & exchange of blood in initiations rites & the later corruption of this into blood sacrifice.] This power & the channels through which it flows came to be known as WOIVRE which means snake, a vivid descriptive appellation for something snaking its way beneath the Earth's skin or surface & was connected with Earth wisdom / power. The principal of Woiver was to explain such phenomena as underground streams that fed Holy / Sacred wells, differences in geological strata & the magnetic properties found in the Earth & metals that were thought to be magical. Where the ley lines crossed was considered very powerful, & Ancient man used these points to do his honouring to his Gods & his magical work. Later Temples were built on these sites. With the invasion of Christianity many of these sites were deconsec rated & churches built over the sites, this was done to encourage Pagans to join the new church. Strangely most of these new churches were dedicated to Mary or if the site had originally been one to the Horned God of nature & fertility, it was dedica ted to Michael the archangel & his flaming sword to keep out the old God. These power centres corresponded to the Chakras of the body according to the Hindu & Buddhists, they called the ley lines Dragon paths & where they crossed Dragon / Chakra centres of the Earth, centres of great power that could be tapped by man for t he benefit of all. In Occult thought both Dragon & Serpent are connected with power, energy & wisdom ,it is also connected with the waters of life. In the West they are termed Nerve Centres of the Earth. Certain of these nerve centres were of immense consequence like the solar plexus in the human body, others were more subtle. Both major & subtle centres in the Earth were marked by Menhirs or st anding stones & are found world wide. The standing stones were considered both fertilizing & curative to man & beast, & represented the male principle in nature if upright, more rounded stones or stones with holes in them, represented the female principle. Standing stones are like storage cells attracting & containing beneficent influences of Earth & Sky.[ Mother & Father principals of Deity] Where water sprouted out of the Earth naturally was considered a very powerful site & was always honoured by the Ancients & considered places of healing, a gift from the Goddess. These sites always had small temples erected where people left offerin g to Her. Later these sites were given to the various Mary's. To the Ancients, man was not divorced from nature but a part of it, as were all creatures that inhabited the planet, if this were the case, it was reasonable to conclude that the nerve cen tres of the Earth itself corresponded to the nerve centres of man & beast. It was held to be beneficial for people to gather in ritual on these power points & many Pagans gathered on these points for the 8 festivals of the Pagan year.
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Post by *Gypsy* on Jan 8, 2008 11:57:41 GMT -5
LEY LINES 2.
The ley lines in the human & animal are called meridians & it is along these energy lines that the Ancient & modern Chinese acupuncture needles are placed to effect a cure. This healing art dates back to 5000 years & more, & was called CHEN- TS'U or "Needle Stab". It is the most Ancient & respected form of healing which is still used today for both man & animal, in both East & Traditional Chinese medicine is based on the TAO, an almost untranslatable meaning approximately "The Path" or "The way of life". A man who lives in harmony with the Tao, according to the forces of nature is a healthy man. Flouting natural laws & p olluting the Earth causes chaos for man & beast alike. Health expresses itself in the form of CHI' or life force / energy. When CH' is not flowing smoothly & Harmoniously through the body or Earth, sickness or emotional disturbance results in man & the planet. CHI' is manifested in mankind as in the Universe in opposite & complimentary forces of YIN /YANG. Modern Aromatherapy, Acupressure Point Therapy, Magnetic Healing & Reflexology are based on the same theory of YIN / YANG & the ley lines or Meridians of the body. There are 12 main paired meridians on each side of the body, each is linked to an orga n or Chakra point. Like the arteries & veins of the human body that carry fresh oxygen & those that return depleted, the Earth has the same system. Leys carry sweet / healing /powered water or energy & contaminated water / energy that vibrates negati vely. This is known as "Black water" / Negative energy. We are not sure how the Ancient peoples discovered these leys, there are many theories from space men to divining Using the term positive ley for sweet water, we know that where it is found there is growth & harmony all along the ley, the atmosphere is both peaceful & energising in quality & that it brings health & a feeling of well being. Black or negative leys are depressive areas that bring stunted growth, disease & mental unbalance to those who live or work along these leys. If another negative ley crosses it at some point it is amplified. Many a haunted place, be it a building or out door site is on one of these cross points. Psychic persons will detect negative leys immediately by the strange depressive quality they have, others are not so lucky, & they may experience ill health, aggression, depression, confusion & suicidal tendencies.
EXAMPLES OF LEYS IN BRITAIN.
1. Isle of Wight, New Forest, Godshill, Clearbury Ring, Old Sarum, Ogbury
Camp, Stonehenge. Casterley Camp, White Horse, Stilbury Hill, & ending at
Avebury Circle
2. Foreland [Isle of Wight, Nettle Abbey, Romsey Abbey, Mottisfont Abbey,
Quarley hill, Seven Barrows, Sidbury Fort, White Horse, Stone Avenue,
ending in Avebury Circle.
3. Pewsey Down, Lands End, Burrow Mump, Glastonbury Tor, ending in the
southern edge of Avebury circle.
Alfred Watkins in his book "The old straight track" first revealed the existence of ancient roadways running directly across country, up hill & down dale from one ancient site to another, from stone monuments, wells, barrow hills, circles or churches to another. Many other writers notably John Mitchell have followed in the footsteps of Watkins.
EXAMPLES OF LEY LINES IN FRANCE.
1. From Cap FinistéÀre to Guingamp.
2. From Pau to Bayeux.
3. from Pau to Toulouse, Carcassonne to Les Stes Maries de la Mer.
4. Carcassonne, Limoges, Bourges, Paris.
For the Pagan tribes of Western Europe the Earth was the Goddess & She was honoured all along the leys, the early Christians named Her " The Black Madonna." These Black Madonna's were thought to be involved with mysterious currents of healing energy , often called Telluric or Earth currents which was thought to be latent in the Earth itself. Later the church demoted these Goddesses / Madonna's to saints. These statues can be found through out Europe in churches & they are still believed to have healing powers today. Black Madonna sites & statues are always found along leys. The Ancient Celts would travel along the ley from one Goddess site to another, on a sort of healing pilgrimage, & their successors centuries later, would travel the same ley to take the waters at various springs & spars to obtain healing At each of these potent sites, a rapport would be established & confirmed with the Earth Mother Herself, personified later by the Black Madonna & even later still by a saint. She was known by many names in Ancient times, some examples are: Gaia, Tea, Tanent, Tari, Belisama, Arduina, Rosemertha, Neith, Nerthus, Frigg, Tellus Mater, Taillte, Ama, Ops, Banba, Rhea, Sita & many more.
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Post by *Gypsy* on Jan 8, 2008 12:04:02 GMT -5
LEY LINES 3.
Adapted from BRINSLEY LE POER TRENCH [ Temple of the stars]
Many places of antiquity such as the Great Pyramid at Giza, Avebury, Stonehenge, The Temple of the Stars, [ Somerset] The Gate of the Sun [ Tiahuanaco] Glastonbury Tor & many others were placed on their Ancient sites by their builders because they we re localities of high magnetic energy. It is now evident that all these ancient places & many others all over the world are linked by lines of energy called leys or Dragon paths. In 1920 Alfred Watkins wrote two books, " Early British Trackways" & "The old straight track" describing his discoveries of straight tracks or lines across the whole country, linking standing stones, mounds, wells, groves of trees & so called Christi an sites that dated back to ancient times. These tracks were in exact alignment, Watkins called them leys from the old saying " Taking the lay of the land". Another writer, John Mitchell has pointed out that Watkins suddenly saw in a flash what none had seen for a thousand years or since Pagan times. Jimmy Goddard formed a " LEY HUNTERS CLUB" & did considerable work mapping out additional leys. There was also a magazine called " THE LEY HUNTER" edited by Paul Screeton carrying on research into leys & publishing articles about the latest developments. It is interesting to note that many U F O 's reported in the last decadeshave been seen flying along these leys. A sleepy old town called Warminsterin Wiltshire which has a very ancient history, has been the centre of a great deal of U F O activity in resent years & it is significant that 14 leys intersect here.John Mitchell in his books has written about the Dragon paths or LUNG - MEI that have been known about in China for millennia. Mitchell points out that it is recognised that certain powerful currents, lines of magnetism runinvisible over the whole s urface of the Earth. [ Mitchell wrote "The flying saucer vision" & " The view over Atlantis".] The task of the geomancer was to detect these currents & interpret their influence on the land over which they passed. These currents known as Dragon curre nts in China were of two kinds,Yin & Yang or positive & negative & were represented by the WHITE TIGER & THE BLUE DRAGON. The YANG current which is male takes higher routes over mountains while the YIN which is female flows along chains of low hills , the most favoured position was where the yin & yang crossed. Mitchell also states " In China until recently, every building, every stone & wood was placed in the landscape in accordance with the magical system by which the laws of mathematics & mu sic were expressed in the geometry of the Earth's surface. The strikingly beauty & harmony of every part of China, which all travellers have remarked, was not a product of chance. Every feature was contrived through the Dragon paths."
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Post by *Gypsy* on Jan 8, 2008 12:07:29 GMT -5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEYLINES 4 By ANNA PAVORD
It is difficult for archaeologists & modern man to accept that the life of megalithic man was not short & uncultured, that he seemed to have access not only to sophisticated mathematical knowledge, but also to a much more arcane knowledge that is now lost to us. It irritates our sense of superiority to think perhaps he knew something that we do not. It brings into question our reliance on the whole concept of progress, it raises a niggling suspicion that perhaps we are travelling in the wrong di rection, away from instead of towards the Earth. The problem is that we look at the past with eyes of the present, with minds trammelled by generations of conditioning. It is possible that the ley system will never make sense to us until we can free ourselves from historical preconceptions & look upon the whole idea with fresh eyes. In other words see it more mystically rather than from a distance. Alfred Watkins in his book, despite his apparent rejection of the mystical aspect that dominates the present conception of leys, had a suspicion that track ways / trade routes might not provide the complete answer, though tracks might have evolved fr om an earlier system laid down for a different purpose. He quotes more than 30 Bible references that he believed alluded to the ley system. From Proverbs 8: 1-2 he takes the following quotation: " Doth not Wisdom cry? & Understanding put forth Her voice? She standeth in the top high places, by the way in the places of the paths." The modern idea of the ley system is bound up with the concept of an Earth force, of a pulsing, vibrant form of primal energy, the Earth Mother of the ancient writings & beliefs. Many contemporary writers on the subject believe that megalithic man understood & practised a form of geomancy, & that he harnessed the Earth force & was able to channel it along leys to use it for psychic purposes that we no longer understand. Barrows, henges, earthworks, standing stones, stone circles form the tangible legacy of these power lines. They were all elements of a great communication grid, megalithic " radio masts" beaming energy in specific directions. The major receiving stat ions were the ritual centres of Avebury, Glastonbury & Stonehenge. These temples were built where the forces of the Earth were concentrated most powerfully, & where ritual in some way harnessed the force & utilised it for the benefit of the community . The concept of " Earth energy" presupposes an Earth that is itself a living being permeated with a strange force, a force that waxes & wanes, possibly under the influence of the Moon or other planets. The force has polarity & can be defined as either positive or negative but cannot be classified simply as magnetic or electrical force. The strangest & most important thing about it is that it seems to interact in some way with the human mind & through it affects the working of the body as well. H undreds of ancient sites throughout Britain are renowned in folklore for their healing properties. Despite centuries of propaganda from the Church, the myths survive, & the practises too. In Cornwall the power of the great Holed [Holey stone] stone Men-an-tol has cured rickets in children. Wells, long before they were dubbed "holy" by the Church were used ritually for many different illnesses. Certain standing stones & stone circles, invoked in a particular manner ensured the fertility both of crops & of woman. Anthropologists have noted how medicine men of the Sioux Indian tribe used a particular megalith, Standing Rock in South Dakota, by pressing their spines up against the stone to activate their psychic powers, using the serpent force of the body. A rock cleft in a wall of the fortress city of Sacsahraman in the Andes was used by warriors in a similar way before battle, each warrior thrust his fist into the crevice, which was shaped like a serpent standing on its tail, & so receive, he believe d supernatural strength & courage. It seems the force was not entirely imaginary, for a compass placed inside the cleft records a magnetic anomaly powerful enough to make the needle swing violently.
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Post by *Gypsy* on Jan 8, 2008 12:13:34 GMT -5
LEYLINES 5. TRACING THE SECRET ENERGY.
With his rod or pendulum, the dowser plays an important part in part in our rediscovery of the lay system, for he acts as a conductor of Earth force, either its positive or negative form. He also provides a useful link between the practical & mystica l sides of the subject. The starting point of the ley hunter is the map, on which he notes possible ley markers. Then with a ruler & pencil, he tries to sort markers out into meaningful alignments, which are checked in the field. The mystical ley hunter relies instead on th e feelings he receives from certain sites. His is an intuitive rather than a quantitative approach. He too may use a dowsing rod or pendulum. The dowser can follow clues provided by either method & come up with corroborative evidence. He can dowse over the practical ley hunter's map, even when all markers have been obliterated, & trace the course of the ley by the gyrations of his pendulum . The actual signal that the pendulum transmits varies from person to person,but in each case there is a marked change in the reaction of the divining tool, to positive or negative, often a switch from a clockwise to an anti clockwise swing. Working w ith a pendulum or rod, the dowser can also stand by an ancient ley marker &, by systematically quartering the ground & noting the reaction of the diving tool, work out the pattern & polarity of the energy that flows into, out of &, in some cases, round & round the site. Occasionally, the dowser can pick up signals coming from a marker that has been moved from its original position on the ley. Tom Graves, in his book NEEDLES OF STONE, describes how he & another dowser, Bill Lewis, found a 3 foot [ 1 metre] high markstone just inside the churchyard wall of St Stephen's Church in St Albans, Hertfordshire. They had been tracing an "over- ground", the dowser's term for the energy that travels above ground along a ley system, down Watling street, the present A5 road. At the crossroads by the church, they found that the over-ground, which ran up the middle of the road, did a sharp double bend to " talk " to the stone in the churchyard on the right, before continuing on its way North. Dowers investigating cases of what seem to be deliberate non-alignments of particular sites have also found that often an energy stream flows from these places to one particular point on a major ley, forming tributaries that do not themselves fall in to major alignments, but feed extra power into the main system.The difficulty in assessing the value of the concept of leys lies in the facts that there seems to be such a huge number of them, & no particular pattern has yet been observed in their makeup.
TRACKING DOWN LEYS.
The first stage in ley hunting is to find your ley on the map. Buy a large- scale map-1: 50,000 is the best & place it on a table. Move a clear plastic ruler over the surface: move it slowly, run your eye over the map, & let your intuition do the work for you, alignments are not always obvious if you attempt a systematic search. Remember that leys sometimes brush the sides ofmarkers rather than pass straight through the centres. Now draw the ley on the map, using a sharp hard pencil. On a 1: 50,000 map this will give you a line representing a strip of ground 11 yards [ 10 metres] across.Ideally you should transfer your line to a larger-scale map to check the accuracy of the alignments. And then check them in the field. Take with you your map, a good compass, a pair of binoculars, a camera, a note book & pen, lunch pack [& cakes & ale for offering, ] a large water bottle & please wear suitable shoes or boots & take something warm for your return journey. Fieldwork will enable you to check the authenticity of the ley markers: arethe stone markers genuinely megalithic? How old are the churches you have plotted as markers? You will find that local libraries & archaeological societies can be useful here . And you may be lucky enough to discover a markstone that is not shown on the map. Good hunting
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