Newgrange 2017

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Boyne Valley

Sat 28 October – As I walked through Belfast in the early morning, the city was quiet and rising. Wheeling my bag to the bus station. It was two buses to Drogheda, normally there is a train, but for this weekend there was a bus. I was happy, I was on my way to Newgrange. At Drogheda, to the supermarket, and a taxi to the Newgrange Lodge, in Donore, Co. Meath. I got to the old farmhouse lodge, and left my bags, as I was early for check in. From there it was easy, I crossed over the road to Newgrange.

I stood in line there at the lBrú na Bóinne Visitors Centre. It seems you buy tour bus tickets to visit the Boyne Valley sites. Lovely building by the way, booked in to go to Knowth and Newgrange.  It was a cold and overcast Irish day and I went to Knowth first.   

Knowth

The mounds of Knowth, felt a bit like I was in tele tubbie land. The Great Mound at Knowth was built over 5,000 years ago, probably after the time of Newgrange. The Great Mound is similar in sizing to Newgrange and is surrounded by 18 smaller mounds. With two passageways, entered on opposite sides.

Newgrange

Then it was on the bus to Newgrange. Older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza, Newgrange was constructed about 5,200 years ago. A large circular mound, 85 m in diameter, 13.5 m high with a 19 meter stone passageway leading into a chamber with three alcoves. This passage and chamber are aligned with the mornings rising sun around the Winter Solstice. With many symbols engraved on the surrounding 97 large kerbstones.

Where I got to go into the chamber on one of the tours. Of course visitors only have a set amount of time and are brought in with a guide. I really wanted to tone there. At the end of the tour, we were all leaving. I asked the guide quietly if I could tone, as it was only him and I left in the space. He seemed to understand and agreed. After a quick tone, I was out again into the green countryside. Here is a short light language transmission: Video I took at Newgrange.

Later I found a pair of glasses on the path. I noticed some folks on my tour looking on the ground, so reunited.

29 October, In the morning I shared a cab to Drogheda with an older American man. He was a part-time archaeologist. It was good to talk to him about Newgrange while waiting for a bus to Dublin.  He said what I had felt, in that he had sensed more energy at Knowth.

Belfast 2017

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Land of the Leprechaun’s

Oct 24 – Ryanair, I flew in from London on a rainy Belfast evening at 7.30pm. I was glad to be back on Irish soil, it had been 20 years.  Tracey picked me up in her car, we had not met yet in person.  I had contacted her a few months previously, as she had set up a mystery school in Belfast. Researching to find a venue in Belfast for a Lemuria Rising group and had found her. She wrote straight back to me. She said I had been sent by the angels. She had been seeing New Zealand signs and signals for a while. Then I popped up. She had agreed to hosting the groups with me at her venue. She dropped me at Belfast Youth Hostel on Donegall Road where I was staying for the next four nights.

We met for a long lunch the next day at the Hostel café. Then we headed out for a walk to the Belfast Botanical Gardens and Palm House, as the sun was shining.  There was some powerful trees there, and she was not adverse to a bit of tree hugging either. 

Tracey and me
Walking in Belfast
Magic trees at the Botanical Gardens
Magic trees at the Botanical Gardens
At the Botanical Gardens

That night we hosted a Lemuria Rising group at her Meditation room, Saistre Ascension School. It was just round the corner from where I was staying.  Tracey prepared the room beautifully.  There was five woman for this group.  Tracey offered a magical sound healing session in the second half of the group. She used Tibetan sound bowls, tuning forks, drums, and a rain maker.

Crystal Grid Tracey made for the group, with Lemurian Seed Crystals
With Tracey, all set up for the first Lemuria Rising Group.

I went to the Ulster Museum the next day, and another walk around the Botanics. There was an exhibition with Belfast artists.

Beautiful Sculpture by Northern Irish Artist at Ulster Musuem. Unfortunately I don’t have the name of the artist.
A small part of the Game of Thrones tapestry at Ulster Musuem
At the Botanics
Walking in Belfast
At Ulster Musuem
Walking in Belfast
Walking in Belfast
Walking in Belfast
Walking in Belfast
Walking in Belfast
At Ulster Musuem
Walking in Belfast

One day I walked down to the waterfront and to Thanksgiving Square. Walked past lots of vibrant street art along the way. The Belfast people have a warmth about them when they talk to you, even if its not so warm outside.

I llove this sculpture at Thanksgiving Square at the Waterfront
Description of Sculpture
At the waterfront, Belfast
Waterfront, Belfast
At Traceys Healing Space, Saistre Ascension School

The second evening Lemuria Rising group was on the 27 of October, it was Tracey and myself for this one.  Nobody had booked in, but we still went ahead and did the group. It was powerful, we both did work with a ley line in Belfast that links to a certain Church.  Tracey did a sound journey, and there was a different dynamic for this one.

Walking in Belfast

28 October, up early to catch train, but ended up being a bus down to Newgrange.

London 2017

Learning about about the Ley Lines of London.

14 October,11.30am flight from Ibiza, Ryanair to London Stanstead. Where I caught a bus to Victoria Station, and trains to Canonbury. I was going to meet up again with Hannamari, whom was living in a flat in London. She is from Filand, and we had met in Glastonbury.

I met her flatmate and the woman whom owns the flat, and her name was Lola. It turns out I had met Lola in 2013 at the Prana New Years Festival in New Zealand.  I remember dancing with her in the Tribal tent. She was at the festival singing with her band. 

We laughed and danced in the kitchen.  Hannamari had made a delicious raw cacao and avocado cheesecake, which we all enjoyed. Lola was inspired to make one herself, to sell in the health food shop she was working in downstairs.

There was a spare room in Lolas flat. It had been organised before arrival, that I could stay in it for £5 per night. It was really good to have a room to myself in London.

Sunset from the the London flat.

Lemuria Rising – East London

15 Oct, this was an evening group, with Hannamari as the guest, and was held at the flat. There was only the two of us and we still did the group as planned.  But it was powerful and we anchored what was needed that night. Hannamari played the Tibetan bowl, she also sings Kirtan songs with her guitar. She is also a talented artist and paints images, based on the designs of crop circles.  Her website, hannamarimakela

‘Prayer’ by Hannamari Makelea (design based on crop circles)

Lemuria Rising – London

20 Oct, 7-9pm, this group was at the London School of Capoeira, in Finsbury Park.  With Rachael Welford, as a guest for this group. There was four of us, as Hannamari was there too, and she also did some sound healing.  The other chap had come all the way from Kent for the group.  Rachael, took us on a sound journey, with her gong and crystal bowls, her website wellfordwellbeing. This again, although small was a powerful group and we anchored in what was needed to be done that evening. Afterwards, Hannamari and I were walking to Finsbury Park Station. And we came across a lively band playing acoustic in a café, we stopped in and enjoyed.

Hannamari had lots of information about the London Ley Lines. So I learnt about them, and went to some of the places mentioned. She introduced me to a book by Chris Street, called Earthstars – LONDON’S LEY LINES – Pathways of Enlightenment

Primrose Hill

I went exploring with Hannamari one day to Primrose Hill, this is a powerful place.  She has been there many times, but it was my first time there. There was one spot I was drawn to, and spent quite a while there. The trees nearby, she said ceremony is held. 

Looking over to London central from Primrose Hill

We went to a café afterwards, and then later to where the Camden Markets are held during the day.  There was a space age gadgets shop there that Hannamari took me in to.  We had great fun looking around.  And we learn from the lady in another part of the shop, which had a different type of toys! We stumble into by accident, and they had some interesting gadgets there!

Parliament Hill

I stayed one night at Alice’s, we had met in Glastonbury as she had attended a group. She lived near Dartmouth Park, five minutes from Archway Tube.  We walked to nearby Parliament Hill.  It seems it runs on a ley line, and we did a short ceremony there together.

I was feeling tired a lot on these wintry days in London. So meditated and rested, and was thankful for the room.  I’m not sure why, but London always makes me feel tired when I’m there.

City of London

On the last day in London, I walked into the City of London with Lola. Specifically to go to Temple Church.

Temple Church

‘The Church was built by the Knights Templar, the order of crusading monks founded to protect pilgrims on their way to and from Jerusalem in the 12th century. The Church is in two parts: the Round and the Chancel. The Round Church was consecrated in 1185 by the patriarch of Jerusalem. It was designed to recall the holiest place in the Crusaders’ world: the circular Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’ Temple Church.

Temple Church

St Pauls Cathedral

From Temple Church, I walked through the City of London to St Pauls Cathedral. I spent quite a lot of time there, mainly sitting outside. And there is a well outside the Cathedral too, everything is back to water. Then I bussed back to Hannamari’s flat for the last night in London.

St Pauls Cathedral

October 24 – Flew from London to Belfast with Ryanair, arriving 7.30pm.


Ibiza 2017

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The Feminine and the Magnetic

Cala Nova

30 September, and two friends, Beth and Darpan dropped me off at Bristol Airport for a 4pm British Airways flight. Arriving in Ibiza airport at 19.15, from there was a bus that took me directly to my destination of Cala Nova.  I met a Dutch woman Sabine on the bus journey.  And also met a young man from Africa, whom was working long hours at the hospital laundry. 

At the Cala Nova stop, Michiel came out of nowhere, he popped up as knew I was coming. He showed me to Camping Cala Nova around the corner. I had booked, so I signed in and left my bag. Heading straight to the beach, close by, where he introduced me to a woman from Israel called Danya.  I put my feet in the waters, and then headed back to set up camp.

Cala Nova
Spirit Festival at Atzaro

The next day, I was going to somehow get to the Spirit Festival on another part of the island, Danya and Michiel decided to come too. We walked to the town nearby Es Cana and then got a bus to another town called Santa Euralia. Danya got the notion to visit her friend. Her friend runs a flower shop. This Dutch man was going to the festival, so he gave us a lift. He was a very bold driver. I was in the front seat. I wondered if we would make it in one piece.  Upon entering the festival, I saw a Reno hand drum for a good price. I wasn’t expecting to buy a drum, but I felt compelled to buy it.  It was good day attending different workshops, and dancing in the evening. It was held in a venue called Atzaro. We all got a ride back to Cala Nova afterwards.

with Danya

I camped for two weeks there in Ibiza, with a perfect climate for it at that time of year. I would spend the afternoons in my ‘office’ in my tent, online organising the upcoming groups from my phone. The first week I was in Ibiza, I was called to stop and rest. I felt the feminine energy permeating in the island. It was also permeating through me. I needed to go inside, into the interiors of my being. I sat with whatever came up, and I was present with it. The first week was challenging. I wasn’t very social and was quite insular. I went through this process of introspection. It felt like going deeper into the feminine layers.

The second week, I was much more active and social, hosting also the Lemuria Rising group. At the campsite, there are many Spanish people whom live there over the summer, as its cheaper than paying rent. Dayna and Michiel are free camping in the hill beside the beach. I wondered if I should too. However, I have this gut feeling that I am to stay at the camp ground.  I felt guided to stay put there, and that I am to meet a new contact. 

Sure enough, up pops this Dutch woman, whom rolls in and setting up camp not far from me. We seem to have an instant understanding.  I let her know about the upcoming Lemuria Rising group. She says ‘I’m coming’. She also says she speaks light language. Sandra de Vos shows up. She invites me to join her in an early morning trip to Es Vedrà. This is a place I didn’t even know about, she had spent a lot of time there. she tells me its a powerful spot. 

Sandra de Vos

Es Vedrà

9 Oct, the morning is arranged and waking early, Sandra shines her torch into my tent for me.  And we go. We were there all morning. We had the place to ourselves. We watched Es Vedrà without sun, and then as the sun hit the rocks.  We meditated and talked and Sandra did some healing for me, with playing her new medicine drum. Yes it is a powerful spot, Es Vedrà.

The Island of Es Vedrà sits gracefully on the southwest coast of Ibiza. Some claim it is the most magnetic place on earth. Others assert it is the third most magnetic, just behind the North Pole and the Bermuda Triangle.

Some people say that Es Vedrà Island lacks metal accumulation. But this nature reserve attracts many to view its charm, magic, myths, and legendary allure. Sitting in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, it is said to disrupt compasses.

‘Legend matches the idea that the islet of Es Vedrà is one of the three vertices of the Triangle of Silence. To summarize, this is the Spanish version of the world-famous Bermuda Triangle. In which the excessive levels of magnetism have caused navigation problems and interference to the crews that sail those seas’. (floatyourboatibiza)

We filmed a short video, where I am describing the Lemuria Rising groups, with the backdrop. It was all very spur of the moment, and done in one take, with Sandra filming. 

I realised long after leaving, that I had accidentally left a gift. In that I had left my Lemurian Seed crystal there, this I had carried with me since 2015. Michiel had given it to me. I guess it wanted to stay and its a new owner. 

Lemuria Rising – Ibiza

10 October, 5-7pm at Casa Ibango, San Rafael.

Sandra drove us in her car. We got there a bit earlier. Sandra helped me sweep and clean up the space ready for the group.  Sandra brought her drum and played too, Rachael and Aktara also came to the group. Trace and Sylvia play the hang drum, and they played some during the group too. Trace and Sylvia Harris own and run Casa Ibango. It was also an old music school. I had been in contact with them when I was looking for a venue in Ibiza. They refused my payment and were happy to host.

A small group of women were there for the Ibiza group. Holding with the feminine energy of the island. We all had a go on a few drums afterwards.

After the Lemuria Rising Ibiza group

The group was held before the weekly drumming session and vegetarian meal. We stayed for a short while after. Trace is a Percussionist and was a Promoter for the Ministry of Sound. He started Ibango Drum Circle, providing the space for drummers to fall in synch with each other. He says, “I prefer more gentle rhythms that are slower and with soul; it’s much more technical. And that’s what the Ibango drum circle is all about – the rhythmic beat, not just power… a team playing together.”

I gifted Sandra a Lemurian healing one morning on the beach to say thankyou for the Es Vedrà trip. And then she was moving into her new rental house, as a chain of events had led her to find the place of her dreams in Ibiza

Sandra de Vos texted me. She said that whilst meditating, a message had come through. She was to offer me a healing. She then came to pick me up at Cala Nova, which is a forty minute drive! Her new gorgeous house was further north on the island.  The healing was very powerful and it was 2 or 3 hours long. After the healing she gave me a crystal that she said was a Lemurian seed crystal.  Of course I was in deep appreciation.

Sandra de Vos – website

I walked over to the Hippy Markets one day. Sabine sent me a text on my last night in town. She wanted to see what I was doing. She came over and met us for dinner. Michiel and Danya joined us with another Dutch woman called Ellen.  Seems there a lot of Dutch people on the island of Ibiza. Sabine I had met on the airport bus, and she fills us in with all her escapades.  Later Danya, Sabine and I walked back to Cala Nova beach. We danced and sung random cheesy songs at the top of our lungs.  We exhausted ourselves, and said goodbyes.

Last day on Ibiza with Danya, Michiel and Ellen

Maybe the rock there is heightened with a charge. Be careful what you want to to tap into on this powerful island. As it might come back to you twofold.

14 October, packed up camp, and caught the bus from Cala Nova to the airport. For a 11.30 am Ryanair flight to London Stanstead.