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All across the global landscape there are remnants of ancient Henges, Holy Wells, Megaliths, Mounds, Standing Stones and other Sacred Sites. Stone Circles have even been discovered recently in the shifting sands of the Egyptian desert. Many of the mythic Archangels, Goddesses and Gods are now living legends serving the peoples of the planet on one of the Twelve Universal Rays. A lot of their Sacred Site focal points, along with those of the Omniangels groups, are located at Henges, Holy Wells, Stone Circles, Megaliths, Mounds, and Standing Stones. Insightful information about Earth Mysteries, Sacred Mounds, Chamber Tombs and sites like Maes Howe and the Rollright Stones has been revealed. Perhaps the most reknown of Megalithic Stone Circles throughout the ages is that of Stonehenge, located in Wiltshire, Southern England about three kilometers west of Amesbury. Stonehenge was an ancient, sacred landscape site with circular earth bank, ditch, wood, and stone structures. Dating back to at least 3,100 BCE. Stonehenge measured around 330 feet in diameter. About 2,100 BCE there was a circle of 30 sarsen sandstone, standing stones about 108 feet in diameter that supported sarsen lintels that were held in place by tongue and groove joints. Later on a horseshoe shaped circle of 5 pairs of standing stones with 1 lintel was added.
Then sometime between
2000-1100 BCE, smaller horseshoes of bluestones were placed there. Even though
the stones are orientated to the summer solstice sunrise, mystery stills shrouds
the origins and purposes of the Stonehenge remnants. Besides being used as a
solar temple, Stonehenge might also have served as an interdimensional
portal.
Another example of Megalithic Standing Stones are "The Stones of Stenness", which are located just east of B9055 in Orkney, Scotland. According to radiocarbon tests, the three remarkable Stones of Stenness, which still remain upright, date from sometime around 3,000 BCE, the same period as the pottery from the Skara Brae coastal settlement. The original circle of twelve standing stones was about 30 meters in diameter and was set inside a rock cut ditch similar to that of the nearby Ring of Brodgar. Besides the Watch Stone, where bargains were sealed and love troths plighted in ages past through a small hole in the stone, was also once in close proximity to the Stenness Stone Circle. Celtic spiritual traditions included deeply held beliefs in an afterlife, fairy mounds, immortality, magic, nature spirits, and supernatural and mythical beings and monsters who made their home in the Otherworld. The boundaries between this world and the Otherworld were adaptable, fluidic, and malleable. All mortals had the ability or aptitude to cross over the thresholds between lands and realms and to travel back and forth between them. During Beltaine and Samhain the boundaries betwixt and between worlds disappeared for a time, for a spell. Located in remote hillside glades or ancient wooded landscapes, the numinous potency of Holy Wells inspired pilgrimages and journeying. Imbued with an atmosphere of soothing stillness, their waters were filled with nurturing healing graciousness and compassionate personal consideration There were thousands upon thousands of Holy Wells that were integral to the hallowed tapestry of the Celtic Druidic landscape. Believed to be the dwelling abodes of Mother Goddesses, devotees regularly travelled to Holy Wells to request that blessings be bestowed upon them and their kinfolk.
The faithful often tossed
coins, jewelry and other valuable objects into the restorative waters, as a
token of their esteem for the Goddesses and as a form of thanks-giving. They
also tied pieces of cloth, strands of beads, and items of a symbolic nature,
like farm boots or baby rattles, to nearby bushes, shrubs, and trees. As they
weathered the cyclical seasons, they functioned as tangible tokens and friendly
reminders of their prayers, supplications. and wishes... Continue on
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