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Machu Picchu was an ancient sacred place with natural springs, encircled by snowcapped peaks and green mountain ranges, where the Shamanic Intihuatana Stone acted as an interdimensional gateway. Turned into a 5 square mile city surrounded by agricultural terraces by the Incas, all that remains now are the cloud shrouded ruins of palaces, houses, and temples. Perched on a lofty ridge that faced the crest of Mount Huayna Picchu, the Machu Picchu complex remains one of the world's most awe inspiring and mystifying ancient sites. The skill and artistry of the builders was reflected in their ability not only to cut and assemble massive stones with faultless accuracy, but, also in the way that the buildings, structures, and terraces were molded to blend in harmoniously with the contours of the land. The surrounding woods are filled with abundant flora including ferns and over ninety species of orchids. Subtropical fauna in the area include wildcats and a variety of butterflies. Adding a majestic touch of beauty to Machu Picchu, feathery mists rose from the swirling waters of the Urubamba River far below to crown the sacred site. Machu Picchu had agricultural terraces, gates, houses, main squares, stairways, storerooms, temples, water fountains, and workshops. The city was U-shaped and the main complex was divided by a grassy central plaza. The religious buildings were on the left; while, to the right were the more mundane, urban buildings. Some of the more impressive structures include: the "Intihuatana Stone" which was situated on a multi-terraced hill and was most likely an astronomical calendar; the "Temple of the Three Windows" which gazed across the grassy plaza to the snow covered peaks beyond; and the "Temple of the Sun" which was was built on a granite rock and shaped to blend into its natural curves.
Machu Picchu is the Sacred
Site focal point of a group of Restoration Omniangels, the Peru Machu Picchu
Restoration Omniangels.
Holy Ground and Sacred Site Spaces suffused the "trifold land-sea-sky divinity" that was intrinsic to the Wholeness of the British Isles Natural World Natural World. The divine radiance and empowered grace of Sacred Groves, Healing Springs, Holy Lakes, and Hallowed Hills further sanctified the Druidic Celtic landscape. The Celts preferred to perform their rituals outside in the Natural World underneath the never-ending circle of sky in forest clearings. in open air shrines, and in sacred groves. While the Greeks and Romans built elaborate temples to their gods and goddesses, the Celts preferred the hallowed places and natural sanctuaries of the Earth. All of the animals, forests, lakes, mountains, rivers, and trees were blessed and holy to the Celts and worthy of their utmost reverence. The Natural World inspired their imaginations and enlivened their art. Some of these blessed countryside settings were further enhanced for ceremonial connectivity purposes by the addition of Megalithic Standing Stones, Passage Cairns, and Stone Circles. The ancient Celts were devoted to maintaining their spiritual balance and sacred connectivity with the natural world by treating all things hallowed with the respect and reverence they deserved. Fairy Mounds, the Wee Folk, Mineral Spirits, Hollow Hills, Leprechauns, Animal Spirits, Holy Wells, Sacred Lakes, Standing Stones, Tree Spirits, the Sidhe. . . the Celtic world was alive with the vibrancy and the glittering glories of hosts of Fairies; of the elemental beings of fire, earth, air, and water; of the holy divinity of the land, the sea, and the sky. The living waters of rivers, springs, and wells were venerated because they were believed to have both magical and curative powers. The ancient Celts had deeply rooted spiritual traditions. For the Celts, the Earth and the Realm of Nature was alive with sacredness and with the elementals of fire, earth, air, and water who were imbued with innate divinity and purposeful beingness. During their rituals, the Celts often revered their ancestors who lived in a paradise that lied somewhere beyond the encircling sea. 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.
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