Wholistic Arts

Castro Landin We took a drive out into the Galician countryside on an unseasonably hot and sunny day, the Spanish wing of our ever expanding team now with another new member: Loreto's Mum. I don't think she knew that this day-trip was part of our Soltice-Equinox expeditions, because we'd invited her along for a picnic. She waited with Malusa under the shade of some enormous pine trees while Loreto and I looked around, then later, she went with Loreto while I took a siesta with Malusa. It occured to me that many of these places, be they monoliths, dolmens, or Celtic villages, are usually quite close to pine trees. As we sat under the trees, I realised that people had been sitting under trees on this spot for literally thousands of years. The castro itself is particularly unusual. While the circular stone houses cluster together in places in the typical honey-comb effect, some are further spread apart, and one is square (see picture)! It must have stuck out like a sor...

Hints, Staffordshire Started out to Hints in Staffs, near a clump of trees called 'The Devils Dressing Room'. Apparently, this was part of a quarry! (Vic/me often found quarries nearby our places of interest, even Aston Curcus!). My dowsing rods told me that the line ran along the road beneath. We then followed this leyline which was taken from a book by Anthony Poulton-Smith "LEY LINES accross the Midlands". We continued to follow the line along the B5493, interestingly the ley did not follow the road direct but weaved around it. On one occasion we stopped the car by a farm and at the entrance from the edge of the road to the gate (yes, 23 paces) was the line. We then continued on the road to Seckington, a beautiful village. The church was quite inspiring. Then we went round the side and found the motte and bailey. Wow, this was impressive. The motte was very big and the hill part almost perfect in shape with a flat top. Although the bailey was encircled by a...