Wholistic Arts

Followed a leyline through Leicester. It starts at St John's Tower in Bradgate Park which we have visited quite a few times previously. We visited a few places of interest in Leicester. Pingle Street in the local dialect means 'old track', at right angles to this is New Pingle Street ('new' because of the development around even though this was probably older than Pingle Street itself. The ley I picked up runs along New Pingle Street, 23 paces wide as usual. Then to Frog Island, between the river and canal, not quite an Island. Another place we went to was Cank Street where an ancient well was long ago, but now not visible. Tried to find it using my rods, a suspect was a drain in front of a shop, now in the hands of the water company. Leicester was supposedly founded by King Lear, son of the magical monarch Bladud. When the Romans came to the city's site they found a Belgic settlement already established. They considered what is now called ...

Had a great time at Doveholes " The Bull Ring is a henge, built in the late neolthic period near Dove Holes in Derbyshire. There are also two barrows near to the henge about 20m away, one oval the other a one bowl. It is large circular earthwork about 3 feet high and 30ish feet wide. A skeleton has been found near the north entrance; this entrance was damaged in the 19th century by quarrying. Why does there always seem to be a quarry nearby to a lot of these places? Stones and quarries I suppose it does make sense . The centre of the henge was apparently ploughed in the 18th century and a drystone wall was built. A single standing stone was recorded as remaining in 1789 by Pilkington, potentially the remnant of a stone circle! My rods showed a leyline running North South. Apparently to the North the valleys split NW to Chapen-en-le-Frith and to the NE to Mam Tor.

A partial eclipse was due during the Spring Equinox. Last total solar eclipse in August 1999 we viewed from Torquay. What an experience that was! Lots of people there and for two magic minutes on the beach everywhere went totally black without a sound! Despite thousands of people! So we decided to venture to our local hill to experience a partial eclipse. Knowing that we would not experience the same magic moment exactly but we still expected a little more! The sky really did not go very dark at all but we did see the moon's image moving across the sun. Took a few photographs, although not very well prepared. The atmosphere was not too bad and quite a few people had come along to Breedon-on-the-Hill.