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Started by: Ookster Sent: 16/02/2001 02:04 21 Replies
http://www.megalith.ukf.net/bigmap.htm


The above ref takes you to a site with stone circles galore..something which has suddenly become appealing to me:)

I live in Derbyshire, and am ashamed to say that I have never been to any of my countys sites....Apparently the 9 Ladies attracts some mad hippy types each Beltaine...i wonder who they could be?

Fill me with inspiration guys, have any of you out there been to any stone circles, if so, did they have any effect on you, and if you've been to the Derbyshire circles, what are they like?

Ookster:)

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From: Dionne Sent: 16/02/2001 11:02 1 of 21
As you know...I'm in Derbyshire too.....but am ashamed to say that I haven't been to any sites either...

There are a couple in North Wales I'd like to go to though...one that used to be used by witches...but apparently they were all scared away when they heard a loud sobbing during a ritual....one was literally scared to death...another comitted suicide.....kinda freaky...but I'd love to go there..

Another place I've never beenis the Crooked Spire....people come from all over to go in there....I live 20 minutes away & have never been....shameful!

love & hugs...

...D...

P.s...thanx for the letter & card...it's lovely...
& I'm sorry I haven't been e-mailing you as often lately...too much college work...I never seem to have much time to write the huge e-mails I like to send you!...but I promise I still write as often as I possibly can....& I'll be able to e-mail you lots soon hopefully!
I hope you've got your comp sorted...

From: Mel Sent: 16/02/2001 15:56 2 of 21
i also live in derbyshire and haven't been to the circles except for one near ashbourn but it wasn't that impresive.

have you heard about them wanting to open cast stanton moor right upto the nine ladies?

From: Akasha Sent: 16/02/2001 16:17 3 of 21
Di, i recon that scary story about that circle was invented by christians trying to scare us.
stone circles are cool, i used to live near the rollrights in the cotswolds, i used to go there and try to count them (there i a myth that they are magic and you will never get the same number twice (its around 60 - 90 as i remember but it depends on what you call a stone, some are a bit under ground so its hard to know which are individual and which are 2 parts of the same stone, hence the trouble in counting)
there is a definite energy there though.

love and big shiny rocks
kash

From: alchemilla Sent: 16/02/2001 17:29 4 of 21
I was thrilled to get Julian Cope's book 'The Modern Antiquarian' for Christmas, and I thoroughly recommend it!

I'll hopefully be visiting the Rollright stones this weekend!

From: Numenius Sent: 16/02/2001 20:16 5 of 21
If you are from Derbyshire - here is your very own stone circle site info: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6197/index.html - yhough God knows why its on MY favourites list, I'm in Northumberland!

Also, you might like http://www.stonepages.com - which is more general.

Enjoy.

From: Katrina Sent: 16/02/2001 21:24 6 of 21
There's a very small group of stones near where I live, outside of Bridport. Several people have reported their car lights dimming - and some their engines stopping - as they go past. Spooky!! A long time ago in Cornwall - can't remember where, but probably on the Lizard - I found this single great stone. I felt an overwhelming urge to hug it, which I did, and my boys, very young then, thought I'd finally flipped. It just radiated something special. Wish I could remember where it was. When I was a kid we used to visit Stonehenge, which wasn't fenced off then. Anyone could just walk around the stones. I remember lying on the "altar stone". Brilliant!

From: Danarbal Sent: 16/02/2001 21:42 7 of 21
I envy u Kat. I live about an hour from Stonhenge, and I'll always remember the feeling I gained from the place on that day, an overwhelming sadness. Mind, you'd be sad if you'd been desecrated and gawped at by countless morons who are only interested in taking photos.

Yet from the place the energy can still be felt, despite the leeching effect of humans, this is a sad tale that happens too often in this modern world.
As for the stories, they aint necessarily made up, not all spirits are nice and friendly after all.......

From: Silverspirit Sent: 19/02/2001 16:45 8 of 21
I live pretty near Stonehenge and also theres loads of other circles around here - Avesbury 15 miles north of Stonehenge, Winterborne Bassett, Chisledon, Langdean, The Sanctuary, Tisbury (well untill some helpful souls took all the stones away!), Durrington Walls (wood not stone) and of course woodhenge, a mere 2 miles from Stonehenge... plus lots of others I probably don't know about... I'm very ashamed to say I have only been to Stonehenge, Avebury and woodhenge but pretty soon I am going to have a massive pilgrimage round them all... it's disgraceful for me to have all these great places near me and not visit any of them!
Love and cookies,
Silver

From: seabhac Sent: 19/02/2001 16:56 9 of 21
Hi all,
Stonehenge is an interesting one. When I first visited it as a "tourist" it did feel very cold and very stand-offish. The energy there is a masculine one, it almost feels as though the place is trying to turn its back on you or shrug you off. But having spent time there doing ritual the feeling is totally different. As soon as you enter the circle, if you are there to honour the spirits of place and perform ritual it accepts and welcomes you. The energy is still masculine, and very powerful in a "don't mess with me" way, but feels much more comfortable when you're there for ritual purposes. If it doesn't want you there though, it will let you know!
Seabhac

From: Star Sent: 19/02/2001 17:24 10 of 21
Thats really interresting that you say that Seabhac, because I get very masculine or feminine vibes from different trees. But any one I've mentioned this to thinks I'm a bit nuts. Then again I probably am .

From: The Flame Haired Lovely Sent: 19/02/2001 19:19 11 of 21
I am ashamed to say that I have lived in Bournemouth for 2yrs now and have never visited any of the henges near here! I must take some holiday time and do it!

From: Katrina Sent: 19/02/2001 19:47 12 of 21
How did you get into the circle at Stonehenge, Seabhac? I thought nobody could get in now - were you part of a druidic ritual? I know they were allowed there at the Summer Solstice, but I thought that had been stopped too. The thing you said about feeling a masculine force - in my earlier message, I said there was this huge stone somewhere on the Lizard which I'd hugged - I didn't like to mention this in case you all thought I was crazy, but I felt it was a mother stone. It felt like a mother calling "Come and give me a hug". I'm pleased I'm not the only nut-case!! So why do stones have a masculine or feminine force? Any ideas?
Katrina

From: madferrit Sent: 19/02/2001 19:53 13 of 21
... my family & ancestors are from the North-East of Scotland - apparently there are quite a number of stone circles in the area. I think I'll do some research & next time I'm up there visiting, I'll check them out. I don't suppose anyone on this list is anywhere near or has any information?

From: madferrit Sent: 19/02/2001 19:57 14 of 21
WOW!!! quite a number was an understatement!! I just checked the map at the top of this post...

From: maldanwillow Sent: 20/02/2001 01:31 15 of 21
Hey all, this is actually Danarbal typing from Willows computer, just in case those of you, slow in brain don't catch on ;)

Firstly Stonehenge, there is no 1 feeling of Male or Female as it is a place of balance, a convergance of energies of both Male and Female (If that's how u like to describe it.) The turning its back on you I'll agree with, but once it recognises you, this feeling departs, and no, I didn't use no rituals to accomplish this. I suppose when you start to become in tune with the natural and Spiritual world, such 'rituals' are not needed. I wont go on about this now, will leave that for another day, however, I will say that Bluestone (used in Stonehenge) or, Blue Dolomite as it is known to the Scientific community is a kind of energy magnet, It absorbes natural energy and contains it. If you question this simply go up amongst the stones in Preseli (N.Pembrokeshire).

As for trees, well, plants are split into 'Male and Female' ;)

Take care now,
Danarbal.

From: seabhac Sent: 20/02/2001 08:59 16 of 21
Hey
I have spent time celebrating at Stonehenge with the Britsh Druid Order, we have solstice celebrations there in summer and winter. They are ticketed and by invitation only, all members of the BDO are welcome. Unfortunately I don't have the chance to visit Stonehenge often, I have only lived in the vicinity for a year and a half, and as I don't have my own motorised transport it is rather difficult to get to. The "masculine" energy which many feel there I believe could be a result of impression - the residual energy left there from druidic and other work done there. It may not necessarily be masculine in the true sense of the word, but it is a cold, hard dynamic energy rather than an enveloping warm nurturing one. That's not to say of course that the place doesn't have these qualities, they're just harder to spot, and spending time there attuning to the spirit of place does in time reveal more layers of energy which one does not spot as a "tourist". This is in reverse to the experience many people have at Avebury, which is felt to have a softer, more feminine energy and feels more welcoming. There are many and varied reasons for the feelings gained at both sites, they have long histories of grandeur, desecration, love and destruction, and spending time at any "sacred site" brings better knowledge of it.
Seabhac

From: Akasha Sent: 20/02/2001 13:43 17 of 21
i got a theory about your male and female stones!!
some types of rock tree herbs etc align with certain energies, these are the ones we use in spellcastings where you choose materials with an affinity for the task. some types of tree will always alighn with goddess energy, so will feel "female"
some substances are fairly neutral, or only weakly aligned. (like us). i think that these will easily accumulate the sort of energies that they are exposed to, like the way your ritual tools hold your energies.
i think this is the case with places like stonehenge. stonehenge is the sort of place where people raise mainly masculine (god, sun) energies, and this is held by the surroundings.
thats my idea anyway, feel free to argue!
kash

From: seabhac Sent: 21/02/2001 09:29 18 of 21
This is a good explanation Kash, I think you've just about coined it. Particularly when you consider Stonehenge as a Solar Temple.
Blessings
Seabhac

From: Ninnghizhidda Sent: 24/02/2001 00:44 19 of 21
I believe Stonehenge was a place for the dead, nothing more, of course, we'll never know as such answers are lost within the mists of time.
Noticed how many burials surround the place?

Nin.

From: munkipoo Sent: 24/02/2001 03:03 20 of 21
ook..........when u referred to the mad hippy types you wouldnt be pointing to anyone in particular would you?????

From: GothsChilde Sent: 24/02/2001 11:40 21 of 21
The World Pantheist Movement is planning a tril to Stone-Henge to celebrate the Solstice this year...I was thinking of going...anyoneelse going to be there??? Also, I have heard that there is an ancient standingstone in Liverpool in Croxteth Park....does anyone know if this is true??? I f so, where is it?!?!?!?!?