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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.
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.
Holy Ground and Sacred
Site Spaces suffused the "trifold land-sea-sky divinity" that was intrinsic to
the Wholeness of the Natural World. The divine radiance and empowered grace of
Sacred Groves, Healing Springs, Holy Lakes, and Hallowed Hills further
sanctified the Druidic Celts landscape. 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.
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