Guest article by Alison GoddessAsteroids
An old friend who has just finished her dissertation on Water and we are meeting after many years. Anglesey has so many beautiful and special places to visit and she has been researching wells and read about Penmon Priory, so we set off to this beautiful peninsular on the North East corner of the island looking out to Puffin Island. The Well of St Seiriol lies in a beautiful grove of rocks, a sheltered place where the spring once ran freely from the rocks. Now a structure has been built around the well and on past visits it has put me off the actual well and I have spent my time relaxing on the soft grass of the grove. However due to the interest of my friend, we have been immersed in talking about Water as a sentient being, I take a closer peek. She points out that she nearly stood in the well as the water is so still there appears to be nothing there. Later on a few people come over and the man who is older than the young American woman he is showing around tells her how many people step right into the well. Curious I go inside the well structure and sit on the inner wall slate stone seat. Im pleased to notice that what appeared to be sweetie wrappers left as litter are in fact crystals and a ribbon which soothes my agitation about visitors not honouring the place. The water is incredibly still even though it must be seeping in from somewhere. My hands are tingling and I stroke the surface of the water creating an infinity sign. The water feels very pleasant – it is healing me as I feel my mind relax and perhaps my tingling fingers are reciprocating. I am able to sit quietly for a while enjoying the special essence of this still water. It comes to me that this is the same water that was here at the time St Seiriol in 6AD, and the grass and plants are the same albeit in new growth cycles. There is a profound connection to the continuity of nature in a place whilst people and indeed whole civilisations may come and go.
Whilst here we have a conversation about the Kogi Indians as my friend is going to be archiving footage of their incredible culture in Columbia and the message they are wishing to share with the world through a film called Aluna. Many synchronicities have arisen since the visit for both of us and it feels the water of the earth is really crying out to be heard, to be taken care of.
The Priory is close by and we enter the quiet, old church. There are beautiful stained glass windows, Celtic Crosses dating to 1000 AD and most excitingly a rather worn Sheela Na Gig, but there she is on the wall displaying her sacred sexuality and next to her sits a carving of a bearded man who I think of as St Seiriol looking rather like a wild man of the forest.
Many of the Druid Priests and Priestesses converted to Celtic Christianity in fear of persecution from the Romans but they retain Pagan rituals. St Seiriol appears to have been dedicated to a weekly Solar Ritual walking some 25 miles to meet his friend St Cybi from Holy Island at a halfway point. St Seiriol Wyn (Pale) was so named because he walked from East to West with the Sun always behind him. St Cybi Fely was so named as he was Golden from walking into the Sun from West to East.
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Friday 16th July – Shamanic Journey with Horses Cost £85 www.inharmonywithhorses.co.uk for more info. This day begins a ‘Hey There Girlfriend Lets Sleep Under the Stars’ Glamping Retreat and is a heart warming experience with the 5 horses who specialise in healing humans. No riding is included and no experience of horses is needed.
Saturday 6th July – Deepsong Sound Collective Gong Bath, Blessingways Yoga Studio, Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge HX7 8DB. 7-8pm Cost £5-7 on door.
Friday 9, 16, 23, 30th September and 7 October 10-12 – The Goddess Shield Drum
In this course you will discover through Shamanic and creative practices your power animals, plant spirits and essence of each of the 4 main Goddess Asteroids. In the final session these images will be painted onto a ‘Goddess Drum’ or mandala. Cost £60 not including drum or canvas. Nearly full so book soon. Venue Cornholme Community Centre, Lancashire OL14
2nd and 30th October – Music of the Spheres with Neuroscientist Dr Jen Altman and myself. We will be exploring sound healing from East and West, natural sounds and human sounds and connecting this with the frequencies of Earth and different brainwaves. The process is a healing one of left and right hemispheres of the brain and deeply connecting with the New Earth Grid. Sound Gong Bath included on each day £65 for one or £120 for both. Only a few spaces left so book soon.
6-11th October Earth Spirit Sacred Drum Retreat, Mas Sant Nicolau in Catalonia as part of the Deepsong Collective http://www.facebook.com/events/1733033460271525/?ti=icl
14 – 16 October – Shamanic Journey with Birds of Prey in Swan Bank Centre Yurt with Falcolner Silvia Mutterlee who is completing an MA on Healing with Birds of Prey and myself. Her birds Freay the Buzzard and Morgan the Eagle Owl will join us for the weekend doing Fly Walks, Drum Journeys and creativity with shed feathers. Cost £177 if booked before 30th June £187 thereafter. Includes vegetarian meals but not accommodation. Accommodation available onsite from £10 per night in pods, yurt or camping. There is a day room with a fire, showers and kitchen for use of participants
17 – 21st October – Mayan Mandala Retreat 17 – 21st October – Dreamspell Mayan Mandala Creative Retreat at Glan Morfa in Anglesey.
Delving into the symbology of your own Mayan Dreamspell using sound and meditation to activate the cosmic destiny gifted to you at birth by creating a mandala of your Dreamspell. All materials provided
This retreat will take place in the beautiful surrounding of Glan Morfa Eco and Nature Park in south east Angelsey, close to the sea and with its amazing wildlife and panoramic views. We have taken over the entire place with its 38 acres and 2 lakes to enable everyone to be able to really relax and enjoy the energies. http://www.green-tourism.com/visit/glan-morfa-lodge/listing-2413/
Facilitators: Margaret-Mary, Mandala Artist and Astrologer, Shanaz, Creative Kinesiologist and Alison Dhuanna, Astrologer and Planetary Gong Baths
Cost £360 to include home cooked vegetarian food and single occupancy accommodation.
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What a beautiful experience!