Earth energies and Ley lines have intrigued me and as such I have
been doing some reading on the subject, many people ask what they
are so I will share with you what I have found.
The term Ley line is a fairly new one, given in the 1920s by a
man called Alfred Watkins, who wrote about “the old straight
track”. He did much research into straight lines that were
becoming apparent to him across the country side. Extensive networks
that linked sight hills, churches and places of importance. Many
ancient sites are built along straight line and networks that stretch
for dozens, even hundreds of miles. Of course, there is much evidence
to show that our ancestors were working with Ley lines long before
the 1920s. Our ancestors were very aware of the earth's energy.
Not only did they build their sacred structures on power spots but
it also seems they were able to detect and on occasions somehow
harness the path of these currents, amplifying the energy in some
way.
In later times, churches were added to these lines, many built
on ancient spiritual sights used previously by the pagans and so
forth. The Masonic architects who built them were very aware of
what they were doing as they were harnessing the energy that our
ancestors had used. By not only using the former pagan energetic
sites but by creating buildings that harmonized with or amplified
the energy that was there.
Some say that these lines may have been ancient travel routes but
often you find that these lines cover areas that would make the
journey difficult as sometimes they would cross marsh land, or heavily
wooded area, therefore making the idea of a travel route seem unlikely.
It’s also said that many Roman roads are built on much earlier
paths, indicating that the Romans made use of these paths, laying
there roads on top to make them easier to negotiate, and that the
energy that the tracks afforded them could actually of been a great
help to them in there extremely arduous journeys. The Earth is actually
a living planet, and like us, it has a natural life force that runs
through it. This energy often runs in lines that were known and
felt by our ancestors.
These lines are known by different names; power lines, earth currents,
dragon lines (in China), and are rivers of energy that flow around
the globe in a network. To me if you liken the rivers to our blood
and veins, these ley lines are like our nervous system carrying
currents of energy from one center to another. Some of these energy
currents form straight lines (Ley lines) others form more complex
patterns likened sometimes to spiders webs, some lines when plotted
on the map form geometric shapes, which have been said to be of
importance in the energetic way they are linked one in particular
I have noticed what keeps cropping up is Reshel grids as documented
and researched by William Buehler, which although complex are extremely
interesting. Humans and animals are sensitive to the earth's magnetic
field and are also affected when in proximity to these energetic
grids. Any structures that this energy passes through will be affected
too such as underground streams and minerals and so forth. If we
stand in one of these areas of high energy, we will be affected
both physically and psychically, in particular where two or more
lines cross and the energies seem to be amplified. It seems that
events in the area can also be picked up and retained within this
energy current, for instance in battle sites, many seem to be able
to pick up on really strong emotional energies almost like they
are stored there. Some even say that certain areas on these energy
grids can actually make us ill and they call this an area of geopathic
stress. A Geomancer is someone who can read these earth energies
and rebalance them where necessary. For example In China, a Feng
Shui master would use geomancy skills to read the earth energies
to find the best location for a house/ temple/grave to ensure health
and prosperity and so forth.
The word geomancy comes from the Greek words geo (relating to the
Earth) and mantikos (prophetic). It’s sometimes known as earth
divination. The more modern understanding of it, is said to be the
practice of identifying subtle energies in the landscape and how
these are affecting us, both physically and emotionally. Understanding
this allows us to create a more harmonious interaction between people
and places.
One of the most famous Ley lines in the United Kingdom is the St
Michael line that runs from St Michaels Mount and it passes through
many sacred sites including Glastonbury and Avebury. One of the
most compelling and visual example of Ley lines is the Nazca Lines
in Peru. There are hundreds of lines here in the desert that has
defied all attempts to explain them. The markings which are etched
on the desert surface are said to be thousands of years old. They
stretch in perfectly straight lines, over the desert for distances
of up to 60 miles. It seems from the complex patterns of the Nasca
lines that they were meant to be viewed from the air. This was how
they originally came to be discovered, and the whole mystery deepens
when we consider that this huge effort of labor that must have taken
dozens of years to complete was intended to be viewed from an aerial
perspective. Strange considering at that time as far as we know
aerial travel was unknown. Also in his book “Signs of the
Gods” author Erich Von Daniken mentions the existence of an
intricate network of ancient Greek sites, connected not just through
straight alignment, but also in the relationship of the ratio of
their distances to one another, conforming to the famous Golden
Ratio, as defined by Pythagoras. It seems our ancestors were highly
conversant in both sacred geometry and earth science enabling them
to accurately build sites in precise alignment, even when these
sights covered vast distances. Highly skilled Geomancers-No mean
feat!!!, considering they didn’t have the luxury of having
detailed maps and even wonders like google earth on computers to
help them plot these lines or create and view there aligned sites.
