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Earth, untainted by what man was doing on top of the Earth, still strongly carrying the energy of the Earth Mother.You need to get right into the water to do this cleansing ritual but it is perfectly possible to pray beside it to feel and benefit from the energy rising from the emerging waters. The Spirit of the land is strongly placed here.
St Catherine’s Wheel, relic from the Abbey
Many sylphs and nymphs reside here, especially
sylphs.They love the rising energy of this place – they dance upon the surface just above the water to catch the evaporating energy which they fi n d exhilarating and refreshing. They are
unaffected by human emotions displaced
here.As a human you should be aware that some unpleasant incidents have occurred here as a deliberate defilement – many,many years ago – pre-Christian times – the use of a sacred spring for a ritual blood letting/murder/sacrifice, whatever you prefer to call it – but this was also stopped by the local community of the time.
Today there are Earth entities who reside in the local hills that come to replenish their energies. It is still deemed a sacred entrance to the source of the Earth Mother. A place of nourishment, as it
were.They tend to keep away when visitors come as they do not wish to communicate with them or be near their very different vibration.”
Interestingly, after channelling the above, I found some folklore on the internet that the Cerne Giant sometimes comes to life and goes down to the sacred well for a drink. Could this be an echo of the last paragraph above?
This mixed use of a strong stream of hill water flowing from a dramatic ancient hill-ridge should be no surprise. However clearly St Edwold was comfortable here as well as the monks who founded the Abbey, not to mention modern day pilgrims who enjoy visiting this now gentle place for reflection and healing. Over more modern centuries the spring became well known as a healing well and was used for divination, healing and casting
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wishes. Particular conditions people had would be visual illnesses and fertility problems but the strong iron content attracted everyone for its tonic effect and still runs cleanly to this day. It is better to visit in Winter and Spring months to ensure the flow is freely running as dry Summers can leave the well pools sluggish or stagnant.
The spring forms a tributary to the River Cerne which flows down to
Dorchester.The waters at Cerne Abbas were deemed so good that a successful brewing industry grew here after Tudor times when the Abbey was destroyed, delivering beer to London and exporting to America! The water power also contributed to many small industries including milling, tanning, silk weaving, glove and hat making. These days the industries are craftwork and tourism.A visit to the beautiful village of Cerne Abbas certainly caters for travellers but when you next come here, try to tune into its more ancient aspects and the layout of the landscape. Refresh your energies and pay your respects to the Spirit of the Well and respectfully sample the waters, enjoy a walk
The Well pools at Cerne Abbas
at the top of Giant Hill with its Iron Age earthworks and chalk figure of debateable origin, dowse or sense the strength of the ley lines running through the village (from the earthworks and tumuli of Giant Hill, the Abbey, the Well, and ending at St Mary’s Church) – whatever you find visually, spiritually or sense psychically, enjoy reconnecting with such a sacred landscape.
Jane Butterworth is a spiritual and psychic health practitioner and channel and has recently moved to north Dorset. Her love of the land and its profound messages has created The Dorset Diary as a platform for spiritual insights. For private healing appointments or further information
01963 363049
jane_butterworth@btinternet.com. London & South East Connection - August/November 2012
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