Hey there my adventurous friends!
In 1921, archaeologist Alfred Watkins discovered perfectly straight paths across Britain, which he named "ley lines," an old English word for "open field, meadow, piece of untilled grassy ground." These invisible lines crisscross the globe, connecting sacred sites and natural wonders, similar to latitudinal and longitudinal lines.
Watkins made his discovery while comparing a map with his view from a hill in the village of Blackwardine, Herefordshire, England. He noticed that ancient sites such as sacred wells, ruins, mounds, temples, mosques, churches, and burial sites aligned in perfectly straight lines. To support his theory, Watkins hiked other hills in the area and tested his thesis by traveling along these lines, finding forest glades, trenches, and notches in hill crests.
Watkins claimed that these lines were ancient trading routes or ceremonial paths used by England’s prehistoric societies for efficient travel. However, other British archaeologists disagreed, arguing that it would be easier to walk around obstacles like steep hills rather than over them.
Some believe that ancient civilizations were attuned to the Earth's ethereal forces, leading them to construct around 1,500 edifices, landmarks, prehistoric sites, and sacred places, such as Stonehenge in England, the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, and Sedona, Arizona, in the USA. The belief is that building on ley lines and intersecting vortexes would harness the Earth's life force, offering spiritual awakening, enlightenment, healing, and rejuvenation. An example of ley lines connecting two sites is Stonehenge in England and America’s Stonehenge in New Hampshire.
In 1961, Tony Wedd, a British ley hunter and ex-pilot, proposed that ley lines were magnetic flight paths for alien visitors, with sites along them acting as landmarks. This theory gained traction, and in 1969, John Michell's book "The View Over Atlantis" combined ley lines, earth energy, UFOs, and ancient mathematics, sparking modern ley line research.
The 1960s and 70s saw the rise of New Age theories, associating ley lines with energy lines, flying saucers, and psychic experiences. Today, people pilgrimage to these magical landmarks seeking higher states of consciousness, spiritual enlightenment, personal transformation, unity with nature, connection with ancestors, and creative surges.
Until next post, plan a trip, see and feel for yourself! There are ley lines all over the world, you may find that there is one in your backyard!
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Love&Light,
Angelina
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