From that point on, I was
ultra sensitive to the subtle energies of the sacred
sites that we visited. We eventually reached the very
North of Scotland, which was baron for many miles before
we reached the boat that was to take us to the Orkney
Islands. The boat trip was rocky and, for me, lying
down flat was the only way to cope.
Once we had landed, we drove straight to the Ring of
Brodgar. Refreshingly, unlike England and mainland Scotland,
there weren’t any signs saying “No Overnight
Parking” and immediately we felt welcomed. We
parked up and took a few hours sorting ourselves out
and preparing to visit our destination. It was nearly
summer Solstice so as we had travelled north and we
were heading towards the longest day we found that up
in the Orkneys it didn’t get dark. The light was
amazing.
At about 11pm, we decided it was time. Linda, Tina and
I, all slowly walked up the pathway to the stones. The
energy was amazingly strong and increased as we walked
towards the circle. Goose bumps and shivers ran down
my spine. We walked in silence to the circumference
of this huge awe-inspiring circle. Tears ran down my
face as I felt completely in awe and in so much appreciation
that we had been invited to be a part of this circle
of elders. For I experienced a circle of very ancient
spirits and I felt so honoured to be there. We stood
in silence for ages and then returned to our vans. We
had greeted and been accepted by the energies of the
stones. The next day, we would spend some time with
them.
We spent the next two days
being with the stones, walking, talking, drawing, photographing,
meditating, meeting others, observing and listening
to the curlew birds. The stones were varying in size
but all pretty tall and large. They all had swirling
textures on them, which intrigued me. Was it really
thousands of years of wind that had carved these swirling
patterns in the stone? Must have been.
Even though it was Summer Solstice, the wind never stopped
and we were all dressed up like the Michelin men!! So
many layers to protect us form the wind. Lots of people
arrived in their coaches, jaunted around the stones
and quickly disappeared. Whilst we spent hours and days
just being there. Such a special exquisitely beautiful
place.
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