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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Ley Gates

via JiroOlcott.com
In 1921, amateur archeologist Alfred Watkins suggested the existence of ley lines. These networks of ancient paths had several things in common.  
  • They were created with astronomical guides.
  • They were always straight lines.
  • They were marked by significant objects.
He never suggested  ley lines had any supernatural powers.

Fast forward a bit and today ley lines are known as paths of energy that crisscross the world.  Ley gates are found at the intersections of those lines. The most famous ley gate is probably Stonehenge.

Something else like ley lines lies sleeping on the Eurasian continent as well.  Like a dragon, Naga  follows the fold mountains where the tectonic plates of the earth meet. It's eye is located in the foothills of the Jura mountains at Alaise, France and paths radiate from Alaise, much like ley lines. The secret is in the area salt mines.

Druidic lore and ritual sites there gave me ideas...lots of ideas actually, but those will be for another post.

via JiroOlcott.com
Authors use ley gates in many ways. Diana Gabaldon used them for time travel, other writers (like me) use them to travel around the world. Sometimes they are sources of powerful strange magic. But whatever we write about ley lines, the one thing our stories share is an interesting link to the ancients.




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