Posted on 01/13/2007 3:00:37 PM PST by blam
really interesting!
You are correct. When you stand there you just know that there is alot more to it. In fact the entire area within sight is covered with graves and such. The ridges are really rich in structures as yet unexavated.
It may have been the gray, overcast December sky and cold winds blowing over the barren plain at the time of my visit, but I still remember the eeriness and sense of dread all about the place. In the pop culture vernacular of today, it was apparent the place had "unresolved issues”.
Even when I walked away from my traveling companion on a solitary stroll around the stones, I felt something or someone was near me. It was a very strange, unsettling place for me and I’m not eager to return there.
Groves of trees were also sacred spots where sacrifices were performed. The sheer terror instilled by Druidism controlled humanity for eons.
Churchill's first volume of "The History of the English Speaking peoples" goes into some detail.
Humanity hasn't given up human sacrifice either. The basic instinct for atonement-by-sacrifice is carried on today by abortionists and euthanasia of the sick and elderly.
Well written.
Interesting. I've never heard that before.
like pat just said after he read the article,
i guess the ancients had alot more time on
their hands than once thought. they couldn't
spend as much time doing "survival" things,
like hunting, and still have time to create
so many structures out of these huge stones.
although i've never seen stonehenge in person,
your description sent chills up my spine.
How the heck did you ever come up with ridiculous assessment?
I ain't into abortion or euthanasia, but those who are, don't seem to be so for religious purposes.
Au contraire.
Apparantly they found the old gift shop.
What an unsettling experience you report. Perhaps some souls are not at rest there. I'll scratch it from my list and just stay in Scotland.
Actually when you see all those very large efforts like Egypt, Peru and Pre Columbian Mexico, to name three, there was a well organized order of Directors, Workers and Providers to the Directors & Workers.
advanced societies with time to create and
construct some pretty amazing structures.
Flintstone Condos.
I had almost the identical experience, including the weather. I just felt that there was something ... wrong ... about that place. I don't know whether to credit it to preconceptions or power of suggestion or something extra-ordinary. But I left there thinking it was one of the most troubled spots on earth ... like it was near Hell's front porch or something.
I have all those. I bought them to read when I retired...I've been retired for 12 years now and still haven't read them. Maybe I will now.
I don’t mean to discourage you from visiting Stonehenge if you have an interest. A person with the love of God in their heart will be a blessing to the place.
Who knows, perhaps God is calling us to journey there to walk for a brief time beside a lonely, frightened soul to comfort and warm them with the living fire of our love for Him.
I think you should go to Stonehenge.
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