Note: I shot the video shown below on a crisp October morning 10 years ago. It’s well worth going to the site early in the morning, out of season. There’s a good chance you’ll have the place to yourself, apart from the spirits that wander about the site! Situated near Wimborne in Dorset, England, the…
When you walk into a church, cathedral, synagogue, mosque, or any other old and well-established place of worship or prayer, how do you behave? Chances are that you instinctively quieten your voice and act with some reverence to the sanctity of the place, even if you’re a non-believer. Some of the ancient sacred sites we…
The notion that stone circles, barrow mounds, and other ancient sacred sites might serve as portals to another dimension is deeply intertwined with myth, folklore, and the human desire to explain the mystical properties of these ancient monuments. These sites, scattered across Britain, have long been associated with liminality—the concept of being between worlds—and this…
Sacred Geometry refers to the belief that certain geometric shapes, patterns, and proportions hold spiritual significance and connect physical spaces to the divine or metaphysical realms. In the British Isles, many ancient sacred sites, such as stone circles, burial mounds, hill forts, and even medieval cathedrals, were designed using these geometric principles. Here’s how Sacred…
Glastonbury Tor, with its iconic tower and distinctive shape rising above the Somerset Levels, was a site of spiritual and cultural importance long before the arrival of Christianity in Britain. Its associations with Celtic deities, the Otherworld, and seasonal rites hint at a deep-rooted pagan history that reflects the ancient reverence for natural landscapes and…