Milton Keynes Tree Cathedral

Thurs 4^th October 2012 Warm, Sunny day

 We decided to dowse the tree cathedral in Milton Keynes, which we understood had an energy line running through it. It is based on Norwich Cathedral. We know that ordinary churches have west-east energy lines and we were intrigued to see if this applied to the tree cathedral.

 We had also read that four thorn saplings from the sacred site of Glastonbury were planted within the tree cathedral at the transept and, as we want to visit Glastonbury, we were excited to see them. 

 We started dowsing at the West entrance and, indeed, we did find the usual west-east energy line running along the nave, it was unusually strong. We were gratified to find that this energy was indeed the same sort of energy that is found in a real church or cathedral.

 We followed the line up to the transept but we never felt an increase in energy which we would have expected if we were coming near to the Glastonbury Thorns. Instead we found four conifers! We also picked up a north-south energy line, which we sometimes find in conventional churches.

However, as we proceeded up the nave/aisle (not arm in arm I hasten to add!) we asked our rods to point out anything of interest that we should examine. Half way up our rods pointed to the south (right of us) along a pathway to an arch through a hedge.

 Going through the archway we entered a square area surrounded by high hedging. We could immediately feel the energies - a feeling of peace and being at one with our surroundings, and despite the high hedge the area was filled with sunlight. The centre of the area had a paved square and at each corner we discovered the reason for the magical energies:- Saplings from the Glastonbury Thorn! Wow!

 Dowsing the paved area our rods took us round and around to the centre of the square, equidistance from each sapling. The energies were very strong and we both felt rather heady. We established by dowsing that this is a vortex point which is spiral of energies coming up from the earth.

We were in the Cloisters: a much more apt place for the saplings. Cloisters in a typical cathedral is an enclosed area on the south side and often contained a well and a herb or kitchen garden. We spent some time sitting in the sun, absorbing the energies, listening to the birds and admiring a buzzard wheeling above us. Although Portway is very close, the traffic noise was hardly noticeable.  What a tranquil, peaceful, beautiful spot.  

 We had to tear ourselves away and return to real world, but a mulled wine on the way home helped. A perfect end to a perfect morning!

Light Pyramid, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes

Light Pyramid, Campbell Park, Milton Keynes

Whilst working and doing research for our book on dowsing in and around Milton Keynes, we visited Campbell Park several times, an area we particularly like and is very interesting from a dowsing point of view. But you will have to wait for the book to find out more! We have spent many hours having picnics on top of the Belvedere admiring the spectacular views over many miles of countryside. This is a man-made hill set near or upon the original site of a beacon called Black Hill according to the dowsing bible called The Old Straight Track.

 

On our last trip on 15^th August 2012 we were horrified to find that a monstrosity called The Light Pyramid had been erected on this beautiful spot. We understand that it was put up and lit for the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games. Unfortunately it was not taken down afterwards!

 

It looks like it’s made of Meccano but in fact it is made from sheets of metal in five sections with lights inside which are lit up on special occasions. Unfortunately it dominates the park and you can no longer sit and enjoy the panoramic views. It’s a very modern, stark structure and is totally out of keeping with the rural and bucolic nature of the park.

From a dowsing point of view, it emits negative energies and interferes with the calm, peaceful energies that used to flow along the Belvedere. Luckily after dowsing we found that its energies didn’t encompass the entire park, just the local area around the Belvedere.

On speaking to several passers-by and dog walkers, we found no-one who liked it. Perhaps we should start a petition to have it removed!

 

 

Gt Holm Obelisk

Trip to GREAT HOLM

 We are sorry we’ve not done any new posts for ages.  We are extensively researching for a book we hope to write. Even if we don’t write a best selling opus, we hope to put the information out onto the Internet pretty soon. I’m afraid at the moment it is “Top Secret” but the subject matter is very exciting, making the reader take a unique look at an unlikely subject for Dowsing.

 Anyway – on to this post which is about a field trip we took on 31^st July 2012.

 Our aim - to dowse the Obelisk at Great Holm, Milton Keynes. We had read about it whilst researching our book and as there was very little about it on the internet our interest was piqued. Our starting point was Milton Keynes Railway Station as we decided to use our bus passes to take the bus rather than drive, although you can very easily reach it by road.  Leaving the station we walked across the overpass and into Loughton Park and then across the children’s circular play area. We walked along Redland Road into Linceslade Grove until we came to Holmgate, there we crossed Portway and we found ourselves in Great Holm, not as far away as we thought. We had read that Great Holm is one of the highest parts of Milton Keynes so we trudged up Attingham Hill (a steep climb!) to the top where the obelisk is situated.  Before the obelisk was in sight we had started to feel the energies and they weren’t very pleasant.

 

 The imposing obelisk is on an island in the middle of the road at the meeting point of Attingham Hill, (which ends there) Kensington Drive and Highgrove Hill. (I think you may have noticed by now that all the streets in Gt. Holm are named after stately homes and palaces!) It is a very modern, brick built housing estate. It is very strange and unnerving to find such a thing in such a place.

 The obelisk is made of brick, and is lit up at night by lights at its base. It is supposed to be 30 ft high, but does this include the base or foundations?  If not, it could possibly be 33 ft – a very significant number! There is no plaque or sign giving any information as to why it is there. Very strange indeed. Perhaps we are not supposed to know!

 Opposite the obelisk on the corner of Attingham Hill and Kensington Drive is a children’s play area. It slopes upwards and its uppermost point seems to be at the highest point in Great Holm. In fact, from here we could see much of Central Milton Keynes, including the Railway station, the Hub, the dome of Milton Keynes Church etc.

 

What’s more, there is a panoramic view for several miles around. Dunstable Downs, the mast at Bow Brickhill and Ivinghoe Beacon can be clearly seen. We have decided to return in the winter when the trees are bare and, hopefully, even more places will be able to be seen.

 The only part of Great Holm’s history that we can find, says it was known for its many springs. We noticed a building on one the the corners was called Spring Rise. Together with it being such a high point could it have been a sacred site? Is this why the obelisk is here?  We walked around the obelisk and picked up strong energies which our rods confirmed as negative. At first we thought these energies were coming from the obelisk but on dowsing found that they were flowing to the obelisk.  By doing a question and answer dowsing session we think that the obelisk is a collection point for these negative energies which are then neutralized and sent up into the ether. As the energies dissipated not far from the obelisk we think that it is protecting much of the estate. So even though we didn’t particularly like the obelisk we think it is doing quite a good job although our rods thought it wasn’t big enough or powerful enough to encompass the entire estate. We think the obelisk is actually protecting the sacred site.

All obelisks are masculine and usually have a feminine dome to counteract the negative masculine energies but we couldn't find any domes but it is set into a circular island, circles being feminine. Another thought as to why the energies were negative is that underground water courses can actually cause them!  If you want to research this phenomenon further Google ‘Geopathic stress’ for more information. 

 

If any readers of this Blog has any information about the Gt Holm Obelisk please leave a comment or email either of us.