“JOURNEYS OF THE SOUL”

A periodic travelogue by Glenn Broughton

Why do so many people visit ancient sacred sites each year? What draws so many people to England’s Stonehenge, known throughout the world? Why are the Pyramids the first port of call for international visitors to Egypt? What is going on?

In my experience as a guide to ancient sacred sites in Britain there are various reasons for people making these journeys. For some it is a quest, like following the Arthurian legend in a personal search to find the meaning of the Holy Grail. For others the journey is really a modern pilgrimage, to walk the paths of our ancestors for spiritual purposes.  Others instinctively know that a healing awaits them at one of these places shrouded in mystery. Whatever prompts the decision to travel, journeys of this kind are nearly always transformative.

What makes the crucial difference between a tourist visit and a transformative experience is our intention. Intent activates the potential in each of us. When we focus our intent on a spiritual goal, magic occurs. As W H Murray says in the book ‘The Scottish Himalayan Expedition’- “Once one commits (to a quest) - all sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision - raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.”

Combining this committed intent with the super-charged atmosphere of a sacred site on a spiritual journey opens the door for extraordinary things to happen.

On some level we still know what our ancestors knew - that the ancient sacred sites hold power and potential. Yet, our logical thinking often tells us this can’t be true. If we are prepared to quiet the sceptical mind for a while and act as if magic is possible, then magic does indeed happen. As Albert Einstein once remarked “”He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”

In this series, Journeys of the Soul, I will share with you the extraordinary things that happen as my fellow travellers and I visit crop circles and sacred sites in England. I will write from places like Morgan’s Hill near Devizes, Knoll Down near Avebury, the Merry Maidens in Cornwall, and from the inner circle of Stonehenge at sunrise. Places that naturally bring us into a state of mind, body and spirit balance within ourselves, where we are ready and open to receive guidance, insight and healing. I’ll write to you of the synchronicities that lead us to these sacred spaces, the secrets hidden within them and the magic that occurs. Together we’ll learn the wisdom of the ages and share the sense of excitement, of wonder, of gratitude that being on this journey creates.

I hope you enjoy reading “Journeys of the Soul,” and that by doing so, you travel right along with us.

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