Secret Places, Hidden Sanctuaries

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The Monarchist gave Secret Places, Hidden Sanctuaries glowing reviews...

In one chapter, the reader travels on a mystical journey in search of the temple, ark and holy grail; in another, we are guided through a museum of holy crowns, sacred oil, swords and lances and other totems of antiquity. We begin to recover our lost senses...the question of why we dream of exploring mysterious islands or finding lost treasures; of why we value such hidden relics and attach almost divine significance to mystical regalia; is a curious one. Extrinsically, the Magna Carta of King John, and the Coronation Stone, are almost worthless objects; one is a discoloured old parchment, the other is made of mere sandstone; their value lies in sentiment alone. Destroy sentiment, however, and all that the human race holds dear vanishes with it; one might as well be a cow. One might as well be - dare we repeat it - a completely de-spiritualised republican.

Click the link and begin your pilgrimage!

Sloanes and Witchcraft: Winston Churchill OBOD

The roots of English mysticism are rooted deep in the past.


This photo shows a young Winston Churchill flanked by a number of men in suits and Druid robes, and documents his initiation into the Albion Lodge of the Ancient Order of Druids in August 1908 at Blenheim, his family home.


Helen Duncan was the last person charged under the Witchcraft Act in Britiain, and Churchill helped to end it. http://psychictruth.info/Medium_Helen_Duncan.htm

"Some maintain that Churchill, a natural psychic in his own right, who had been
ordained as a Druid during a special ceremony at his ancestral home of Blenheim Palace
at the turn of the century and no stranger to Spiritualism, was actually defending a religious freedom."

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Visit the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids online
http://www.druidry.org/

The Story of My Heart by Richard Jefferies

The lovely STORY OF MY HEART - a long essay, really - is so refreshing to the spirit.

Published In 1883, Richard Jefferies' account of his soul's awakening describes how he placed himself in the eternal Now, and allowed the Now to become his soul's guide. Freed from the usual blocks to awareness, Jefferies' senses became windows for his soul, through which the natural world could be seen and which filled him with longing and love for 'soul-life'.

It is free to read at Project Gutenberg.
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Paintings by the Brotherhood of Ruralists, quintessially English, are the perfect accompaniment to this beautiful book. The beautiful image of a swan, below, is by Ruralist David Ingram. Symbolically, birds represent the mind and spirit, and swans represent the purity of the soul.
http://ruralists.com/ Visit the Brotherhood of Ruralists here - and enjoy their wonderful art, which is also for sale through the site.