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Samhain 1999 - Special Edition

This is a special edition of our MAG E-zine. We missed our Autumn Equinox Edition due to my taking a cyber sabbatical this past summer, so we thought this would be an appropriate Samhain taster to tide you over until our Winter Solstice Edition, where we plan to ask a number of geomancers to respond to: "What is the role of geomancy in the new Millennium, when we will be undoubtedly moving out in to space?" But now, Beth Winegarner's story of her contact with ghosts that get a bit more real than she wanted them to. The tale seems appropriate to this Samhain Season, and has some interesting techniques to offer for psychic self-protection..

Enjoy!

}:-)

Sig

Basic Psychic Protection for the Spiritual Amateur
by Beth Winegarner

Beth Winegarner is a writer, newspaper editor and freelance music journalist living in Northern California. She was born and raised in Sonoma County, California, which is a magical place on many levels. She met Sig Lonegren via email while she was studying Sociology (and ley lines, on the side) at the University of California at Berkeley, and has been preparing a book on sacred sites in Sonoma County since then.

While this article discusses one of the more negatively charged sites in the area, it is not representative of the region as a whole. For more information about Beth, visit her web site.

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Summer Solstice 1999

This is an interesting mix of hot stuff for the Summer Solstice! Dudley Wheeler writes about the work of A.P.Tabraham in the Isles of Scilly in the seventies and early eighties. He shows that thought forms can raise the temperature of the soil and enhance the growth of flowers! Dudley presents graphical evidence showing the effect of this kind of dowsing. Then, I offer a review of, if true, what I would call one of the hottest books of the millennium, "The Jesus Mysteries" by Tim Freke and Peter Gandy. Putting together mythology, history, the Bible, the Nag Hammadei Documents and other bits from Church history, the authors come up with the hypothesis that Christ did not exist in the flesh! There are interesting implications for geomancers here. Patrick MacManaway, my intrepid partner on MAG writes a delightful story of a geomancer's day off whilst also talking about the importance of stress relief in the geomancer's work.

I am taking my first sabbatical from cyberspace in five years. It turns out that this summer, I will be spending great amounts of time on the road - lots of that in farmers' fields on both sides of the Atlantic. Patrick and I are teaching several camps together. (Perhaps you might be interested in attending a Geomancy Camp during the August Solar Eclipse in Cornwall, England.) Oh yes. I'm getting married during this time as well! So I'll return to cyberspace at the beginning of September.

An implication of this sabbatical is that I will be skipping the Autumn Equinox Issue of this MAG E-zine : ( But our MAG E-zine will be back at the Winter Solstice.)

May this Summer Solstice bring you the awareness and energy you need to fire on with your work!

}:-)

Sig

Dowsing Zones Get Hotter!
by D. H. Wheeler

Dudley Wheeler came to dowsing after retiring as a Marketing Manager in a chemical company. One of the aims of his experimentation and writing has been to try and intrigue scientists that dowsing is something to be marveled at and should be studied for the new insights it can bring about. I first met Dudley on the net, but have since dowsed with him in Avebury. The heating effect on bulb germination and growth in the Scilly Islands is a fascinating subject. I am pleased he is sharing this article with us.

The Jesus Mysteries" - A Review
The Jesus Mysteries: Was the 'Original Jesus' a Pagan God?
by Timothy Freke & Peter Gandy

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Sig Lonegren

Sig Lonegren is the webmaster of Mid-Atlantic Geomancy, and is also an author, teacher and active in his community in Glastonbury, England. His spiritual path has taken him through many different World Religions from Hinduism and the Native American path to Celtic and Indo-European Mythology to Biblical studies. It is this background that drew him like a magnet to "The Jesus Mysteries" by Tim Freke and Peter Gandy. Using document sources, many of which Sig has read in the last twenty years, the authors build a case for the possibility that Christ was not actually here in the flesh! For the reviewer, this possibility has interesting implications for geomancers - not to mention numerous other people who think of themselves as Christians! It also includes a short comment by one of the authors, Peter Gandy.

Relaxing into Landscape - A Study of Intimacy and Pain
by Patrick MacManaway

Patrick MacManaway is a geomancer with a background in healing and holism and a degree in conventional medicine. He describes himself in this article as, "...a jobbing geomancer both in Scotland and New England . It is a delightfully varied practice working with places very large and very small, domestic and commercial, public and private, pre-design and post-build. I work with labyrinths, healing sanctuaries, shops and schools, estates and gardens, energy mapping and balancing in buildings sick and sound, and in homes both happy and sad. Patrick is a partner in the development of the Mid-Atlantic Geomancy web site.

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Spring Equinox 1999

Three Views of the Elephant

This quarter's MAG E-zine has three different views of the intangible realms seen by three competent earth energy dowsers. Joey Korn looks at energies he finds in homes and on individuals. He explores these vortexes, and gives advice on how he relates with them to bring about change and balance. Glenn Broughton's piece is about the energies and patterns found across large chunks of countryside - circles twenty miles on diameter. He also shares what I would call the "daysigns" that he and his group encountered when visiting this geometrically laid out landscape. This gives incite on the less tangible skills needed to work as a geomancer in the field. Just as we were going to publication, we received a piece, "The Spirit of Place," by Nancy Odell. It was so full of practical geomantic ideas for this time of year. All three of these authors are looking at the intangible side of geomancy in three very different applications. Joey is working on the human level, Nancy is more focused on the Nature Spirits and outdoor elementals, and is looking at a bigger picture - geomancy on the regional level. This is good stuff!

Enjoy,

}:-)

Sig

The Two Lights of the Soul
by Joey Korn

Joey Korn has written a number of articles here on MAG that chronicle his growth in to things geomantic. If you haven't read his other articles, he gives you links within this piece that can connect you to them.
In "The Two Lights of the Soul,"Joey writes of his findings at homes and in certain people, of intersecting beams of beneficial or detrimental energy.
Joey's teacher is Walter Russel, master sculptor, painter, musician, composer, equestrian, architect, scientist, philosopher, author, poet, and more.

If you'd like to learn more about Joey's work, visit his Web site.

The Barbury Ring
by Glenn Broughton

Glenn Broughton sees life as a spiritual journey which has led him through parenting, teaching, community art work, ethical business, organic horticulture and healing (spiritual and crystal) to his present work as group facilitator, tour guide and researcher.
Six years ago he found himself being led to visit sacred sites, not knowing why but being open to what he found and experienced there.
Glen contributed an important article to the last issue of MAG E-zine on the connection between crop circles in southern England and aquifers. In this article, he looks at the bigger picture that connects sacred spaces over much larger pieces of territory.

You can visit his website at Sacred Circle.

Working With the Spirit of Place
by Nancy Odell

Nancy Odell lives in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, and raises horses, goats and plants. She has three children and one granddaughter, and is 44 years old. Her roots are Scottish (Liddesdale area - Elliott Clan), Irish, and Choctaw.
She writes, "I guess we will never stop learning things from this old world, will we?"
The name of her landscape business is GEOMANTIC DESIGNS.
Her article is particularly germane to right now in the Northern Hemisphere - gardening. It is full of wonderful things you can do and ways you can relate to the space and the plants you are working with.
Her article arrived at the last moment, so we don't have a picture of her.
Enjoy!