Wolfsong
September 17th, 2007, 01:29 AM
Here's something I don't think we have discussed here before. What I mean by the title is any material which has been impacted drastically by humans in one form or another either through construction and long periods of mundane use as well as worship, the effort and energies purposefully put into the object and even a drastic abrupt change due to violence or ignorance. This does not include man-made minerals. I'm thinking more along the lines of ancient stone structures, sculptures or the like as well as some modern things. Things that come to mind would be structures like the great pyramids, ancient megaliths, ancient runes, north american sunwheels and other like structures as well as modern things like the Berlin wall, bomb craters from past wars, stone art both modern and old.... anyways... you get the idea.
Unfortunately in most cases you can't take a piece with you but you can spend some time in contact or close proximity with these structures/objects and while so doing spend some time meditating on the item. What you may learn may surprise you and will for certain make you a wiser person.
So next time you are in the area of such a stone object take a moment or two to connect with it and if you are lucky it will open to you and hopefully enrich your life. It's well worth the time spent.
It's really important to remember never to take a loose stone or a piece of an object from places such as these unless you have been given permission. Not only is it illegal in most instances but it isn't ethical. In North America most ancient medicine wheels are slowly disappearing due to the fact that visitors think it wont harm anything to take a small stone from the wheel. It's not hard to see what will happen in only a few years if everyone did this. Two examples of this would be the Big Horn Medicine wheel in the USA which has now been completely fenced off due to this reason. The Moose Mountain Medicine Wheel in Southern Saskatchewan near where I live underwent the same ordeal and now no one is permitted to visit it without a native guide. Most medicine wheels near roadways are all but gone and the only ones remaining are the ones well off the beaten track so-to-speek. I would imagine the same holds true for other such monuments around the world. Approach these places with respect and leave them as you found them. Only this way can their wisdom be shared with future generations and only this way will they not be forgotten.
On a final note... if anyone has any stories to share about encounters with sites and/or objects such as this please do so.
Unfortunately in most cases you can't take a piece with you but you can spend some time in contact or close proximity with these structures/objects and while so doing spend some time meditating on the item. What you may learn may surprise you and will for certain make you a wiser person.
So next time you are in the area of such a stone object take a moment or two to connect with it and if you are lucky it will open to you and hopefully enrich your life. It's well worth the time spent.
It's really important to remember never to take a loose stone or a piece of an object from places such as these unless you have been given permission. Not only is it illegal in most instances but it isn't ethical. In North America most ancient medicine wheels are slowly disappearing due to the fact that visitors think it wont harm anything to take a small stone from the wheel. It's not hard to see what will happen in only a few years if everyone did this. Two examples of this would be the Big Horn Medicine wheel in the USA which has now been completely fenced off due to this reason. The Moose Mountain Medicine Wheel in Southern Saskatchewan near where I live underwent the same ordeal and now no one is permitted to visit it without a native guide. Most medicine wheels near roadways are all but gone and the only ones remaining are the ones well off the beaten track so-to-speek. I would imagine the same holds true for other such monuments around the world. Approach these places with respect and leave them as you found them. Only this way can their wisdom be shared with future generations and only this way will they not be forgotten.
On a final note... if anyone has any stories to share about encounters with sites and/or objects such as this please do so.