NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER 2003
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DUE TO THE IMPENDING REFURBISHMENT OF THE ASTON INGHAM
VILLAGE HALL, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE HALL WILL NOT, AFTER ALL, BE AVAILABLE
TO US FOR THE SEPTEMBER MEETING EITHER. THE
BEST OPTION HAS BEEN TO HIRE THE BOWLING CLUB HALL.
THE NEAREST AVAILABLE DATE IS WEDNESDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER. THIS MEETING FEATURES A TALK by DAVID FURLONG
HE WILL TELL US ABOUT HOW HE HAS FOUND A
We’ve had some great outings over the summer
period.....hope you have had the chance to enjoy some of them. We have many people to thank for their efforts and
others for welcoming the Group to their patch. At the moment we are considering what to do next year.
There will almost certainly be a very interesting expedition to the far
reaches of Pembrokeshire to visit many of the very sacred and ancient sites
there. Please don’t ask us to make all the
decisions for you about what places to visit in 2004. We have had some feedback but need more. ASTON INGHAM VILLAGE HALL As most of you know the hall is about to be given a face-lift
which will probably go on until early in the New Year. We have booked the Bowling Club for the September,
October and November meetings. OCTOBER 2nd (Thursday).
An update on THE DECAGON PROJECT with
John Gibson-Forty and Peter Watson. This
has proved to be very interesting and exciting work. The talk will be
illustrated. Usual time at The Bowling Club. NOVEMBER 6th (Thursday) A.G.M.
Preceded by a short presentation on safety and dowsing by Richard
Bartholomew. Snacks and
refreshments free. This is a great chance to get your ideas and opinions to the committee (and others), and is always a well attended social event. Nomination forms will be available from October and the Agenda published in the November newsletter. Dowsers
are now employed on a permanent basis by the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture,
UNESCO, all major USA water and pipeline companies and the Czech army. US
marines in Vietnam were trained to dowse for booby traps, ammunition dumps,
tunnel and sunken mortar shells. The British Army has used dowsing to detect
land mines in the Falkland Islands and the Gulf. GEOPATHIC
STRESS There
is a lot of interest in the Group about Geopathic Stress.
Hopefully next year we will be able to get a good talker to come and
visit us one evening, and also perhaps have a workshop on the subject.
Meanwhile, here are some gleanings from my trawl of the internet that may
interest you. It
is suspected that dogs, sheep and other animals will naturally move away from
areas of stress, whereas cats, bees
and ants prefer to settle in places where geopathic stress occurs. Gypsies
on the move seldom get chronic illness. The travelling people generally continue
in their old habits, they smoke, drink alcohol and milk, use sugar and salt
freely, don't bother with special diets or with any herbal or folklore remedies
either, yet they not only avoid cancer but also other serious illnesses of the
20th Century. Gypsies have a feeling for places which are free from Geopathic
Stress, and should they pick a bad spot they don't stay there long enough for it
to harm them. Babies,
often move themselves to a place or position, however uncomfortable, to avoid
sleeping or occupying a stressed area for a long period. Dowsing
is the most popular method used to identify problems related to geopathic
stress. OLD
AND ANCIENT MEASURES Peter
suggested that I included a list of the more common measures used in times past,
so that any reference to them could be more clearly understood. I
started looking into the available sources and, as you might expect, found a
mountain of information. (Some measurements, in Roman times for instance had the
same name but different values, depending on where in the empire the measure was
used !) Anyway
here are some of the more common ones related to length. The names are frequently Anglicised. Thanks to Richard Sheppard of www.hemyockcastle.co.uk for the information below. THIS
MONTH …… LENGTH (
Quantities in next Newsletter ). Digit:
(see) 28th part
of a cubit. Width of a finger. Approx. Roman mile
(milia): 5000 Roman feet. 1000 Roman passus. 8 Roman stadia.
Approx 4860 feet. Winner is Rex
Brice with 5827....not bad eh! The compass is on course for your house Rex. Bad luck the rest, but try this one. See picture
of Fred. Dowse the picture to answer these two questions about
Freds movements. Ringing him up and asking him will not be a popular move unless
accompanied by the promise of large quantities of gold or silver 1. What is the rate (in
paces per minute) 2. What direction (0 to 360 degs true A set of beautiful hand crafted dowsing rods ROYAL OAK at Much Marcle. A nice festive two course
traditional meal for around £10. Details
and menu (including vegetarian options) in the November newsletter, but put it
in your diary now. WEBSITE Our website is moving on by leaps and bounds, thanks to
Rex. There is one baffling picture
(“Something Here” in the Priors Lodge collection) which shows a strange
luminous “cloud” above a group of dowsers.
What do you make of it? Rex
is always happy to consider any material you may have of interest for the Group
site. A couple of very interesting website addresses were
sent in by Ced Jackson (thanks Ced). http://www.geomantica.com/
http://www.perelandra-ltd.com/AB1473/index.cfm?&did=8
(or just punch perelandra into your search engine). REFRESHMENT DUTY (at
the Bowling Club) September
3rd John Ravenscroft, Joyce
Simpson, Maureen Smith. October
2nd Sylvia Strange, Alan Taylor,
Judith Thomas November
6th (helping with snacks )Patricia
Underwood, Veronica Wier, Tom
Wigley. As
usual, if you cannot make it please arrange a substitute, and let another member
of your team know. Please find time
to familiarise yourself with the layout of the Bowling club set-up beforehand.
Many Thanks R “PREP” (From
Rob) I am
getting together some anecdotes about chance and co-incidence. Looking
at the relationship between chance, co-incidence and synchronicity in a space/
time context proves to be a thrilling, if not daunting study. We
are probably subjected to the effects of chance, co-incidence and synchronism
all the time but when these three phenomena are brought together in strength, it
seems that some very odd things happen to our environment and consequently to us
(or is it the other way around?). If
you have any astonishing personal examples of coincidences that you would be
willing to describe to me,
I am all ears!! 1)The
thumb locking on top of the rod. 12)
Not being clear about the subject of the search. AND of course accept that there are times when it is not appropriate to dowse at all.......if it feels wrong forget it!
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