The Moon and Its Magic
Philip Williams
The moon a land mass made of rock is thought to have formed about 4.51 billion years ago, not long after Earth. There are several theories for its origin; the most accepted explanation is that the Moon formed from the debris left over after a giant impact between Earth and a planet called Theia. In Greek mythology Theia the mother of Selene (goddess of the moon) collided and made early earth around 4.51 billion years ago. The area that amazes me about the moon is its gravitational influence that produces the oceantides and body tides. I don’t want this article to get too confusing with science about how the ocean tides differ when the earth spins and one side of the moon changes the oceans high tides and low tides.The effects on your body on other hand is also theory based. from a woman’s menstruation to blood loss ,stress on full moon and increase of birth control. Now let’s delve into its magic and practices.
The Dark Moon
Magical workings conducive to the dark moon include destroying or banishing very powerful things, such as unwanted entities, addictions or serious diseases. I would not use this time lightly– it’s got a little too much umph behind it to just get rid of a whiny ex who still calls you once in a while, to break your habit of having a second cup of coffee in the morning, or if you have the sniffles. But if you were dealing with, say, a stalker, a drug addiction, cancer, etc. something that poses a serious threat — then this is the best timing for it. The Dark Moon is also a good time to go within for soul-searching and to perform divination.
The Waxing Moon
When the moon is “waxing” it appears to be growing, the period from the dark to full moon phases. Its magnetic energy assists with bringing things to out. This entire waxing period is the best time to work with constructive magic.
The waxing crescent is the best time for magic on yourself , like new beginnings, such as starting a new project or making plans for the future. If you’re looking to conjure energies into your life such as a more positive attitude, more patience, more understanding in your relationship, this is the perfect timing for such goals. When you want to cast spells for self improvement, such as if you want to improve your psychic abilities, to absorb the information in a new class, or bring out your inner beauty, this is the time to do it. Artists or anyone creative will find this the best time to cast spells or perform meditations that will bring inspiration and passion into your work.
First Quarter Moon Magic
The First Quarter, or Waxing Half Moon, is the time when energies are most conducive to attraction. Use this time for spells and meditations meant to attract things you want in your life, such as money, protection or success. It’s also an ideal time for attracting people into your life. If you are looking also for lost objects, or house hunting, etc., this is a good time to perform spells for success in that area to help you bring that which you most desire.
Waxing Gibbous Moon Magic
The Waxing Gibbous is still a time for constructive magic, best used towards ;reeling in that which you been working for already. This phase is a great energy for renewing your strength, will and determination to see your efforts through. If you are giving in to temptation on your diet, working hard toward something and feeling burnt out or are at the point where you are getting lazy and distracted from completing your tasks, give yourself a power boost during the Waxing Gibbous.
Waning Crescent Moon Magic
If you need to clear your life and home of negativity and stress. The Waning Crescent, as it approaches the Dark Moon phase, it suitable for stronger banishing than any other time of the waning moon phases. Get rid of whatever has been plaguing you– anything you find to be seriously annoying, frustrating or concerning (save things that are serious threats for that Dark Moon).
There is ways to use this magic and you don’t have to wait 3 weeks for a certain phase. For example, if you want to lose weight, look at the moon phases. If it’s the Waxing Crescent, cast a spell to improve your energy or will power. If it’s the Waxing Gibbous, cast it to triumph over cravings and urges to eat the wrong foods. If it’s the Waning Half-Moon, cast the spell to destroy the tempting effects that bad foods hold over you. No matter what the moon phase, you can use it toward your goal.
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Talking To The Dead – Nine LADIES – History of Stanton Moor
Charlene Kemp
The Nine ladies Stone Circle located on Stanton Moor, Derbyshire, is owned by the English Heritage. It is a Bronze age circle that consists of 9 upright stones made of local milstone grit and is less then a metre high. Just to the south is a small standing stone named ‘The Kings Stone’ .
Upon looking up history of this site, The english hertiage website states that ‘It was traditionlly believed to depict nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on a sunday’ Could this have been witches? whose to say, but it is assumed it was used at the time od Druids and is still used by pagans to this day for many different ceremonies.
As Lee, Phil and John explore this area they do come across someone doing some kind if ritual while there and when asking the ITC who she is replies ‘The Village Witch’. Looking around there is ribbons, dreamcatchers and many other spiritual items placed on trees around the circle as a offering. It truly does hold a magical feel to it and I feel a visit during the evening may also be needed to explore the area.
Here is the lastest video of Talking to the Dead
https://m.youtube.com/watch?a&v=G6oqmV3gqic&feature=youtu.be
Previously Charlene had visited this location and conducted a Echovox session which replies to her question ‘We Danced’
Video Below
Also surrounding this location there are a few other stone circles located all within a short distance to one another and is still used by pagans today, evidence of this is on forums that can be found on the internet and evidence of celebrations around the stone such as fire pits and signs being hung up on the surrounding trees nearby. I think we will be exploring all these areas in the future. Below is a map of Stanton Moor, where these are all located.
Stanton Moor is a area of gritstone that stands at a height of 280-320 metres above sea level in Derbyshire between the villages of Stanton in Peak to the north and Birchover in the South.
This area has been occupied since the bronze age and contains the remains of two definite stone circles, these being Nine ladies and Doll Tor, there is a possible 3 other circles or ring cairns ( North, Central and South). There is also a estimated 120 other cairns as well as several natural standing stones and rock outcrops. Quarrying within the area jas believed to have robbed us of many other circles and cairns that may have been here.
The moor has long been thought of as a sacred place for the ancient celtic priests, the Druids and also many of the ‘menhirs’ or monoliths are believed to have sacres significance and to be associated with Druid worship.
These rocks all have names like the ‘Heart Stone’, ‘Cat Stone’, ‘Cork Stone’, ‘Andle Stone’ (also known as the Twopenny Loaf) and the magical ‘Gorse Stone’.
There are eight feast days or fire festivals celebrated at Stanton Moor:
Imbolc – Celebrates candlemass on February 1st
Vernal Equinox – March 21st
Beltane – 1st May
Midsummer Day – 21st June – 2/3 thousand come from all over the UK to the nine ladies.
Lugnasad and Fire Feast at Lammastide – August 1st
Autum Equinox – September 21st
Samain – Hallows eve
Solar Feast – November 1st
Midwinters Day – December 21st
Central Circle
This sites is either thought to be a ruined embanked stone circle or a ring cairn, looking at it, it is difficult to say. It is amongst thick heather but from looking from the centre its a clear form and walking around it reveals a bank of earth and cobbles. There are entrances to the north and south and what appears to look like a few extra ones located on the eastern side. On the south there is an inscribed stone that bears the Heathcote’s T56 identification.
It is easy enough to find if you walk north along the main path that leads to the Nine Ladies stone circle and is located about 230 metrea south of it. If you look left (west direction for a raised oval outline of heather it is about 20 metre from this area.
North Circle
This site is bearly unrecognisable as a stone circle has it is heavy undergrowth and is covered by birch trees and it can be hard to find. Two entrances are recorded one to the north-north-east and the other south-south-west. There are several scattered small boulders (one which may have been used as a standing stone). What is interesting about this site is the position it is in, at this point of the moor the lands starts ti drop away and the site would have enjoyed many fine views of the area around and beyond.
South Circle
This is quite a difficult site to find and again it isnt known whether it is a embanked stone circle or a cairn even though English Hertiage list it as a formwr cairn. Even when you do find it, it can be a little difficult to figure out the shape and size of the bank. There is a few stones dotted around the rim and there is a gap for a entrance to the south but along with all the others in this area has a fine view of the surrounding area.
The Cork Stone
Stanton Moor is home to many of these blocks. This is Cork Stone and pictured below is Andle Stone. Both appear very alike. Cork Stone is 15 feet high ans has iron foot reats driven into it. It is also covered in graffiti thata has been accumulated over the years.
Doll Tor
Doll Tor is a wonderful stone circle ans cairn that is hidden well in the depths of a small wood. It is a short distance from the natural rock outcrop of the Andle Stone and the circles and cairns of Stanton Moor Beyond.
The circle consists of 6 small stones and is surrounded by a central leveled platform, which for this area is unusual as it has no bank even though the stones were once connexted with a low drystone wall.
The circle was first found by Thomas Bateman in 1852, he also found bucket urns and small cups. Between 1931 – 1934 the site was excavates again which revealed five cremations and more urns.
Furthur discoveries was made in the low cairn that is built on to the eastern side of the circle incorporating one of the circles stones. A rectangular stone pit which contained a female cremation along with a segmentedfaience bead, four other cremations had also been placed round the inner edge of the stone bank before it was filled in to form the cairn.
Also Near by is
The Nine Ladies Close Circle – Also known as the Grey Ladies – Bakewell
Sadly only 4 stones now remain of this stone circle. These are the largest stones in Derbyshire, they stand isolated in a farmers field on Harthill Moor, which is almost west of Doll Tor.
Thomas Bateman recorded seven upright stones at the site aswell as sherds and flints. Further excavations happened in 1877 which may have also disturbed the stones and what remains today is a rectangular setting of 4 stones. The tallest is 2 metres high and would have formed a circle of about 13 metres in diameter, if there was 9 stones, ‘nine’ could be a corruption of ‘noon’ .
It appears that at least one of the stones as survived, and now stands as part of a drystone wall to the south of the circle. A short distance south is the rock outcrop of Robin Hood’s Stride which could have been served as a sacred hill alter. From the centre of the circle the major southern moon is seen to set between two stone pillars on the top of the hill.
The circle is also known as and is often referred to as ‘The Grey Ladies’. This is based on a local tradition that the stones are transformed to dancing women at midnight. Othera believe the transformation occured when some unfortunate ladies were transformed into the stones.
It is also said to be the place where fairies sometimes meet and local folklore relates how fairy music has been heard and hundreds of mystical shapes have been spotted dancing around the stones.
A tale from the 19th century even tells of a farm labourer who found a clay pipe at the stones and when smoked it was able to peer through the surface of the earth near one of the stones and see a subterranean land inhabited by fairy folk.
Arbor Low And Gib Hill Barrow
Bakewell – DE45 1JS
Arbor Low is the finest Stone Age ‘henge’ monument in the North of Englans. The site is situated on a high point of 375 metres above sea level and though it doesnt look a high hill when you reach the top the view on a fine day is amazing
It is unknown to why this circle is here or what exactly it was used for aswell as its sister circle at Dove Holes ( The Bull Ring) but what is known is that they have been focal points for the people of the time. It is believed it was constructed about 2500 BC and has a deep enclosing a circular central ‘sanctuary’ area. There are entrances at the north- West and South- East of the bank.
The Central area contains 46 large and 13 smaller stones arranged in a circle with a group in its centre. The stones are currently laying flat but it is unknown to whether they was once standing.
One theory is that early christians laid them flat in order to desanctify’ the site. It is also believed that initially they could have been wooden posts and later changed to stone.
A Bronze Age tumulus had been added at a later date just within the bank and is 200 metres away to the south west, It was built on top of a stone age long barrowwhixh could have been older then the circle, this later feature was found to contain several burials.
There has been ghost sightings around the circle and that is of a boggart, locals believe that who ever spends time here after dark may risk upsetting this entity.
There have also been many UFO sightings around the circle and it is believed that from above arbor low could resemble some kind of clock and is believed to be on a ley line which some may say why there has been so many UFO sightings.
Charlene has investigated Arbor Low at night and did encounter some interesting activity within the circle from equipment.
Ley-line – UFO and Stanton Moor
Philip Williams
A ley-line is a straight fault line in the earth’s tectonic plates; this is a scientific fact. What science though refuses to believe that through these, cracks in the earth’s tectonic plates that the magnetic energy released are very powerful.
but still ley lines still doesn’t have any conclusive evidence to prove that these lines give out spiritual energy.
Ley lines are mainly found by individuals that use dowsing instruments. i have read up on some experiences of energy surges that flow up there body and that the powerful surge knocked them unconscious.
Many races and cultures on the planet has known about these lines yet everyone had different names for these lines. look at some of the ancient cultures of the earth.
The native Indians , they used to call lay lines spirit lines and their Shaman’s used to use the magnetic energy in these lines to help them contact the spirits.
They even designed their medicine wheel on the spirit lines, as they knew that these lines followed a straight round line. How did they know about these lines and the energies that they give off? The answer’s simple: the sky Gods told them. Also take aborigines Australians called these lines dream lines (song lines mainly referred too). Many races around world has referred some were on line that information was given to them by sky gods. I am not saying that this is true maybe it’s just coincidence that groups from around the world shared the same knowledge.
What started me writing this article was the nine ladies at Stanton moor. There has been a rise of reports round the area mainly around Stanton moor were the stone circles are. one account that i found interesting was a couple Linda and her husband in 1990s took a trip from usa to Stanton moor nine ladies. when they arrived to site there was at the centre of the stone circle. Linda came across a round piece of glass that they referred to as a monocle. In the centre of the glass was a green triangle that was 1/3 inch in diameter. they pocketed the object and took their walk back to car, the time was 3:45 pm. At this point there thought that the time was wrong because that would mean they spent seven hours at the site, when total time would have been two hours.
But other there has been many other reports of abductions, strange objects that fly across the sky at an unbelievable rate to cults practicing their magic. Now reports of these unexplained lights, sights and saucers have been released by the Ministry of Defence – a total of 25 files, containing 4,400 pages Defiantly a place of interest if you are into ufo spotting.
The latest The latest UFO files can be viewed at www.national archives.gov.uk/ufos
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Red Ridge X – Dybbuk Box – ITC Research
This article was compiled as a record of the subjects we have come across after using computer software (ITC) in our paranormal investigations. The information that came through the software could be seen as random, broken and we will not say it is proof of intelligent consciousness.
So why compile this article? The simple reason is, we most probably would not have looked at these subjects if it was not for the investigations we did and the words that came through on ITC, also due to the interesting nature of the subjects we have decided to share them.
Hope you enjoy.
The Dybbuk Box.
The first ITC session that stands out and lead us to some interesting information was when John and Philip Williams of Red Ridge X met up with Lee Steer from Project Paranormal to conduct an ITC session. Lee Steer holds in his possession a good collection…
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Curiosity Corner – The Shrunken Head
By Charlene Kemp
Has many of you know, we have been collecting alleged haunted items over the past few months, which has resulted in us having our own haunted musuem.
Recently we have teamed up with Phil and John Williams of Red Ridge Paranormal and formed Project Paranormal Yorkshire Diverson.
We have Split ourselves and now we have Project Paranormal West Midlands and Project Paranormal Yorkshire Diverson, this way the musuem can be explored more, more investigations and it will bring more to the Project Paranormal Page and make the Project we started in July 2016 even bigger.
Red Ridge Paranormal have their own collection of items and have placed these into what they have named the Curiosity Corner.
As we have teamed up to form Project Paranormal Yorkshire we have decided to add to the corner. These items could hold energy, they are rare items and items that are of interest.
So has we add to the corner we will be doing a brief history of the items added.
The Shrunken Head
Headhunting is something that many cultures all over the world have practiced. Many cultures displayed heads of their dead enemies around their waists, on sticks as a word of warning to oncoming enemies and used them also to represant a gathering of celebration.
Despite headhunting not being a uncommon practice to many, the shrinking of a human head is one that was unique to the Jivaro Indians of Ecuador and Peru.
How was it done
– The head would be removed at battle by cutting the skin at the extreme base of the neck, just above the clavicles and in a ‘v’ shape at the point between the nipples.
– A hair band or vine would then be fed through the open mouth allowing the warrior to carry it home.
– A incision would be made up the back of the neck in order to peel the flesh from the skull.
– The skull would be then removed and thrown away.
– Red seeds are places in the eyes and they are sewn shut and the mouth closed by passing small, sharp palm pegs through the lips.
– The skin would then be boiled and left to simmer for about an hour to two hours. The timing of this had to be just right as too short of a time would result in the head not shrinking properly, while leaving the head too long would cause the hair remaining to fall out. When this processed was finished the head would be reduced by two thirds of its orginal size and would have a rubbery texture to it.
– The skin was then turned inside out and any remaining flesh scraped away.
– The head would be dried to continue it to shrink, small rocks heated were used to fill the head and when the head became too small for the stones, heated sand was used instead. Heated rocks would be placed outside the head to maintain the features. This process could last up to several days.
– The Pegs through the lips were then removed and replaced with dangling cotton cords, Ash would be rubbed into the skin and then the head would be hung over a fire to allow it to dry and hardened.
– The head would then be attached to a cord through the scalp and then the warrior would be able to place it around their neck.
– A celebration and feast where the warrior would wear the shrunken heads would then be held.
so overall pretty gruesome right?
So why did they do this…What was the belief behind it? well Jivaro warfare was motivated by revenge, rather then territorial. Raids on enemy settlements were performed to avenge slain relatives. Headhunting was thought to appease the spirits of slain ancestors. It was believed that by shrinking the head, it would paralyze the spirit of their enemy and prevent any revenage. It was also believed that it would allow the victims strength to be passed on to those who had killed them.
By the 19th century, tales of the Shrunken heads reached western cultures, which created a demand for them as a morbid curiosity. Of course during this time the shrinking of heads was banned but the Jivaro tradition continued and today replicas of shrunken heads are made. These are clearly marked as replicas and are made from animal products.
Below is a shrunkened head we have purchased from a antiques shop, we have added it to the corner……. on asking where it has came from the owners stated it had come from the Jivaro Tribe and it would have been used to hang up around the village to warn others of what may happen if attacked. Believed to be made of a animal product.
Even though banned, real shrunken heads are still available to buy as seen by the current advertisement in the Ripley’s Believe it or Not Catalogue.
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