WALKING IN THE WOODS: A Brief Guide to Observational Geomancy
By Reverend Vincent Bridges
All too often, our theoretical discussions of Geomancy leave the impression that this is something best left to professionals. However, by being a little observant anyone can become a solid, practical geomancer. You don’t even need to dowse or know how to read a map. Just keep your eyes open on your next walk in the woods and try these simple experiments and observations.
First, walk a few yards off the path into the woods. Roughly face east and just relax. Feel the forest around you. Turn slowly to the north, your left, and stop when you see one of the following: 1) a tree with multiple trunks 2) a clump of unusually twisted trees or 3) a tree with an unnatural growth pattern of any kind.
If you turn about a quarter to the left before seeing one of the above, you are in an energy-rich geomantic area. Turning less than a quarter is very energy-rich. Half-way is normal energy patterning and three-quarters suggests that the area is energy-poor. These are rough estimates, but reliable as a guide. Continue through a complete turn, noting the above in each quadrant.
If you find that each quadrant of your circle has a couple of the above signs, adding up to an odd number, then you are most likely in a small dome area, a place where the intersection point of a larger structure “domes” onto the surface in a bubble-like flow of energy. These spots are similar to what is called “blind springs” in dowsing and should be rich in animal and insect habitations. The eldest tree of the area is also probably close by.
If only one quadrant of your circle has any of the above signs, then you are probably in a smaller dome cap area. This is the spot where local phi-ratio spiral line returns to the ground. This can be felt as a sort of downward pull in one particular spot, the point where the phi-ratio shifts to the molecular level, the dot at the end of the spiral. These spots will often have excessive growth, maybe even underbrush and briars, In the summer, they are the favorite localities of gnats who dance in big columns on the energy stream.
If you found and even number of the above signs, then you are either in a direct flow of a spiral energy line, or at a node point where two or more streams of energy cross. Direct flow is often indicated by doubled trees. It is often possible to follow the entire spiral simply by walking from doubled tree to doubled tree. Dowsing does come in handy at the intersection points, which have often multiple cluster points at the exact crossing point. Direct flows of local spirals feel almost giddy, and crossing nodes are felt as a slight spinning sensation. Often trees will grow away from these structures, twisting along with the direction of the spin.
If the woods you are walking will allow, try following one of the spiral lines until you find the dome spot. )If you started from a dome spot, try to find the smaller dome cap as described above). This is usually recognizable by the openness of the area, its lack of underbrush and even perhaps its lack of trees. The trees at the edge of a large dome will appear to be bending backward, away from the energy up welling. Remember, these dome spots are energy donuts, there is a calm center surrounded by an energetic toriodal shape.
When you find the dome, look for the eldest tree. This will be a very old tree, close to the oldest in the area, perhaps somewhere in the immediate vicinity of the some spot. The eldest tree is often near water, such as the head of a spring, and can be felt as an actual presence, rather like J.R.R. Tolkien’s Ent. I recommend giving it a hug or making contact with it in some other way.
Also, remember, yang (or positively charged energy) flows along ridge lines. Yin (negatively charge energy) flows along valley floors and water courses. Where the two meet — mountain springs, river gorges or water falls and so forth–are places where the energy can be naturally tapped and used. Places where the underbrush is very thick and choked-looking are probably spots where the dead orgone energy (the black chi) collects and should be avoided.
Vincent Bridges is the only professional geomancer (reader of Earth energies) listed in the first edition of Who’s Who in service to the Earth..
ADDITIONAL GEOMANTIC INFORMATION by DARLENE:
Major and minor grid lines tend to connect Domes with each other. However, the energetics of the local spots, that which can be seen and experienced on the land, will tend to spiral and cross in and out of these larger energetic structures. It is a way for the land to locally distribute the energy from the grid. The energy of domes are skyward, outward and yang in nature. They are places to make connections with key local and non-local presences. But this is only one half of the equation. As the local energies spiral towards the valleys, a natural cleansing take place.
Yin energy points are located in valleys, near streams or other bodies of water or within caves. Yin areas are just as powerful, but they have a different purpose. They work naturally to transmute any negativity draining its way (as long as the eco-system is intact). Yin spots are feminine in nature and are good places for humans to live near. Devic presences are usually more accessible, (and friendlier) than those found higher up.
DARLENE assists Vincent in practical geomany by communicating with the devic presences on the parcel of land in question for insights into the unseen dymanics of the situation.
These articles appeared together in “A Compendium of Information Presented at REVIVING ANCIENT WISDOMS, A Forum on Earth Grid Engineering & Sacred Geometry” and was first published by the Fifth Way Mystery School.
©1993 The Fifth Way Mystery School
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