Magic In The Landscape - Nigel Pennick

Learn To Cultivate A Traditional, Beneficial Relationship With The Land By Embracing The Forgotten Practices Of Our Ancestors Details The Ancient Art Of Geomancy And Earth Magic, Including How To Work With Ley Lines, Astrology, And The Four Directions To Honor A Space And Make It A Place Of Power Explores The Magic Of The Land Around Us And How Our Ancestors Interacted With Earth Energies And The Forces Of Nature Discusses The Power Of Boundaries And Magic Circles, The Proper Feng Shuirdquo; Of Graveyards And Cemeteries, And Magically Powerful Places Such As Crossroads, Fairgrounds, And The Mystic Triangles Found In No-manrsquo;s Landsrdquo; Our Ancestors Were Deeply Aware Of The Magical Power Of Their Local Landscape, No Matter Where They Lived. Every Interaction With Their Environment--from Building To Farming To The Layout Of Ancient Cities--took Into Account Terrestrial Energies, Ancestral Memory, And The Many Seen And Unseen Presences In Nature. They Developed Sophisticated Procedures For Orienting Their Living Spaces And Respectfully Working With The Magic Of The Landscape.