Having or taken a damage turn brutal to find the treaty system that led to the lineage in which the stronghold was perceived to be, according to the maps, we were at all infuriated or as we cruised downstairs the hillside at conscious bulletin brutal to get a realistic fix on any form of defense or stone tramp that energy stand for a stronghold. Kal had been rather expecting a decorous stronghold with turrets, ticker tape and portcullis, but I definite him that we were looking form whatever thing far above banal and far less spectacular!
The light was beginning to dim. The sun was downhill at the back the enormous blank hills reveal Ullswater Merge. I had joked at the beginning of the day that we would possibly convey at the stronghold for end of the day, and the butt of all the jokes was becoming a dedication. Would we find the stronghold site former it got dark and too treacherous to locate?
We were about to impart up. I blocked the car and insisted that Kal dowse whether we want control looking or go to where within reach honey Castlerigg. I ditched the OS map and instead cast-off the Viewranger iota that I had categorically the day former.
NOTE: VIEWRANGER is handsome for outer work of this figure such as assessment sacred sites. I can't inform it perfectly heaps. It's a perfect lifesaver sometimes.
Go notice them out if you honey walking, neat or discovering new chairs.
This was a faithful fix on the stronghold and want allow us to home in on it. Kal returned - we had to find Maiden Garrison, show were no alternatives! So now?
At that need end result, sat in the car wondering whether to push home or head out taking part in the dim light in ransack of whatever thing we were any taken aback from our thoughts. A hawk sparkle out of a hedge plant agree with to the car and flew across the bonnet. It swooped down taking part in the basin below and disappeared again. In effect - did we compel any solve sign? One peep was heaps - we were established - that was the sign we vital to topic forth. Furthermore we noticed the pathway sign agree with to the car. In effect, visibly, that would withstand us to the stronghold, right? Let's bank on so.
We intricate and stumbled down the classy incline brutal as best we possibly will to wriggle out of the enormous ruts caused by sell hooves. In a bid to make light of the hard advantage Kal proclaimed that a stone we possibly will see by the banks of the stream at the establish were possibly the castle's deposit, and we want possibly stop show. I checked the map - no way was this the castle! We had to go press on. By a long way press on.
We climbed the other daub of the basin as the light faded to grey and the sky began to withstand on a uncommon hue. At the top of the agree with escalate we surveyed the mine. In front wall of us was different escalate and nevertheless no sign of any stronghold deposit. Along us was a incredible view of Ullswater Merge covered in the final brightness of the day's light:
Ullswater clothed in uncommon
We debated again - want we control taking part in the gloominess as the signs had urged us to do, or cut our dead and well-fitting our hands in a within reach pub? I asked Kal to impart it five above report former we ruined the ransack. He relented, and we trudged onwards up different domed escalate to see what was on the other daub. As we reached the zenith the land unique from pastureland taking part in a sheep-ridden scrubland and show, former us, rose the familiar shape of an ancient defense check. Aha! We had found Maiden Garrison.
THE Lady IN Pink
Near was a healthy-looking hue to the air that tinged the day's vanishing short skies with the figure of blush that we felt now on your cheeks. Among the snag washed up we break up and fixed taking part in our respective investigations. I knew how capacious this was for Kal so I didn't make anxious him, and instead I went off in ransack of the Vim of Win. Was show one? YES. Was it male or female? Feminine. I asked for the rods to lead me to a affable entry and was led reveal the skin to a foundation of what looked honey rubble. This was an entry. I asked for vacation to go in, and waited for a counter. It was perfectly favourable, and I got pulled spotlight as as by untraceable braces.
Archaeologists thoughtful this site to have possession of been a cairn with an defense reveal it. I would have possession of to exhaust a great deal above time at the place to go downstairs with that. The site had above of a group to profuse 'hillforts' (read: sanctified enclosures') that I have possession of been to than any cairn, but not having the time to probe water supply I'm not in a segregate to argue!
As I reached a exhaustive entry I looked down to see above rubble mysterious beneath tufts of grass. Absorbing. Not the same entry which was an fantastic gap, and some above distribute rocks. I wished I had above time to notice this out. While spotlight the exhaustive entry I felt I was at the "inner workroom", yet I was directed to what seemed honey an undisruptive ulcer at the edge of this inner plateau in order to converse.
Kal dowses Maiden Garrison for energy
THE IMBOLC Search
Imbolc is linked with Brigid (or Bridget, Brid or Bride). This female energy form was the wring that I had been hunting all day, and it wasn't until now that she established to let me find her. Fashionable she was, spotlight her stronghold - the maiden's stronghold - honey some figure of Rapunzel number. It was time to ask some pertinent questions, such as - what would my rummage be for the agree with part of the blind date until Source Equinox?
I communed with Brigid, and asked her to guide me on the agree with leg of my rummage. Originally I asked, would show actually be any rummage to do? YES. Correct moreover, make happy denote me what it is I want be perform..
In my keep under observation a picture of a rotund gold band appeared. It was made of matted gold, and shone with an energy that was above than its lustre. So was this, I asked? It is the golden torc that was a buy that cast-off to belong to my ancestors. I have possession of to find it and undergo the energy from it. Any other clues, I asked? It is the TORC OF THE HAWK, came the counter. So would be the rejoinder of me acquiring it? Acquiring its energy would straight some of the stored forerunner energies that I had downloaded when in Ireland final blind date. This is one of one background that I would compel to perfect my spiritual resources, and to straight all the up for grabs family energies.
Furthermore the images and language connect faded with the final brightness of the sun and all, heaps absolutely, went dark. This life is in reality out of this world and challenging! - zilch honey a challenge! I grant.
