Topic: Standing Stones

The practice of circumambulation, or moving in a circle around a central object, is found in diverse traditions ranging from the Maypole to Voodoo rituals. These acts serve as constant reminders of the "True North" or the central axis of reality. Whether it is a fire, a totem pole, or a standing stone, the ritual movement mirrors the rotation of the heavens around the pole.

Hanlon describes "portal dolmens" and standing stone circles as tools for ritual magic and energy manipulation. He proposes that these structures are part of a global grid linked by ley lines, with the Great Pyramid of Giza serving as the central control hub for this ancient network. The host connects these historical concepts to modern efforts like CERN and the Gotthard Base Tunnel ceremony, which some theorists view as contemporary attempts to break the veil between worlds.

Parents used various magical rituals and physical deterrents, such as placing iron in a bed, to protect children or retrieve them from the fairies. Retrieval methods often involved "fairy doctors" who prescribed specific acts like passing a child through standing stones or cooking a black hen. Some darker traditions involved abusing the changeling to force the fairies to return the original human child through a spiritual exchange.

Ogham is an ancient Irish alphabet system based on trees that served as a magical language for the Druids. While many Ogham standing stones were vandalized with Christian crosses to rewrite history, approximately 300 stones survive, with the majority featuring pagan inscriptions dedicated to entities like the Morrigan. The Druids maintained a secular influence in Irish society as bards (Fíle) until the early 1600s, preserving mythological knowledge despite the Christian onslaught.