A guidebook to 20 unique historical walking routes in Wales. Laurence Main's knowledge of Welsh lore and legend is the basis for these 20 walks, following spirit paths (or ley lines). Standing stones and holy sites abound; Welsh literature and history spring from every page. Spirit paths, leys or ley lines are new concepts to many people who have come to enjoy walking in the countryside. They form part of our ancestral memory as children of Mother Earth which makes so many town-dwellers yearn for the simple freedom of rambling along ancient paths. This vital contact with the living landscape is a spiritual exercise. What is meant by a ley, or spirit path, is very much open to individual interpretation. Significantly, it is a straight path or track that is identified in one's subconscious and is consequently traced by a process of dowsing and connecting sight lines. The paths often synchronise with standing stones, holy wells and other sacred sites, suggesting a divine or mystical significance.
- ISBN13 9781852842895
- Publish Date 6 July 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 January 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cicerone Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English