by The Ghosty Gal

Created on: December 31, 2006   Last Updated: May 11, 2007

In 1921,a businessman named Alfred Watkins was struck by the apparent alignment of various ancient sites on his local map. He coined the phrase "ley lines" imagining them to be ancient trade route markers. His observation was to spark decades of debate, between a "New Age" theory and a recognized archaeological phenomenon.

Did Watkins rediscover cosmic energy fields once known by ancient man?

Yes, energy fields are detectable at many ancient sites by a variety of methods. Many people experience certain physical sensations triggered by exposure to this energy, such as a tinnitus (ringing in the ears) or a prickling in the fingers or other extremities. Dowsing rods can also detect this energy. Dowsing has been able to map the course and width of some of the ley lines that link these ancient ruins. It is estimated that most ley lines are approximately six feet wide.

The energy fields of ley lines have been shown to fluctuate, the width increasing two-fold at sunrise and sunset.

Three key lines have have been tracked, spanning the globe. The E-line links southern England with ancient sites in New Zealand and Nepal, among other.

Many ancient cultures perceived the earth to be a living force, with healing capabilities. The thing that appears to link all these sites is ancient spirituality. From the Anasazi people of New Mexico to the alignment of the burial mounds and stone monuments of England, a picture has emerged of the central role the straight path had to play in the death rituals of the ancient world. It was widely held that a spirit would be trapped by winding path or a labyrinth. Tom Graves, in his book Needles of Stone, compares stone monuments to acupuncture needles, that enabled ancient man to harness the healing power of the Earth's flow. He claimed to be able to detect ley lines above ground with dowsing rods.

Ley lines have been linked to UFO sightings. In the late 1950's, Aime Michel's book, Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery, purported that UFO sightings had occurred at points that could be linked on a map with a straight line. He called these lines "orthotenies." Jimmy Goddard, of the Straight Track Club, wrote in 1964, "Could it be that the intelligences behind the flying saucers build the markers for navigational purposes, or perhaps in order to find readily a form of magnetic current that is readily available to them?"

The appearance of historic rather than prehistoric, points of interest along ley lines are evidence of what believers call subconscious siting." This is evidence of the central influence ley lines continue to exert on the modern world.

In conclusion the world is underpinned by a detectably cosmic energy network, in the form of ley lines that crisscross the globe. It is also possible that ley lines play a key role in UFO visitations.

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