Earth Energies
By Karen Crowley Susani
Exploring the connection between heaven and earth
Water, Earth Energies, and Sacred Sites Native Americans have a long history of revering hot springs and used them as sacred healing places. In Europe, many churches have a holy well associated with them. Rivers, such as the Ganges in India were, and still are, places of healing pilgrimages. The Hindus believe that the Ganges river flows down from heaven to purify humans. The source of mighty rivers is also a powerful place of veneration.
Holy well legends of healing have a rich history, dating back to pagan times. These special wells and springs often have stones or sacred trees associated with them. Some of the stones even have a depression, large enough for rituals involving a woman lying on it to ensure conception. Bathing and drinking from the sacred waters was another popular ritual in hopes of a cure from various illnesses.
The Danube River in Europe flows through 10 countries, and its source contains magical qualities of rejuvenation. Sensitive people feel its high vibration from a distance away. Standing in front of the bubbling source, you can feel its healing attributes, cleansing your energetic body. The energy from the healing spring rises through your energy body and chakras. After experiencing such powerful water, there is little doubt that these waters have healing qualities that were prized and sought after.
Associated with the Otherworld and named after Goddesses, these Irish holy wells changed with the times. Christian Churches were constructed next to them, and the healing waters were then used for baptism. Some old churches even contain a crypt or grotto that revealed a hidden sacred spring that the church was constructed over.
Ganges River
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Holy wells at St Gilles, Pligeaux, France. Prisoners would wait at the fountains and the left fountain would help calm their fears. The right holy well is a fertility spring.
Credit: Karen Crowley Susani unless otherwise indicated
Water is a special type of earth energy and plays a significant role in creating sacred sites. Water is beloved around the world. Hot springs, holy wells, and rivers have been sites of reverence, healing, and pilgrimage throughout the ages.
