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Sacred Healing Places There are many places around the world renowned for their Healing Powers and Sacred Energy Amongst the best known are the Springs at Lourdes in France,Stonehenge in England and the Ganges River in India Every year millions of people pilgrimage to these and other sites in hope of Divine intervention to heal their ailments Most leave with at least a sense of calm and acceptance, but a number seem to receive miraculous healing Angels, Saints or ancient gods are believed to inhabit these places Guide to Sacred Healing Spots LOURDES (France) In the mid-nineteenth century, a peasant girl named Bernadette had visions of the Virgin Mary appearing in a grotto of Massabiele near Lourdes,a village in the foothills of the Pyrenees in southern France.She led others to the grotto, and a spring spontaneously appeared.The water is believed to have healing properties,drawing thousands of visitors each year
CHARTRES CATHEDRAL (France) This Gothic Cathedral build in the twelfth centuary contains the famous labyrinth with a rose at its center.It is believed to have been a Druid sacred site before the Cathedral was built.The Cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, but is also believed to have many goddess origins
STONEHENGE (England) Ancient circles of massive stones stand upright on a plain in England.They are believed to have spiritual or astronomical applications or both, and it is still a mystery about who shaped,carried and set the huge stones in place.Estimated to have been build between 2800 an d1400 B.C.E., Stonehenge is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
THE PYRAMIDS (Egypt) The Pyramids of Egypt rise up from the desert in the Gaza plateau near the River Nile.They were burial vaults for the great Pharaohs of Egypt,build about 2,700 B.C.E. Among them is the Great Sphinx, a sculpture with the head of a man and body of a lion.The Pyramids are also considered one on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
GANGES RIVER (India) This river rising into the Himalayas is considered to be the most sacred river of Hinduism
MEDJUGORGE (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Apparitions of the Virgin Mary have been seen here.As with Lourdes,thousands come each year seeking healing
CHIMAYO ( New Mexico) Thousands flock throughout the year to Chimayo for its healing 'holy dirt'.On Good Friday, believers walk the road to Chimayo reenacting the walk of Christ carrying the cross.Some believers walk from as far as Albuquergue,nearly 100 miles away
SEDONA ( Arizona) The red cliffs of Sedona are thought to be one of the vortexes of the world,and entry point for higher Spiritual wisdom to get through
GLASTONBURY (England) St.Michael's Tower appear on Tor, a giant hill that rises up from the emerald green fog-shrouded village,evoking the image of the mystical island Avalon shrouded in mist.Archangel Michael,traditionally regarded as the Angel of Light, the revealer of mysteries and guide to the Other World,is believed to reside here.The area has strong associations with Arthurian legend and the quest for the Holy Grail
IONA (Scotland) One of the smaller islands of the Inner Hebrides, off the western coast of Scotland,Iona is only three and half miles long.It is thought to be a place where the veil between the material world and the Divine world is thinner. Geologically,it is strikingly different from neighboring islands.It is known for Iona marble,near-pristine white rock with streaks of Celadon
CHACO CANYON (New Mexico) The site of ancient Native American ruins,from the height of Anasazi culture in the twelfth century.Like Stonehenge an other sacred stone sites,Chaco shows evidence that inhabitants lined up stones with the solstices and equinoxes
TEOTIHUACAN (Mexico) Commonly translated from Nahuatl as 'City of the Gods', these Aztex pyramids are sometimes called ' the place where men become gods'
ANGKOR WAT(Combodia) The temples of Angkor were build from 879 - 1191 when the Khmer civilization was at its height.Suryavaram II built Angkor Wat in the twelfth century to horor the Hindu god Vishnu.To stand in its midst,it is said by some,is to be inspired by Angelic grandeur and infinite possibility It is said that certain Angels are assigned to watch over Specific Sacred Places
info source Empowering Your life with Angel-Rita.S.Berkowitz
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