The Pillar of Light – Part II
So to re-cap from last months story, I had discovered, with the help of the spirit of my deceased friend Narayan, how to configure the ‘Pillar of Light’ acupuncture pattern in the correct fashion. He came to me in a dream and said that as pillars are generally upright, therefore the acupuncture must be done in the same way – with the person receiving the acupuncture having an upright spine. With this correction and the double spiral placement of the needles, this combination results in a much more dynamic and powerful treatment.
Asides from the increased sensations of moving Qi, the other good thing about doing the acupuncture with the recipient in a sitting position is that it can be performed anywhere, without the need of a couch. So I immediately went up to visit my friend ‘Dowser Dave’ at Chalice well. I knew that Dave, being the adventurous of sprit type, would be up for a little experiment and he also knew Narayan well and was used to this kind of hijinks. I explained to Dave about the new way to do the pattern and he proceeded with his rods to dowse a suitable place in the gardens for the session to take place.
Now, Narayan was a devotee of the Indian spiritual guru Babaji and he often used to practice the Hindu agnihotra fire ceremony. This is an ancient Vedic healing ritual performed at sunrise and sunset, with the ritualistic burning of sacred cow dung and is associated with vibuti (sacred ash), mantras and other meditations. It should have come as no surprise to us then that the divining rods led us right up through the gardens, past the well and up into the top field where the fire of Chalice Well is situated. The rods clearly stopped us right in the middle of the fire pit, and not being one to argue with the dowsing, Dave sat cross legged right there in the middle sacred ash and I inserted the eight needles that constitute the Pillar of Light acupuncture configuration.
This was all happening on a lovely still, sunny day back in May but within a couple of minutes, what can only be describes as a tempest of winds descended upon us. I know I am prone to exaggerate sometimes but it did feel a little bit like when they opened the Ark of the Covenant at the end of Indiana Jones – although I do admit, there were considerably less melting Nazis! The winds swirled around us for a while, and then disappeared as soon as they had came, and we were left somewhat dumbfounded by what had occurred. It felt as though something powerful had been released.
A few days later was May Day and the Chalice Well Beltane fire was built over the exact same spot where we had very recently performed the acupuncture pattern. Hundreds of people gathered around for the ceremony, words were spoken and prayers and intentions were given. Once the fire was lit, almost immediately the flames shot directly upwards, in what could accurately be described as a burning Pillar of Light. Later that day I actually over-heard a few people talking about how surprised they were about how tall, straight and fast the fire burned. Later still I saw many pictures of the Chalice Well Beltane fire and in each one you can clearly see the face of a dancing dragon amongst the flames. It seemed as though the Somerset Dragon which is associated with the Earth’s energy lines, and the Chinese Dragon, which is associated with the uprising of Qi, had come together in one powerful moment for all to see.