From that point on, I was ultra sensitive to the subtle energies of the sacred sites that we visited. We eventually reached the very North of Scotland, which was baron for many miles before we reached the boat that was to take us to the Orkney Islands. The boat trip was rocky and, for me, lying down flat was the only way to cope.

Once we had landed, we drove straight to the Ring of Brodgar. Refreshingly, unlike England and mainland Scotland, there weren’t any signs saying “No Overnight Parking” and immediately we felt welcomed. We parked up and took a few hours sorting ourselves out and preparing to visit our destination. It was nearly summer Solstice so as we had travelled north and we were heading towards the longest day we found that up in the Orkneys it didn’t get dark. The light was amazing.

At about 11pm, we decided it was time. Linda, Tina and I, all slowly walked up the pathway to the stones. The energy was amazingly strong and increased as we walked towards the circle. Goose bumps and shivers ran down my spine. We walked in silence to the circumference of this huge awe-inspiring circle. Tears ran down my face as I felt completely in awe and in so much appreciation that we had been invited to be a part of this circle of elders. For I experienced a circle of very ancient spirits and I felt so honoured to be there. We stood in silence for ages and then returned to our vans. We had greeted and been accepted by the energies of the stones. The next day, we would spend some time with them.

We spent the next two days being with the stones, walking, talking, drawing, photographing, meditating, meeting others, observing and listening to the curlew birds. The stones were varying in size but all pretty tall and large. They all had swirling textures on them, which intrigued me. Was it really thousands of years of wind that had carved these swirling patterns in the stone? Must have been.



Even though it was Summer Solstice, the wind never stopped and we were all dressed up like the Michelin men!! So many layers to protect us form the wind. Lots of people arrived in their coaches, jaunted around the stones and quickly disappeared. Whilst we spent hours and days just being there. Such a special exquisitely beautiful place.

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