Aster's Pictures

Since Pagan times until relatively recently, especially in Britain and Ireland, these Powers of Place; both collectives of beings, and the local old gods, had recieved offerings from the people. Forests and rivers, special trees and mountain ranges all have there 'geni locii' local divinities, such as Tamara the goddess of the river Tamar, and Sul the goddess of the hot springs at Bath. Barrow mounds and stone circles also have special powers of place, the stone spirits and their overarching guardians oversee places like West Kennet longbarrow and Stonehenge to the smallest circles, being both the ancestral human spirits, faerie and otherworld beings resident in the area, and the earth spirits of the place, forming a collective consciousness, whilst also still retaining individual awareness. Offering to the Powers of Place is a tradition that spans millenia and has been revivied by modern pagans today. Today offerings should always be biodegradable and well thought out, and one of the best offerings is to clear a place of human rubbish, and to protect the site from pollution or interference. However these offerings are never made to 'appease' the spirits, rather they maintain a bond of good relationship and interconnection which has positive and far reaching effects both for the individuals and for the wider whole. This was the wisdom of our ancestors, which we do well to remember today.  Copyright Danu Forest