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Faerie Glen Scotland - One Really Magical Place

I will be posting more pictures from the amazing place later on, but for now I would like to get one of the best pictures I think I took while on my trip. This is a picture of the entrance (basically) to the Faerie Glen. A place in Scotland visited by few, guarded secretly, and all around surrounded by mystery. I have never seen a place quite like it.

The story behind this place lies in the mystery within the various rituals performed and people that once claimed it home. You will have to understand two histories or legends. For centuries the place has been been home to animal, and even human sacrifices. Animal sacrifices are still be performed I think still, but very very seldom. You can walk around and find bones lying on and around the hills. As for the human ones, the last one we were told was in 1950. Now while that my sound a bit gruesome, it shouldn't, its part of a culture stretching as far back as we can remember. This was performed by people who believe in mother nature, basically, and the power that lay within. Now the people performing these where classified as "Faeries", women that inhabited the land praying to gods above, using means of rituals, dances, brews, and many other things.

The second part of the story is the about the land itself. Why would people claim this land as sacred land? Based on myth, the story goes that when God created the universe he threw out parts of spiritual creation on Earth. These parts of creation are what make up the mountains, lands, hills, and areas on earth. While most of the earth is covered by parts of equal creation, there are special and rare spots on earth with an immense concentration of this spirtual energy. You may have heard of a place like this before. This was supposedly one of those places.

To fully experience it you had to walk around without shoes (if you wanted). We had several hours to walk all over, contemplate life, meditate, and soak it in. Ask me about how it was like, some time for a more complete story. Till then, these pictures are the best on the internet. I searched for a bit for any other references or photos to the Faerie Glen, and could only find 3 from a few peoples travel journals.