[Lee Baldwin]

Hello Twinkie.

Let's consider that there was a time when humans were comparatively few and far between. Yet now we are absolutely everywhere. This puts a premium on suitable or even ideal locations. When there were less of us it was far more apparent what represented optimal places to build and establish, homes, communities and so on. River crossings, plateaus, easily defended positions, climate, terrain and so on were factors that went into the pot.

Yet now we live in a 'post land grab' age. With upwards of 7 billion of us there has been a dilution in the quality of what land is available to build upon and we have come to expect less as we become further removed from the fundamentals of what are necessary ingredients to make habitation both practical and propitious.

Those are simple mundane physical concerns. Yet if we factor into the equation the more subtle aspects of living a life on this planet other factors become of consideration too. I am a pantheist, I consider that all physical manifestations are the result of a prior state in the unseen or the electrical worlds. I believe that the idea has to come before the act and that nothing physical is without a more subliminal antecedent.

What this means is that the planet we live upon is itself the platform for a seething mass of electro magnetic energy. Now I say that purely as a point of reference, to begin to categorize and define that is a major work so of necessity we'll deal in generalisms here.

The planet, then, is a living entity with its own character and outward expression. At the simplest level we can observe this in the flora and fauna life and then at the less obvious level there are those subtle emanations that arise from the endemic frequencies held in certain locations.

Ley lines have become a popular study of late. Consider them in the way that an acupuncturist might appreciate the meridians of the human body. These are electrical pathways along which things may travel or process. Now I hate the word things so I'll pitch these in and you can make what you will of them, to think of these in analogous terms think of them as being the planet's nerve life, they have colloquial names like fairies, elementals and nature spirits. This isn't Disney or Hollywood so don't get hung up on names.

So let's suppose that the place we're considering has a ley line that runs through it. In the uninterrupted scheme of things entities, which is not a pejorative term, would pass along just as a current passes along a wire or a train along a track. Suppose someone decided to place a building there and interfered with the free flow of electrics, again the acupuncture model is the same in principle. The result could be a build up of static that is not dissipated and leads to strange symptoms manifesting in the occupants of the building who are unwittingly drawn into the equation.

Back to the earlier premise of huge population growth. Scarcity of land means that there is less to choose from so the likelihood of inappropriate building plots becomes a factor. people's sensitivities were such that at one time they would turn their faculties upon a potential plot and 'detect' what was there. Look, this goes into the whole background of fairy tales, trolls under bridges, ogres in dark places and so on. The Chinese still place credence in this through Feng Shui although they tend to become a bit evasive and mystical when trying to explain things.

Each plot of land has its own natural harmony or equilibrium. Uninterferd with it just does its own thing. Throw humans into the picture and all sorts of things start to happen. Especially if they are not sensitive to these things and there is a disruption. Remember that we are guests here, this planet of ours is a great and generous hostess but we are the visitors, she's been here all along so we owe a duty of care and respect to her natural order.

Say that to most people and they will consider you to be nuts. However, it is the case. There are things you can do to find out what the nature of your plot of land is. It starts with sensitivity and switching on your higher faculties. I don't know where you are with that but I'll assume your some way past 'go'. Activate your clear viewing faculties, so that's clairvoyance, clairoleance, clairsentience, clairaudience.

Move around the plot and make a note of anything that impresses itself upon you. If you're looking for ley lines they usually register as a slight tingling in the hand and that is confirmed by gently moving the hand backwards and forwards through the tingling and it feels not unlike a very mild magnetic field. Have you ever held to magnets toward each other and felt the resistance? It's a finer form of that kind of thing.

You can confirm it with dowsing rods, if you discover anything, and also with pendulum. Your hands are the most sensitive equipment though, hands and forearms so wear sleeves short or rolled up. Now then we have to throw into what you're doing the level of susceptibility and fantasy you're prone to. I say that only to keep you grounded as people can get the strangest ideas when you begin to talk about these matters.

Prepare a map of your plot. Hot spots, cold spots, areas of disturbance, areas that see particularly tranquil and so on. you can then engineer your space accordingly. Where do you locate certain things? In the garden area, plants, ponds, benches, arches, statuary and so on.

In the home itself where do you locate furniture, what rooms do you allocate for what functions, what colours do you use, what shapes, how are things palced... All of this can lead to balance or imbalance. All of it can represent an attraction or a discouragement to higher and finer things which can be invited in to your ecology.

No-one that I know of has written about these things comprehensively. It's esoteric stuff and not readily available. As such I hope that points you in the direction you may want to go.

Best wishes!