It will be impossible to capture all aspects of our recent journey across France and southern England. It would require an e-book. There are some really important general points that can be made as well as specific examples. It was a real pilgrimage, with all of the elements present at different times. We started off in Nice in the south of France with Finbarr Ross as our fearless leader. He had done this same trip several times before and we were looking forward  to experiencing his insights. My role as co-leader was to assist in all ways, add my expertise and keep the ship steady. Numerologically it was based around THREE. Twenty-seven participants in three vans with three rows of three passengers in each van. 3x3x3=27. The Holy Trinity and the Alchemy! With this number of people involved there was lots of room for chaos, confusion and distraction-the most comon barriers to spiritual connection- and I was immediately aware of this potential problem on the trip.

Our first stop after leaving Nice was the cave of St. Baume where Mary Magdalene did much of her healing work. She worked with the Emerald Fire of healing, hence her often depiction with Green Sleeves in ancient paintings. The walk up to the cave took about 40minutes and was quite steep. I was surprised and delighted to see every single one of our participants arrive at the top-an indication of their commitment to the sacred journey. Finbarr showed us the most powerful spots in the cave that he had become aware of over the years including going into some forbidden zones saved just for the priests! The energy was sublime.

On this type of journey one cannot begin the strong connection to spirit without first clearing out any dross or unresolved issues. Working with the Mary Magdalene energies immediately amplifies what we have left unresolved within. Every other particpant becomes a reflective mirror of your unresolved inner conflict. No point blaming anyone else or circumstances- its ours to own and take responsibility for. Our group were gentle souls, committed to their spiritual journey, and it was wonderful to witness transformation take place.

I knew that Carcasonne was going to be a challenge. On the surface a beautiful fairy tale castle of a city in appearance and yet a major site of the Inquisition againt the Cathars in the Albigensian Crusade and I knew a number of our group had been there in previous lifetimes. We prepared ourselves to do a major clearing here, spending some time in the Church first. To my surprise in meditation I was shown a scene where most of the clearing work required was on behalf of the perpetrators of the Crusade rather than the victims! Then amazingly I found the tombstone of Simon de Montfort in the church. He lead the Crusade and was considered to be a vicious and evil man. I sat with him in meditation and made a strong connection. The indication was that it was not as it seemed. He was chosen for this position by the French King and Pope for this role as he was a courageous Knight who got the job done. He was following orders and doing that really well. It was also clear that he and many of his Crusaders were stuck in purgatory for what they had done. We needed to get out of judgement and assist them. Wow! I took the step of offering him the opportunity to lead EVERYONE involved in the Crusade back to the light- victim, perpetrator and observer. It has become clear in recent months that many survivors of these shocking events are also stuck in suffering and need assistance. I believe a wonderful clearing took place in the city of Carcasonne that day.

This took us to Montsegur, the site of the last stand of the Cathars and a wonderful opportunity to clear this energy for all time. It is a magnificent hill top castle where the Cathars lived as close to God as anyone can. The energy there is exquisite and again a steep climb to the top saw many of our pilgrims push themselves to the physical limit, to be rewarded with wonderful vistas and powerful healing energies. We worked with the red rose as our symbol of healing in this powerful spot.

We were really looking forward to our visit to Rennes le Chateau and the entire area of mystery and magic. We were not to be disappointed. The priest Sauniere discovered something of great importance in the area and built a Chapel full of encoded messages for us to uncover. He also built the Tour de Magdala,  right on the precipice of the Landscape Zodiac of the area. Standing on top surveying the magnificent landscape certainly bought up all sorts of questions.

The first thing you see when you enter the Chapel is a frightening Asmodeus Devil holding up the font for the rest of time. What was Sauniere trying to tell us?

From there you can see the imposing Mt.Bugarach which was sacred to the Essene Community who settled here having left the Holy Land after the Crucifixion. The closer you get to it the more you can feel its presence and the magnetism it holds. Like Mt.Adams and Mt.Shasta all sorts of rumours of UFO activity abound and so we took a late night sojourn to check it out. It is a mountain of high radioactivity content, perfect for healing, clearing and spiritual awakening.

Lourdes is another challenging place with incredible commercialism and people clinging to the hope of healing. The saving Grace is the Grotto itself which has sublime energy. Mary appeared here several times to St.Bernadette and the flowing waters certainly carry a charge. Another opportunity to get beyond judgement to gain the greatest benefit.

Chartres Cathedral is one of my favourite sacred sites in the World and I was delighted that we were to have a full day in the Cathedral, walking the Labyrinth, visiting the Crypt and spending time in the most powerful vortex spots.

As we entered, I was surprised by the energies-things were not quite right. Major renovations were going on and there was major disruption. They had even moved the Black  Madonna from above the well in the crypt! It took some time, healing, toning and members of the group walking the Labyrinth to restore the normal beautiful beneficient flowing energy.

So now it was off to Paris, St. Sulpice, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower for further healing and clearing work.

I will report on the continuing journey to the sacred sites of England next month including London, Stonehenge, Avebury, Tintagel and Glastonbury.

Overall the experience has been absolutely fabulous and as we are still on the move, no time has been available for processing or digesting but I am certain there is more to come in terms of understanding, awareness and spiritual development.