Spiritual Portals In the Home

[mysterious]

I think i have a few portals around my home, they arent always near doorways, but i know that it is a portal since I can always sense a being (invisible of course) orbing into the room and its always at the same place.

Does anyone know why these spirits just randomly orb in and out at their own leisure, are they trying to tell me something or merely just "taking a walk"?

I wanted to let them know i can sense them so i always look over to where they orb in from - but i dont get any signs back.

What am i supposed to do with this knowledge, nothing?

[WhiteWarrior]

Portals get spirits from one place to another. You just happen to live by a road crossing; they are not coming to speak with you. Although in theory you could if they would. Anyway. You are not supposed to do anything with it as far as I can guess; some of these things are ancient. You are not living in a very old house by any chance? What you can do, I think, is use the portals astrally. But that is not my area of knowledge, so I end this post here :)

[mysterious]

Anyway. You are not supposed to do anything with it as far as I can guess; some of these things are ancient. You are not living in a very old house by any chance? What you can do, I think, is use the portals astrally. But that is not my area of knowledge, so I end this post here :)

I dont think purposely trying to go into the portal would be very wise or safe.

[Saranda]

It is very probable that they are just passing by and they know very well that you sense them - well, knowing that is just natural to them. Trying to let them know that you do would be just like tapping random bypassers on the street and saying "Hey, I see you!" to them. :) I usually do nothing about that, unless a portal or those who are coming through it start bothering me. Hasn't happened in years.

[norseman]

Mysterious, portals are "places between places" or "times between times" and to be taken very seriously indeed.

[LucidNinja]

aparently theres one in my room, i can sometimes see funny things

[mysterious]

Mysterious, portals are "places between places" or "times between times" and to be taken very seriously indeed.

Sounds like you know a lot about this. Care to elaborate?

[norseman]

No problem, Mysterious. I am a "hedge strider". :smile:

Portals, Doorways, “Striding the Hedge”, Ancestral and Nature Spirits.


This is a tale of our remote, ancient ancestors in Britain [and Northern Europe]. During the last Ice Age, there was a huge cold tundra to the south of the ice sheet in the area now occupied by the North Sea [about 10000 BC]. It was home to herds of grazing animals of a wide variety and their predators, including Hunter-Gatherer Tribes who followed the herds. The south of this plain was a wide, marshy delta where the Thames, the Rhine, and the Seine all ran into the Atlantic, along with their many tributaries. Along with the H-G tribes were Fisherfolk who lived in the marshes in villages raised on stilts - one such village, dating from about 8000 BC, is currently being excavated and is in a remarkable state of preservation. www.starcarr.com (http://www.starcarr.com)
Around 6000 BC, the Ice Sheet began to melt very rapidly and the dry tundra began to flood, the tribes had to migrate away from the melt water along with the herds. Some of the tribes fled to the West into a land regarded as marginal - a land of dense, damp, gloomy forests - home to wolf, bear, wild boar and red deer. A completely alien landscape to the tribes who were used to open flatlands, now they were faced by folded land and an endless forest. This was the island of Britain.
However, this new land was not unoccupied, It was home to the Green Spirits of Nature. Clearly this presented a major challenge to those early tribal shaman as the spirits were not especially friendly to the "invaders". Over a long period of time, the shaman recognised places in the forest which seemed to be the sources of the Green Spirits and began to leave offerings in the hope of gaining the friendship of the spirits. Ultimately, the shaman were successful and gained much knowledge from the Green Spirits including the Places of Power in the landscape where the realm of the Spirits could be accessed to seek advice. These places were doorways or portals.
As man increased in numbers and knowledge of metals, whereas previously they used stone tools, now they had first bronze axes and later iron. The deforestation of the land increased rapidly as more and more land was cleared for agriculture and animal husbandry. The Green Spirits retreated to their own realm but entered our mythology as the Green Men, the Wild Men, Robin Goodfellow, Hob, and Elves. They entered our enduring legends as Robin Hood, the Green Knight of Arthurian legend, etc. The most enduring deities came from this source also = The Green Man, the Horned God [Kernunnos]
However the places of power remained active for those who knew the secrets through the ages.
The barrier between one realm and another came to be known as the veil or the hedge and the successors of the shaman - the Cunning Folk and ,later, the Hedge Witches continued to "cross the veil" or "stride the hedge" to commune with the Nature Spirits, now also recognised as Ancestral Spirits.
So, how are these "doorways" recognised ? Largely instinctual and empathetically, they could be said to be "places between places" and "times between times". Examples : cave mouths, depressions in the ground, springs, waterfalls, the strand of the beach between high and low tide, nightime, the change of seasons, the change of year, etc. A long list which still require difficult searching to identify.
Firstly, the seeker needs an intimate knowledge of the land, the seeker needs expertise in meditation, and most importantly, the seeker needs the approval of the spirits on the other side to open a doorway. I must stress the journey across the hedge is not physical but in spirit only.
Earlier , I talked about portals, striding the hedge, and Nature Spirits. I also hinted that Nature Spirits and Ancestral Spirits were one and the same. Perhaps some explanation is needed.
To do this, I must go into pagan cosmology.
In the pagan model of creation, especially the Celtic model, there are three realms of being - the Heavens, Middle Earth, and Underworld. These realms are connected by the "axis mundi", the World Tree. The tree has it's roots in Underworld, it's trunk in Middle Earth, and it's branches in the Heavens. The best known "tree" is the Norse Yggdrasil, a giant ever-green ash. The Celtic equivalent is an apple or oak tree.
Middle Earth is the physical plane where we live, a realm of the Conscious. We are part of this Earth and we must interact with it, care for it. We can, on occasions, contact other realities but must always be in touch with the Earth and our physical bodies - this point is of prime importance when "striding the hedge" and explains why you should not do so without another person acting as anchor for your spirit to find it's way "home".
Underworld is not like the christian hell, a place of torment and punishment but a place of care and rest for the spirit awaiting re-incarnation after death. It is the womb of the Dark Mother where all life originates. This is the sub-conscious or unconscious mind, the source of ancestral or primal knowledge and the place where this knowledge may be accessed. It is the place where the Self may be sought.
Finally, the Heavens, the celestial realm, home of the Sky Gods. It represents the highest aspirations of the spirit and the highest level of consciousness. It is a realm that we all aim to achieve even if briefly.
So, Nature Spirit or Ancestral Spirit. As I said, Underworld is part of the Wheel of Life, death - renewal - rebirth. The spirit may make a choice not to re-incarnate, but to remain in spirit form as part of the spiritual essence of Gaia i.e. an Ancestral Spirit. And this resource of knowledge is where the Seeker hopes to gain guidance when opening a portal.
Now, is this that I have told you just a legend ? You decide if I am telling truth or just a fanciful story ! And if I am telling truth, where did my knowledge come from, do you think ? Hope this either clarifies or mystifies the subject for you !
Norseman 2010

[Belle]

I have portals in my house. I saw a medium at his place once and he was very careful to rotate where he saw people to keep the energy in his place balanced.

I found one at the bottom of my stairs, I always sat there and got glum putting on my shoes to go out and also would traipse down the stairs and feel glum in the morning. Noxious energies I have to say.

There is one now on the sofa. I can sense the presence. it's a very unpleasant one and I send it healing light. I don't know what else to do with it.

I think my higher self (?) travels to places as I've been aware of tapping into something or somewhere and picking things up without me trying to. I don't like it, it feels intrusive and inappropriate and I bring myself back. I have no desire to be somehwere uninvited.

I clear the place with incense and burn candles but I'm still aware of energies. I'm sure I see them come and go. And no, I haven't been on the wine!

[mysterious]

No problem, Mysterious. I am a "hedge strider". :smile:

Portals, Doorways, “Striding the Hedge”, Ancestral and Nature Spirits...

Wow - you sure can type. See, I knew you had all that knowledge (but not to that extend). :icon_eek:

Suprisingly I understood most of it but of course got lost in places. Though if "the system" is really all that intricate and complex i rather not know - because it makes my head hurt. Basically Gods got our back (hopefully).


I also have just learnt that the underworld isnt something to fear - yay! lets all meet there and have a party...:hippy2: :occasion16:

Thanks

[norseman]

@ mysterious "Wow - you sure can type"

:D That is one of my shorter ones :D

Got a couple of hours spare ? :D

http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27679

[mysterious]

Sheesh! What a lot of text - you must have got reincarnated as a knowledge giver :icon_eek:

[norseman]

:D Retired Lecturer :D