Since ancient times, there have been special zones on our planet that literally attract people. The sick are cured of ailments here, artists are inspired, prophets see visions, and sages achieve spiritual enlightenment.
There is something special in these places - many first attracted pagans, and then became sites for the first Christian and Muslim shrines and temples. What kind of power is concentrated here?
One of the first to try to answer this intriguing question was the anthropologist and traveler Martin Gray, who researched 1000 holy places in 120 countries for 20 years.
“Firstly, all sacred sites have geophysical anomalies,” the scientist says. - Gravity, temperature, radiation, ion saturation there is higher or lower than background values. It is possible that, as a rule, tectonic faults of the earth's crust run under these areas.
Secondly, most of the pilgrimage sites are associated with the position and movements of various astronomical objects visible from there. And at a certain time, due to the cyclical movements of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars, bursts of high-energy charged particles occur here.
But "physics and chemistry," in the words of Martin Gray, are external and visible manifestations. And the main secret is different. It seems that the power of human desire is accumulating and concentrating in holy places - the energy and intentions of millions of people performing ceremonies in a holy place. As if some information carrier is recording all this. And broadcasts somewhere in the subconscious.
- Pilgrims for hundreds and thousands of years go there, - says the scientist, - where a mysterious force awakens and develops feelings of compassion, wisdom, peace of mind and respect for people and the Earth. What is so lacking today.
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Megaliths of Karnak rule the spirits
(Brittany, France)
Karnak is a complex of 3000 menhirs, vertically set stones up to 6 meters high. They stretch over a distance of more than 3 km in parallel rows, of which there are more than 11. The direction of the rows indicates the points of rising and setting of the moon during the winter and summer solstices. The age of the monument is about 3300 BC. e.
“Presumably, the stone rows were erected to curb or control the energy of spirits,” says Rebecca Hind, professor of art at the University of Oxford, author of the encyclopedia "The most mysterious places in the world." - The area is also surrounded by strong magnetic fields. I do not exclude that this energy has previously been used. But now we don't know which one.
The name "Karnak" may come from the name of Kernovein - the horned deity of fertility known in the Celtic world. Until now, women come here who lean their stomachs against stones to help them conceive. Kernovane is also a deity and the underworld who supposedly rules the world at night. Apparently, this is why the theory arose that the rows of megaliths are oriented to points associated with the movement of the moon. According to one of the legends, standing stones serve as a reference point for unearthly creatures visiting our planet.
The golden temple will grant immortality
(Amritsar, Punjab, India)
In Punjab, in the northwest of India, is Amritsar, which means "Lake of the Elixir of Immortality." There is Darbar Sahib (Lord's Courtyard), or the Golden Temple. The city began to develop around a sacred spring, at which ancient ascetics, priests and philosophers, including Buddha, meditated. Over time, the waters gathered into a lake, around and in the middle of which a temple complex grew. The Golden Temple itself is on a platform above the water. Every day 40,000 visitors from all over the world walk around it clockwise before entering. They say it prolongs life.
The Golden Temple in Punjab, Northwest India.
Mount Fuji wards off troubles
(Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan)
The dormant volcano Fuji is Japan's tallest mountain. Fuji-man is also known as the Mountain of Immortality. According to legend, the key to eternity is kept in its volcanic depths. The owners of the key, according to the legends of the indigenous local residents of the Ainu, are the spirits who control natural disasters. Therefore, the mountain is still treated with reverence and respect. In July and August, pilgrims ascend the mountain with lighted torches to glorify the gods and ask them to protect them from all troubles.
The dormant volcano Fuji is Japan's tallest mountain.
Mount Athos will save from the apocalypse
(Halkidiki, Greece)
For over 1000 years, God has been worshiped on the conical marble Mount Athos. Its often snow-capped peak is 2033 m closer to the sky than the peninsula on which it stands. According to one of the legends, Mount Athos was formed during the battle of the gods and titans, when Zeus threw back the mountain, which the giant Athos launched into him. At one time, the people who lived there were baptized and became followers of Christ. The first monks arrived here in the 5th century, and in the 15th century 20,000 monks have already settled. Today, only 300 hermits live in complete isolation. Tourists can see this monastic republic only from the deck of the ferry. It is believed that in their solitude, the inhabitants of Athos, with their prayers, save the world from the apocalypse.
For over 1000 years, God has been worshiped on the conical marble Mount Athos.
Rapanui keeps the peace
(South America, Chile)
Rapanui is sometimes called Easter Island. This name was given to him in 1722 by a Dutchman who landed on its shore on Easter day. The island is also known as Te Pito Te Henua, which means the Navel of the Earth. This island is completely isolated. And he became famous thanks to hundreds of unusual statues. It is believed that these are images of the gods who guard the peace on planet Earth.
Easter Island is famous for its unusual statues.
The most famous "places of power" in Russia
The legendary lake Pleshcheyevo and the wonderful Blue Stone near the town of Pereslavl-Zalessky (Yaroslavl region).
The place with the greatest anomalous activity is called the Perm zone (M-triangle). And near the village of Molebka, glowing balls are often seen.
On Valaam there is a highly prayed place - a skete on the Forerunner Island, where ascetic monks lived.
The Kizhi island on Lake Onega in Karelia is famous for the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord with the strongest energy.
In the Nizhny Novgorod region - Diveevo, Bolshoe Boldino and Lake Svetloyar.
