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Re: Carn Goedog
Nov 22, 2013, 11:13
tjj wrote:
An interesting conversation George - I do drop by for a read from time to time. With regard to Peter Knight, I agree the level of his appeal is very much dependent on your mind set. I used to bump into him from time to time a few years back showing groups around Avebury (on one occasion he was chanting inside WKLB). I also met him in the Henge Shop one winter solstice when he was promoting his book 'The Wessex Astrum' (co-written with Toni Perrott). I bought a copy - am sure you know it is about ley lines connecting ancient and sacred site throughout Wessex. I saw his book on the Cerne Abbas Giant last time I was in Avebury, almost bought it as it did look interesting but resisted as instinctively knew it would be more of the speculative fare. I'm not in the 'prove it or forget it' camp. Some phenomena (if that is what ley lines are) just cannot be proved, perhaps because they don't exist - who knows. Peter Knight strikes me as someone who makes some sort of a living writing books about his theories and there seem to be plenty of takers. Just as Tracey from Margate does with her own brand of art.


Dowsing, ley chasing and lots of other activities like that give many people great pleasure and i'm genuinely very pleased for them. I'm sure some peoples lives are enhanced by these activities and I have nothing but the greatest respect for that, we all have our own private worlds or 'life illusions' and, like religion for some, they can brighten up our lives or perhaps help us through difficult times.

However, when people who practice these activities post on a board like this stating the 'phenomena' as fact, it moves away from simple belief and becomes something else. It seems to me that a large majority of these individuals do not like being asked for proof once they have made their claims (I don't understand why?) and this becomes a real problem during discussion. Its a shame, because i'd love to see somebody with a genuine talent do their stuff, but they always seem to shy away from it.
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