There is a “Sound Of Silence” (To quote Simon & Garfunkel) when you walk into this church; which is part of Dartmouth Castle;it’s a feeling that stays with you and there is no doubt that you are on Sacred Land. This church feels like a church whether you are religious or not ,you know that you are in a special place and there’s a “Presence” of Spirit that cannot be denied. I have never been in a place that had no sound at all,I mean quieter than a sound proof” vocal booth” in a recording studio quiet; a deafening kind of quiet really like nowhere else I have ever been so far in my life! I knew that there had to have been people buried there under the church floor;I just knew it immediately and it was a very secure feeling that has stayed with me since I have been there in the last few weeks of being back in England.I have been to many Castles and National Trust and English Heritage Sites but there is a feeling of just being on and around an ancient area with many ,many years of History that you just immediately feel when you visit this area and especially in Saint Petrox Church originally built (It is believed in 1192) and rebuilt in 1641. This church is 825 years old wow! Amonst the people buried here (and there is quite a list)is Mistress Barbara Plumleigh and on the brass there is this inscription;”Here lyeth the wife of John Plumleigh,who Barbara had to Name. Whose virtuous life and Godly Death hath left her lasting Fae,Of Rich and Poore she was beloved to Y one and Neighbour kind, TwoSons and Daughters 4 she bare into her husbands deare,And dyed when age had near run out ye Four and XXXth yeare,Whose corps Have Thou O Death Destroy,yet Christ shall rise again And it conjoin in soul with Blisse forever to remaine. For Death to Life A Passage Is as Scriptures ALL Record,blest are the Dead therefore that Die in favor of YE Lord.”There is a family coat of arms that is stretched across a diamond shaped frame of wood near by and many, many different stained glass windows that are donated and assigned to different families and many soldiers that died in the line of action as well. It is as if there is a silent vibration or inner feeling of being with “One ” in every soul that is buried here at different times throughout history. It is as if each soul is in alignment and touch one another, on some level; it is surreal. The natural beauty of this church urges you to stay , to linger, to meander, but eventually you have to leave to let others have there moment alone there and to take in what is there. So then its onward to Dartmouth Castle; which has always been a Military Fort and a place that has seen battle, after battle, and still remains intact and maintains its natural beauty and beautiful coastline, and of course The River Dart. My next blog will describe more about Dartmouth Castle and The River. Blessed Be,Merry Meet again, MLC
There is a “Sound Of Silence” (To quote Simon & Garfunkel) when you walk into this church; which is part of Dartmouth Castle;it’s a feeling that stays with you and there is no doubt that you are on Sacred Land. This church feels like a church whether you are religious or not ,you know that you are in a special place and there’s a “Presence” of Spirit that cannot be denied. I have never been in a place that had no sound at all,I mean quieter than a sound proof” vocal booth” in a recording studio quiet; a deafening kind of quiet really like nowhere else I have ever been so far in my life! I knew that there had to have been people buried there under the church floor;I just knew it immediately and it was a very secure feeling that has stayed with me since I have been there in the last few weeks of being back in England.I have been to many Castles and National Trust and English Heritage Sites but there is a feeling of just being on and around an ancient area with many ,many years of History that you just immediately feel when you visit this area and especially in Saint Petrox Church originally built (It is believed in 1192) and rebuilt in 1641. This church is 825 years old wow! Amonst the people buried here (and there is quite a list)is Mistress Barbara Plumleigh and on the brass there is this inscription;”Here lyeth the wife of John Plumleigh,who Barbara had to Name. Whose virtuous life and Godly Death hath left her lasting Fae,Of Rich and Poore she was beloved to Y one and Neighbour kind, TwoSons and Daughters 4 she bare into her husbands deare,And dyed when age had near run out ye Four and XXXth yeare,Whose corps Have Thou O Death Destroy,yet Christ shall rise again And it conjoin in soul with Blisse forever to remaine. For Death to Life A Passage Is as Scriptures ALL Record,blest are the Dead therefore that Die in favor of YE Lord.”There is a family coat of arms that is stretched across a diamond shaped frame of wood near by and many, many different stained glass windows that are donated and assigned to different families and many soldiers that died in the line of action as well. It is as if there is a silent vibration or inner feeling of being with “One ” in every soul that is buried here at different times throughout history. It is as if each soul is in alignment and touch one another, on some level; it is surreal. The natural beauty of this church urges you to stay , to linger, to meander, but eventually you have to leave to let others have there moment alone there and to take in what is there. So then its onward to Dartmouth Castle; which has always been a Military Fort and a place that has seen battle, after battle, and still remains intact and maintains its natural beauty and beautiful coastline, and of course The River Dart. My next blog will describe more about Dartmouth Castle and The River. Blessed Be,Merry Meet again, MLC
