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coldrum found this in the Bristol paper:
Pagans John and Suky Burton knew their suburban garden needed a little something to bring it to life… so they imported in a prehistoric stone circle, aligned it with a ley line and invited a coven of witches to the dedication.
Now the energy is positively pulsing in the garden at their detached house home at 22 Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset.
Suky, a hereditary witch, and John, a druid for more than 30 years, are sure the circle, which they brought from their former home in nearby Weymouth, will be a positive influence and force for good.
The ancient history of the 13 mossy chunks is lost but they are reputed to have originated from Portland. Early last century they were bought by a member of the Burberry family for their mansion, Abbotts Court, overlooking Radipole Lake at Weymouth.
Thomas Burberry, founder of the famous clothing firm lived at Abbotts Court during World War I.
When Mr and Mrs Burton bought Abbotts Court in 1980, they discovered the stone circle in the overgrown grounds, together with a large collection of fossils. When they moved to the house in Dorchester the took the stones with them.
Now they have set up the circle in alignment with a powerful ley line which runs from Maiden Castle, the great iron age hill fort which overlooks Dorchester through to Maumbury rings, a Neolithic henge a few minutes walk on the other side of the town.
Mrs Burton, 60, whose grandmother and mother were witches, has practised as a witch all her life. She teaches magic and witchcraft and has an international reputation in the pagan community.
Some 20 witches from her coven attended the night-time dedication ceremony at the stone circle's new location.
She said: "We had a blessing of the stones and we brought the energy back. You could feel the energy circling the stones. We feel they are a place between worlds.
"Paganism is not a religion but a way of life. It is difficult to explain, but for us they represent living and dying, and they are very powerful. We belong to the earth and feel at one with them."
The prehistoric circle's arrival at the house by lorry was equally dramatic, however the garden is surrounded by walls and trees and now no one passing by would have any idea of what lies behind them.
A large room in the Burtons' house is set up as a temple, with chalices, ornamental swords and even a replica mummy from a Madam Tussaud's display.
A hereditary witch is one who is born into a tradition of esoteric origin. These traditions are often not recorded but rely primarily on oral and physical tradition.
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/news/Spooky-Suky-suburbs/article-495040-detail/article.html
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