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Visiting the Past: Finding and Understanding Britain's Archaeology

Visiting the Past: Finding and Understanding Britain's Archaeology

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Re: Subject Guides No. 2 - Sacred Springs and Holy Wells by MarkEdwards on Friday, 30 April 2021

Sacred Springs - An Ancient Perspective.
Natural springs are abundant. Not all springs are "sacred". It is almost always true that "holy springs", are sacred springs following Christianisation re-assignment.
It is important to understand the source of the water, which incidentally is the French term for a spring. Water from streams, rivers, and lakes are predominantly run off rainwater. In modern times, this water will almost certainly be contaminated with pollutants, and undesirable chemicals. Clean rivers contain water which is certainly drinkable, once your system has adjusted to the micro-organisms in that water. Wild animals suffer no ill-effects from drinking from streams and rivers. Neither would we once we go through the process of immunisation, which causes temporary sickness. In fact, it should be important to drink this water simply to innoculate ourselves from the organisms present in the immediate environment.
Spring water is entirely different because it has a much different source. It originates in the aquifer, deep underground. It is pushed up by a process caused hydrostatics. As rainwater seeps through the gound it pushes the aquifer to the surface in order to maintain a level. The water that has come up from the aquifer has generally been contained there for a very long time. This water is extremely clean of contaminants once it arrives in the aquifer. Much cleaner than our best water purification systems. It is water that has been filtered by the substrate. Up to 30,000 feet of filtration !
During the time water resides in the aquifer minerals leach into the standing water, which takes a long time. This happens at a subatomic level. The minerals are "suspended" in the water, and can only be extracted by distillation or digestion. Therefore it is natural that spring water has an very high mineral value. It is extremely beneficial to all fauna to have ready access to a broad spectrum of these minerals, including humans. It is scientifically argued as the benefit of eating organic food.
This is where the ancient definition of a "sacred" spring is important. And why not all springs were sacred. If we consider that the water has leached minerals from it's surrounding environment for tens of thousands of years, then there are minerals which are beneficial, and minerals that most certainly are not. It would not be particularly benefical to drink water that has leached mercury or lead. There are pockets of minerals contained in the substrate in differing concentrations. Sometimes very close to each other. We know this is true from the modern industry of mining. Our ancient ancestors would have known from centuries of observation, which springs were beneficial, and which were not. Hence not all springs are sacred springs. This information has in many areas been passed down through the generations to this day. The town of Bath. Hevis in Hungary. And the preponerance of the "benefits" of spring water in our supermarkets. It is also true that the Christian ceremony of baptism was originally conducted in pools created by sacred springs, or water therefrom, laterally known as holy water.
The most valued springs were those that came from ground rich with gold. Without going into too much detail, this ancient knowledge is the equivalent of what is known as the Ormus effect. Subatomic gold suspended in water. This secret knowledge was the distinct priveledge of Druids and Royalty alike. Now we know the whereabouts of rich seams of gold, it should come as no surprise that springs originating from that source were often termed "Royal Springs". This phenomenon is not just exclusive to Britain, but can be found all over the world in ancient times.
Springs produce water sporadically. They come and go. But generally emanate from the same outlet. Luckily for us Megalithic has mapped out the location of these springs, which are for the most part disused. If you come across one of these sacred springs, try it, and enjoy it. It is a large part of the inherited knowledge passed down from our ancient ancestors.

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