I used to build pebble towers with the kids on beaches so I was prompted by Robs post on balance to experiment myself with some stone balancing and prayer/meditation . At charmouth beach today and I put up a few stone circles, it was a really helpful way to centre and good entry point to prayer without words. I have always found creation and nature helpful in getting me to focus but usually it motivates me towards praise and thanks. However the physical act of trying to balance with an object of nature was really helpful and I found myself in Flow quickly. Perhaps it was seeking the external balance that helped the internal.
‘When thou prayest, rather let thy heart be without words than thy words be without heart.’
John Bunyan
As asbo baby approached to knock over the circle, Exodus 20 v25 came to mindIf you make an altar of stones for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it, -and the hammering behind of fossil hunters was magnified in my ears, as people split rocks searching for ammonites.
hey they look cool! my little balancing was at Charmouth as well – did you not see it? lol
Really pleased to have had just a small part in your thinking.
Hope GB goes well.
there was a line of balanced stones near the portacbin cafe were they urs
nah – mine were right over by the rock pools, miles away from anywhere lol