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Psychedelic homage in San Salvayre

Psychedelic homage in San Salvayre

IMG 0853 San Salvayre the diminutive hamlet 5 kms from Alet-les-Bains is endowed with an intriguing and enchanting chapel in its sanctum. At each angle of the facade of the chapel, lie eight Gargoyle-type figures and this is the first thing that caught my eye, as I ventured in.

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These, are representations of ethereal guardians of the portal or doorway. (1) So it would seem the chapel is IMG 0862sited on a vortex or a strong telluric current analogous to the effect a Leyline induces, as it goes on its merry way. (Interestingly, two Scottish sites: the crypt in Roslyn Chapel and the Chapel of Iona Abbey both contain vortices).

IMG 0820As one enters, a clear Greek cross shape to the chapel emerges, and it is evident to the eye of the beholder, that the chapel is of antiquity – the flagstones on the floor attest to this; perhaps it has come through another guise or another incarnation and has morphed or evolved into a Catholic chapel. Curiously, there is no holy water font at the entrance. And whilst some might regard the churches of Esperaza, Rennes-les-Bains, Bugarach, or indeed Rennes-le-Chateau, as carrying the remnants of a Gnostic or alternative tradition, they all have the ubiquitous holy water font. Additionally, there are technically no 'Stations of the Cross' here.

So this chapel is a genuine exception to the norm – an aberration perhaps – a sole trader in the nomenclature of church architecture. Could there be a reason for this? A message being conveyed? Could the architects have been conveying the concept with no water font, that to bless oneself is superfluous in the order of things? Or are these the signs/the indicators that whilst nominally it's a Catholic chapel, subliminally below the surface, it's operating on another plane. In addition, could the absence of the Stations of the Cross convey something: that the Crucifixion story isn't quite what we have been taught and led to believe through the lens of time?

I had read anecdotes in a number of books including by Jean Markale and Val Wineyard of people reporting strong energies from the altar and I had also been told by a Danish Travel Writer of a chapel whose altar gave off electric impulses and was a Temple to Isis. (Of course, the Romans worshipped Isis, and some believe this is a Sanctuary to Isis, so perhaps the Romans established the sanctuary and it morphed into a Christian place of worship?). Was this the chapel I had wondered? So, as if a magnet were radiating its hypnotic spells for me, I sallied forth like a wandering minstrel to it. I spread my arms out – radiating them out like 'The Da Vinci man', as I am want to do at megalithic sites, to elicit the energies from the front, but nothing happened. But when doing it from the back, an amazing, magical tingling came into my hands; this was sustained with the intrepidness of a dagger's force. My hands were dancing as if they were a pendulum or doing levitation above the 'Holy of Holies.' (Curiously, the electric amplification was only perceptible from the uncovered part. It was not produced over the altar cloth). So could this pertain to electrical conductivity, in that the cloth covering, filters out the current into a receptacle?

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My friend made a pendulum out of an elastic and a small ring dangling in the air, to test the energies or phenomena taking place, akin to dowsing; it was responding, seemingly to a force, will or locomotion of its own. The third member of this trio of searchers (the most rational and logical of the three of us), confirmed the dazzling display before our eyes and hands. “There was strong magnetic activity as if the stone was in some way magnetised,” he said.

   A FEW INTERESTING SCENARIOS

           (1) Significance of Leylines

           (2) Druidic power points and sacred area for Neolithic people

           (3) Reputed burial place of Jesus.

If, as seems evident, the chapel and particularly around the altar, is poised tantalisingly at a vortex, could there be strong leylines running through here? As a corollary, Alet-les-Bains below San Salvayre is sited over one of the biggest underwater lakes in France, so are we looking at a hydro/water connexion and resonator at work, extending as far as here? The fact that there is a menhir called 'Pierre Droite' in close proximity and that there is also part of a menhir, which has now been moulded into a roadside pyramid-type structure, attests to it being an area used by Neolithic people, and tapped into by the druids as subtle power points; hence an effect of combustion is at work. Alternatively, could some sort of cerebral downloading of sleeping consciousness be effected by the powerful and magical energies at the altar of the chapel?

At this juncture, it is timely to consider the 'Burial of Jesus' paradigm. Of the four reputed candidates for Jesus' tomb in the area, Saint Salvayre is perhaps the one with the greatest credentials. According to local tradition, the body of Jesus was buried in secret in a hidden cavern perhaps 200 metres from the hamlet of Saint Salvayre. This was best illustrated by Pierre Silvain in his book Jesus Barabba: The Angel of the Last Judgement: First Revelation.  This in itself adds to the intriguing cocktail – an ornate appendage to the tapestry. But what has often struck me as odd, is that there are no reports of anyone digging, exploring or searching for treasures around here. And why would Jesus be buried in secret? In a deeply Gnostic, Arian area, he wouldn't have been deemed to be divine – but human; hence, there wouldn't have been a need arising from a covert secrecy, to bury him in secret.

THE MAGIC CHEMISTRY OF SAN SALVAYRE'S ENERGIES

I returned to the back of the altar and once again the magic mushroom effect was elicited. The deep rhythmic tingling, electric bolts and energetic currents were also going through me. I felt a mesmeric exhilaration – almost a euphoric existential ecstasy, as if I were being literally recharged. A giddiness – like a drunken inebriation cut a swathe through me! As if I were ready to embark on an escapade of ethereal delights. But I moved away as it was so intense. It was then a curious after effect kicked in: my right hand became very sore; first around the back and the wrist; then circulating around the other side, as if a river veering and swaying, to the centre of my palm. It was almost as if the hand were taking on the persona of a human heart which is rendered heartbroken at being taken away from its long lost lover or soul friend!

A final curiosity in this maelstrom is the belief that Christian Rosenkreutz – enigmatic founder of the Rosicrucians – is buried in Saint Salvayre. (For such a diminutive hamlet, it is a rumour mill extraordinaire – a lynchpin for the burial tombs of the unusual and famous). Perhaps the mystical Rosa Crucae – the Rose Cross is sending scorch marks onto the consciousness of the beholders here. The velocity of alchemy – so integral to this sacred area – is being powered and prized open in the brisk dashing energies erupting from the 'Holy of Holies.'

The Chapel of Saint Salvayre, contains a jewel, which is a most positive energiser – rich and benevolent. Nowhere else in this region is there an equal to equate the magical elixir – the magic mushroom effect of the electric energies emanating from its altar. Why was it built where it is? Who built it and for what purpose? What source is the energy (ies) tapping into?

THE ESOTERIC PARAPHERNALIA

One of my friends spotted an Ankh key on the ground to the right of the altar. In addition, at the rear wall of the chapel, deposited in one of the niches between the fissures of the wall, was a type of amulet resembling a Triple Spiral in its design. Does this suggest someone is trying to balance the scales swaying at the gateway to this cross-meridional vortex or portal? The Keys of Knowledge and wisdom are prodding the live wires. Or does it reinforce the concept of it being a Pagan Sanctuary dedicated to Isis?

“All is strange in this church; its lay out as well as its decoration” ( Abbe J. Giry from Les Corbieres).

THE MYSTICAL LORE OF ITS ENVIRONS

It's a curious piece of Fortean lore, that as alluded to in my book, The Prism of Rennes, in 'Alet, the enigma & Nostradamus,' there is the curious tale of the “Rain of Gold”; so could the whole mountain – Alet at the bottom and Saint Salvayre at the top, be a huge portal or vortex, in which a kind of tumble drier effect is at work? This Seal of captivation encloses something else: the strange names of some of the hills or environs of Saint Salvayre: L'homme mort, Misegre, not to mention Saint Salvayre (Holy Saviour) itself!. Could it be that they are clues pointing us to Jesus and his connexion to the area? The seal of captivation is tightened, by the enigmatic and unusual picture of Jesus on the back wall; this could be another sign: that Jesus was here. And indeed by Alet-les-Bains being a Kabbalistic cipher which incorporates the Jewish dimension to the area. Perhaps the way of Holy Saviour is where the Priest King lies?

The Chapel of Saint Salvayre contains an electricity that erupts in the sunburst of the mind's eye. Its altar is the epicentre – as it should be – of this veritable vortex and portal, and the epicentre of the whole location. There is magic here, an insoluble, immaterial, ethereal magic which can lift the humble wayfarer to beautiful heights; to wondrous vistas in the deft and subtle energy of its vibrations. It is enriching and priceless which can burgeon the most prosaic of beings. It is the unsung king of the High Aude. To paraphrase Jesus: “Faith can move mountains” and the electric energies of Saint Salvayre can move mountains!

SOURCES

(1)http://audeinsolite.free.fr/saint_salvayre.htm

Roibeard McElroy

meltthecelt-insightsofachameleon.blogspot.com

The book Prism of Rennes for sale at the following CovPrismSpirlink:http://valwineyardpublishing.blog4ever.com

Photos courtesy of Myles Cummings

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