Saturday 11 April 2009




A pathway towards All Angels Day on 16th May 2009 and 5th & 6th December 2009


I had always been drawn, as a teenager, to the occult and the unknown, burning incense through my twenties and chasing a Spiritual but mainly material dream through my thirties and it wasn’t until my forties that I realised my pursuit of happiness was better served by going within, rather than the shallower pursuits that my material world had to offer.

A conscious beginning to becoming the path was kick started after an experience in a garden of a Gatehouse that I had rented. A friend of mine had made a chair, it can only be described as a Wizards chair, for that is what it looks like, made of oak and roughly hewn together, it is tall with a pointed top and has a magical feel, not unlike its creator, Andy. Sitting in this garden, on this chair, with a friend nearby, who is a Crystal Healer, I had a sensation like that I have never experienced before, being engulfed within the radiance of a very strong and vibrating shaft of light which seem to penetrate deep into the planet. It was like a prolonged, slow and exceptionally pleasant electric charge. At this point, my friend who was observing, and could see what was happening, said it was Archangel Metatron.

I had never heard of Metatron, indeed I always felt a little naive and embarrassed when my friend mentioned masters such as Jesus, Saint Germaine and others.

This experience really helped the way forward in setting up The Crystal Merchant, a shop and Light Centre specialising in Crystals and Jewellery, Meditation, Crystal Energy Therapy and Energy Interference Patterning. I had left the material world as I knew it and wasn't sure what I was going to do next, and when I returned from a weekend with a friend who had a crystal shop in East Sussex, I knew this is what I had to do, in my home town of Bury St Edmund's. I had made a list of requirements, the shop had to be in the old medieval part of town, between the two ley lines (The Michael and Mary ley Lines run from St Michael's Mount in Cornwall through Avebury, Glastonbury, Royston and Bury St Edmund's in Suffolk and out to sea at Hopton) in a historic building, requiring renovation, with a magical feel and accommodation above.The next day took me into Bury St Edmund's to follow up my quest. And there it was , a vacant shop, next to and in between the Michael and Mary line, in the medieval grid, requiring modernisation, living accommodation above and with a magical energy. This happened in September and after a short trip to India, I opened up on December 12th 2005.
In the summer of 2007, I went on holiday with my son
and, as we were driving to Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains during a rain storm, the car was completely engulfed in an extremely bright electric blue light as the car was struck by lightning. It was a beautiful experience to have shared together, leading, later in the day, to visiting the sacred site of Glendalough, founded by St Kevin in about 600AD. Whilst climbing up the other side of the mountain away from the tourists, we discovered a hidden and overgrown cave. We felt perhaps that this cave might have been used by St Kevin ! As we were walking down the mountain side I turned around and took the most amazing photograph of a rainbow orb of extraordinary detail and beauty(shown at the top here). I sent a copy to Diana Cooper who very kindly offered the following interpretation:

‘I have had another look at your amazing Orb and we have now been told it contains Archangels Chamuel, Gabriel, Raphael, Michael, Uriel, Metatron, Butalyil (who is in charge of the cosmic grids for Earth) and Gersisa (in charge of the leylines and grids in the centre of the Earth). It also contains eleven Masters. St Germain, El Morya, Kuthumi, Maitreya, Melchizedek, Hilarion, Paul the Venetian, Dwjhal Kuhl, Serapis Bey, Lanto, Ashtar.
The Orb connects space to the centre of the Earth. It is helping to anchor the Metatron Cube. It is also helping to bring the energy of the four ascension planets to connect with Roquiel, the universal angel in charge of the centre of the Earth, Sandalphon and Lady Gaia.
It also contains an invitation to go into space during sleep.
This is an Orb to heal the planet.'

So, it was quite a revelation to get an interpretation such as this, especially because of my earlier experience of Archangel Metatron, my connection with all the Angels and masters mentioned in Diana’s description and, that I had adopted Metatrons cube as my business’s logo !

Back in September last year, 2008, I woke up one morning with a very strong impulse that I was to help organize an event with Angels, here in Bury St Edmund's, but at that time I had little idea what it was to be except it would involve Angels ! A few days later I was walking my dog in the graveyard between the Cathedral and St Marys church when I had another impulse that it should be a mind body spirit event. As I had this thought the bell in the small bell tower in the cathedral sounded 3 times, then 3 times then 3 times ! This happened at about 9.20. This must be a clear indication that these plans were in alignment with my Higher Self and The Universe. I went back to the shop and opened up for 9.30. Unusually, almost immediately, my first customer of the day came in, a lady who I didn’t recognize, asking for 2 crystal Angels !!! Well, I was stunned ! This lady actually chose and paid for 3 Angels when I asked her whether she worked with Angels thinking that I must ask her to join me in helping to organize this Day ! She then reminded me that we had done a crystal workshop together, we had even worked with each other trying out new techniques and she introduced herself again as Debbie Rye, who is a gifted geomancer and crystal energy practitioner as well as working with Angels. Debbie agreed and then we were two ! Shortly after, the Group developed to 9 and includes Jo Duffy, Linda Graham, Glenda Parkinson, Ria Wilson, Marie Huggett, Angela Hahn and Jayne Franz (creator of the beautiful Angel at the top of the page). I later found out from Glenda (who unsurprisingly had a childhood connection with Glendalough) that when the 3 bells sounded 3 times signifies the commencement of The Angelus in the church service !


All Angels Day
A Celebration of Light
Saturday 16th May 2009
The Athenaeum, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds
10 am – 5pm
All Angels Day is a new Mind, Body and Spirit fair with an Angelic difference. It is a day of inspiration, information, communication and an opportunity to spread Love and Light throughout the community.
This event is going to be held at The Athenaeum, a recently refurbished grade 1 listed building, on Angel Hill, in the beautiful market town of Bury St Edmunds. The main area is a Georgian chandeliered Ballroom with two large rooms upstairs to hold approximately 50 exhibitors. These will range from Angelic Readings, Crystal Energy, Reiki and Meditation to Crystals, Jewellery, Organic suppliers and natural products, with catering, supplied by The Self Centre.
There will also be an opportunity to attend workshops, taster sessions, story telling for children and activities designed to be uplifting, fun and inspiring to show a holistic, sustainable and Angelic way to health, happiness and prosperity.
For further information or to exhibit on the day, please visit
or ring 01284 752907
Entrance Fee: - £2.50 Children U12: - Free
A minimum donation of 20% will be allocated to 2 charities
St Nicholas Hospice -
www.stnicholashospice.org.uk
East Anglian Children Hospices - www.each.org.uk