PENRHYS HILL
A soul prayer to the pure from Penrhys,
where dreams come true !
with beautiful music by Efran Kaye
Image: St Mary's statue, Penrhys, Rhondda
PENRHYS - THE BURIED TREASURE OF WALES
Penrhys is the most magical mystical place
you will ever find, and it's almost been
forgotten! The highest village in Wales,
this is the land named in remembrance of
Prince Rhys - probably the most cultured
and wise Prince to rule southern Wales -
who kept the invaders from destroying
Wales and its unique culture by using his
wisdom - and who died fighting to keep his
kingdom safe, at a time when he was very old.
Penrhys is one of the top 100 world Shrines,
and the people of Wales poured here to refresh
their spirits: until the Norman French & later,
those who feared Welsh patriotism, neglected &
reduced it in a diminution barely paralleled in
any country's history.
Penrhys was the site of a monastery which fed
the economy of south East Wales, & its Shrine
drew pilgrims from all over Western Europe as
its miraculous healing powers and spring grew
in fame and prestige. It is no exaggeration to
say that for hundreds of years, Penrhys Shrine
was the "Lourdes" of Western Europe.
A song about Penrhys - the "City In The Sky" -
you're very welcome to download or play this free.
Image: The path to the little church from the Beacon, Penrhys, Rhondda
When Penrhys is electronically surveyed, and
the ancient original Shrine delineated, who
knows what else might be found? Perhaps the
old monastery tunnels, or other treasures !
Image: The Little Church, Penrhys, Rhondda
Image: entrance to the little church, Penrhys, Rhondda
Image: Little Church, Rhondda, from the front
Image: Little church, Penrhys, Rhondda, from the back
Only a modern stone statue and the little church
now remain, and - unlike Walsingham - which was
destroyed at the same time as Penrhys, and now
attracts great wealth and hundreds of thousands
of pilgrims & tourists each year in an ecumenical
triumph of the Spirit;- Penrhys still stands on
an unrealised tourism and wealth-generating
goldmine unparalleled in Wales !
But perhaps the long wait is over: the development
plans outlined at Mary's church (or Llanfair)
were refreshing - and very bold.
Penrhys Partnership have excelled themselves -
so much has been done - a Flying Start Scheme,
youth apprenticeships, old age provision, plus
so many other improvements it's difficult to
count them, never mind remember each one;
benches, with picnic tables, courses, shows...
the list is endless!
Soon we'll be able to be a much needed source
of pride to the whole Rhondda & Wales...
So many good people now, working hard for Penrhys
...and the future it deserves!
Image: The Spring at the bottom of the little church, Penrhys, Rhondda
THE PROTECTION OF PRINCES
Two warrior Princes were buried on Penrhys,
in a sitting position, to stare in defence
of the Rhondda - one looked over the 'Fawr,
and the other gazed to the East at the 'Fach.
Both were stolen by an archaeological expedition
and removed to London in the early 20th Century.
The systematic stripping of the Rhondda's heritage
has been a recurring theme in its long song......
Yet the people here still have its Spirit.
Long live the fire and Spirit of Penrhys!
Image: A new life for Penrhys
FROM FORESTRY TO...
Perhaps you already know, that the forest
above Penrhys is to be harvested in 2012...?
The future is made by those who have vision.
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JUST one idea ...
The new forest garden network list is now online:
www.agroforestry.co.uk/fgn2011.pdf
Regards
Martin Crawford
Agroforestry Research Trust
Image: Consciousness and Unity
As the Consciousness and Unity of Penrhys grows,
so the relative power of selfishness or cliques
and gang-thinking will continue to shrink:
and Penrhys will once more be able to stretch out
its beautiful healing arms to the world again.
Perhaps the new Archbishop can break the log-jam
(Everyone in the Rhondda knows that if the leaders
of Cardiff Diocese want to, they can resurrect the
Shrine of Mary and revitalise the Rhondda & Wales)
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