Standing Stones MOON
Over the years, a variety of people, cultures, and species have been given credit for the building of Stonehenge. Some of the most legendary figures trying to take responsibility have included:
Giants: According to old myths, dancing giants were caught in a sunbeam and petrified to stone, causing the monument to be nicknamed the “Giant’s Ring”. The stones were also believed to have healing power.
Merlin and King Arthur: Some believe Merlin himself assembled Stonehenge to commemorate slain chieftains. It’s also rumored that the Sword in the Stone, which would eventually lead Arthur onto the throne and into legend, was made from Stonehenge Stones.
Aliens: Most of the world’s earliest and most elaborate crop circles are found within a forty-mile (64km) radius of Stonehenge. Scientists today are unable to replicate crop circles, suggesting that their construction and that of Stonehenge should perhaps be credited to a more intelligent species.
Atlanteans: According to Plato, the Kingdom of Atlantis controlled the islands of the Atlantic and built many stone structures to better predict future events based on astronomical calculations. Given the fate of Atlantis, which supposedly sank into the sea, it’s debatable how accurate their predictions could have been.
Druids: John Aubrey, a Stonehenge scholar, erroneously suggested this connection three centuries ago. The Druids are an earth-based faith that we now have formed much later than the building of Stonehenge. The Druids do celebrate the summer solstice, same as Stonehenge’s true builders, and they have recently made it a tradition to incorporate this ancient monument into current rituals.
The Beaker Folk from 2500 BC are believed to have done some of the work on Stonehenge. They were an aggressive culture that invaded the Salisbury Plain. From artifacts, we know that the Beakers were sophisticated, organized, understood mathmatics, worshipped the Sun, and celebrated the solstices. This makes them ideal builders for some of the site.
The other cultures that contributed to Stonehenge remain a mystery, though archaeologists are getting closer and closer to finding answers.
This is a photograph of a full scale replica of Stonehenge that was erected as a WWI memorial by Sam Hill, in Maryhill, WA which overlooks the mighty Columbia River and Mount Hood. The photograph of the Full Moon was also taken by myself in October 2008, the two were merged and edited in photoshop7 with Redfield plug-in for the rippled water effect.

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dpennyor
oh awesome!!! great information to go with it!!
tkrosevear replied
thanks so much Dennis, the Full Moon inspires me ;) xoxox
Agnes McGuinness
Wonderful image, TK. A stunning composite. And the writeup is sooo interesting. Agnes xx
tkrosevear replied
thank you Agnes, always wanted to visit the ‘real thing’, but the replica has some pretty potent power too ;) xoxox
WayoftheWarrior
Excellent
tkrosevear replied
thanks Tony, SALUTE ;) xoxox
Agnes McGuinness
Btw, cool video! xx
tkrosevear replied
almost forgot they sang about Stonehenge in “Spinal Tap” ;) xoxox
DevineDayDreams
Well done!!!!
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much A/D ;) xoxox
Larry Davis
I don’t know why, but all of your writing has about a cm cut off all the way down the right hand side.
It’s impossible to read.
I don’t know why, but everyone’s is the same.
But your image is just brilliant.
And that Henge….. WOW.
( reminds me of when I was at Stonehenge in 2000.)
tkrosevear replied
looks OK on my screen bro – if you had more time with us in Oct, we could show you this ‘Stonehenge’ ;) xoxox
Larry Davis
We will probably arrive on the first day, stay the second day, then fly out on the 3rd day.
( So that will be 2 nights.)
Then on to the East Coast.
tkrosevear replied
that’s what I thought, but I’ll take what I can get – hehehe ;) xoxox
dawndavies
fabulous,dawnx
tkrosevear replied
thanks so much Dawn ;) xoxox
dawndavies
your welcome, i live about an hour away from stonehenge, a magic place for sure,dawnx
tkrosevear replied
lucky you, any photos??? xoxox
Malcolm Chant
WOW what information, hyow interesting, excellent,
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Malcolm ;) xoxox
Joyce Dickens,...
Wow Tammy, this is brilliant work….. exciting! XX JD
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Joyce, love ya sis ;) xoxox
Sophie Shapiro
This is incredible Tammy! I love everything about it!Sx
tkrosevear replied
must be the moon Sophie, thanks so very much my dear friend and sister ;) xoxox
AndyReeve
Great pic TK.and a fav. Of course may be the Atlantean version is the one and that the end of the Atlantis great expeiment was predicted. It would explain why so many peeps escaped before the sinking and formed new civilisations all over the world. Hmmmmm
tkrosevear replied
you picked up well, my thoughts, thereto the rippled water effect ;) xoxoxoxox thanks so much Andy – good to see you ;)
roy skogvold
cool work…. and all the thing you know !!!
...roy
tkrosevear replied
thanks Roy, I am a researcher at heart ;) xoxox
mooner1
Great composition! And I’ll go with the alien theory…... {;{)
tkrosevear replied
thought you might, thanks mooner ;) xoxox
cherylc1
Oh this is so cool Sis!!!! AWESOME!!
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much cheryl, it was fun ;) xoxox
Heavenandus777
Beautiful Work
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Anna, nice to meet you ;) xoxox
Chookas
A stunning visual that illustrates your treatise perfectly!
☼ B R A V O !!! ☼
tkrosevear replied
thanks so much Alyssa ;) xoxoxoxoxox
Erhan OZBIYIK
WOW WOW WOW !!!!
Almost full moon today too…
Great work !! :)
HUGS :)
tkrosevear replied
yes, it is today, thank you my brother ;) xoxox
Heavenandus777
Its Very Nice to meet you as well.
tkrosevear replied
;) xoxox
Ove Bohnhorst
wow… I would really like to visit this place! Great work tk
....(L)ove
tkrosevear replied
It is a beautiful replica and of course, it’s still in tact, we visited during summer solstice and had the place all to ourselves ;) xoxox
Sensiworld
Great !
tkrosevear replied
thank you Sylvia ;) xoxox
liesbeth
WOW.. you created the mystic feeling that surrounds the authentic place.. enjoyed the write as usual. ;))
tkrosevear replied
thanks so much liesbeth, this spot is close to home and quite magical, but I would really love to see and feel the original one day ;) xoxox
liesbeth
i think we all would…;))
tkrosevear replied
lets all go together…;) xoxox
Alison Pearce
Beautiful art!! I have always been fascinated by the theories behind the building of Stonehenge. It is interesting to note that the Druids themselves did not claim the building of the site and many ancient Celts believed that the site was erected by the Tuatha De Danaan themselves.
Whatever the truth, it is wonderful that Stonehenge remains firmly in our minds and continues to spark the imagination.
tkrosevear replied
as have I sis, and thanks for the TDD reference, forgot about that magic ;) and like you said, it sure sparks my imagination…;) xoxoxox
Jewd
Wonderful combination of elements to express the intuitive power of this place…x
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Jewd ;) xoxox
NordicBlackbird
WOW – WONDERWORK, TK!!! :))))))))))))
xoxoxoxo
tkrosevear replied
thanks so much Nat ;) xoxox
NinaMosi Art
Wonderful image and information tk!!! xoxoxo :))
tkrosevear replied
thanks Shelly, can you tell I’m havin’ fun ;) xoxox
NinaMosi Art
I’m loving it!!! :)) xoxxoxo
tkrosevear replied
me too ;) xoxox
whitehawk60
Excellent one my sister, I just love your work
tkrosevear replied
thanks whitehawk, the moon is coming up and I’m getting ready to HOWL ;) xoxox
fullcirclemand...
Oh YEAH! so cool tammy darl:)
tkrosevear replied
thanks so much sis ;) xoxox
Helene Kippert
Amazing composite – well done!
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Helene ;) xoxox
Rosalie Scanlon
Excellent image and story.
tkrosevear replied
thanks Rosalie, was in my element ;) xoxox
JenLand
Very magical image TK! Beautiful and powerful. :o)
tkrosevear replied
thanks Jen ;) xoxox
dawndavies
no, it was a few years back since i went there, but i am planning to go back, you see for many many years my family wuld not let me go near a camara lol i was crap at it hehe dawnx
tkrosevear replied
well, see how much they knew…;) xoxox
dawndavies
hehe they dont do that any more hehe haha dawnxx
tkrosevear replied
they better not ;) xoxox
Keith Reesor
Fantastic work TK!! :)
tkrosevear replied
thanks Keith ;) xoxox
syd baker
cool image alone, your description will go straight into my memory banks for capturing my attention so well!
tkrosevear replied
thanks ever so much syd, means alot ;) xoxox
joyousmoon
Beautiful and so interesting. Studied much about this in my Goth History courses in college…my instructor was very intrigued by Stonehenge, as well as very knowledgeable. Your info is wonderful!
tkrosevear replied
thanks so much sis ;) xoxox learned it when I was building my own…hehehe ;) xoxox
Lucindawind
wow fabulous work sis xxx
tkrosevear replied
thanks Elaine, love ya sis ;) xoxo
Dawnsky2
wow,, excellent image and info Tk,, thanks for sharing :)
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Laura ;) xoxox
Earthmonster
This is fantastic T. Love this one.
tkrosevear replied
thanks EM, been away – catching up…;) xoxoxox
LoneAngel
nice one !!
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much LoneAngel, nice to meet you ;) xoxox
Antanas
very good
tkrosevear replied
thank you Antanas ;) xoxoxox
Andrew S
Beautiful work TK, quite inspiring, and a very interesting write-up
tkrosevear replied
thanks ever so much Andrew ;) xoxox
C J Lewis
Terrific work sis :)xxooxxoo
tkrosevear replied
Thanks sis, been on my mind you have…;) xoxoxox
calves
Wonderful image…excellent!!!:)
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Claudia ;) xoxox
C J Lewis
Watched your email last night … Adam Hill doing Advance Aust. Fair to Barnsey’s music … loved it… thanks :)) Love you. xoxoxo
tkrosevear replied
thanks sis, been thinking of you alot ;) xoxox
Elsie Duggan
Wonderful work of art,
tkrosevear replied
thanks MOM ;) xoxox
Anne McGinn
This is really outstanding – I was drawn in immediately. Must be the draw of the full moon… xoxoxo
tkrosevear replied
thanks so much Anne, Full Moon usually draws me deep within…;) xoxox TK
Martilena
I’m over the moon about this one….:) Superb…...
And what a great idea, this group…... Time to dig up my Tarot-cards from the dust, and getting inspired (again)....:)
tkrosevear replied
That is so exciting to hear and feel Ineke, can’t wait to see what you uncover…;) xoxoxo
FlowersEtc
Beautiful
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Flowers ;) xoxox
Arni Katz
I love this and I have stood at the henge in your image!
tkrosevear replied
thanks very much Arni, it’s a magical place ;) xoxox TK