Hi Everyone, and happy Blue Spectral Monkey day!

Last weekend our daughter took us to see Hever Castle to the south of London as part of a mother's day treat for Adele. It's a very pretty castle in immaculate condition - small, surrounded by two moats, and very much like a traditional Tudor house on the inside. But, it's got quite a history. Mostly, it is famous for being home to Anne Boleyn during the period that she was being courted by King Henry VIII, of six wives fame. Latterly, it was purchased by the Astor family and remains in their ownership to this day.

The energy of the castle is generally quite bright and joyful, despite what one may expect, other than the dining room (Great Hall) which made my blood run cold for some reason.

However, the visit left an unexpected mark. I had never really thought about the story we are told of the Tudor history before. The apparent excesses of Henry's reign were perhaps too colourful, and overrode a critical appraisal. So, it was a bit of a surprise when I felt the unmistakable sense of a huge deception that has been guilded for centuries, and which may have a fundamental bearing upon the true essence of British power that ev olved in the years to come.

Henry was also famous for abandoning the Catholic church, allegedly so that he could divorce Catherine of Aragon, and the story goes that he was excommunicated by the Vatican, leaving him to establish the Church of England with the monarch as head of the church. But, this I feel is not the truth. The Vatican, at the height of its power in the Middle Ages, would never have conceded its power over Britain without a fight. This would simply never have been allowed to happen, and the story that subsequently unfolded is shrouded in mystery. The machinations of the Royal Court and the Privvy Council will have been central to the power struggle and we can only guess what may have gone on. Perhaps the six wives of Henry VIII may have had an entirely different purpose to the need to produce an heir. And it's an interesting aside that the letters exchanged between Anne and Henry are now held in the vaults of the Vatican!

We prayed for the energies at Hever to be cleared and trust that what needed to be done was done.

Any thoughts or insights from other members of the tribe would be super interesting.

Love and blessings, Mike (and Adele) 😀 ❤️