HYDE PARK, London - Land Reading

I’ve never been particularly drawn to Hyde Park - in fact I could probably count the number of times I’ve been. It is very much a place of beauty, though lacking a certain ‘depth’.

Some of the energies and words I picked up as I walked it: ‘the people’s park’ was its original intention, I felt. (Interesting it is home to the Diana Memorial, Speakers Corner, Winter Wonderland, concerts, a Bandstand and much more). Mostly I was drawn to the sandy bridleways (noticeably and oddly ‘lacking’ in energy) and the underlying water. The Reservoir Building (pictured) in the middle – its purpose was to feed water to the people (an obvious statement…but very strongly felt from the land/area….a sense of it once being much needed – perhaps under a lot of ‘discussion’ at the time). The lake, whilst lovely to walk around doesn’t have ‘flow’ – sort of ‘floating’.

The words ‘protected by royal decree’ were loud and clear (which therefore stops energies infiltrating the land and I was struck by how powerful the boundaries are, which is great) but the land has ‘no sense of purpose’...’no propriety’. Unlike other royal parks, most people ‘use’ it….come for a bit of mind expansion….walk ‘upon’ it – in their heads rather than connecting to the land and nature itself. A ‘surface’ energy…like a conveyor belt.

The park includes beautiful ‘specimen trees’ which are very happy and content - and historically it feels like ‘a place to put them’ ...a showcase for what happens behind closed doors.

To me, the park has an energy of ‘cover-up’ (metaphorically…and something underneath it) - I was struck by the banks of daffodils by the lake, which have burials beneath them, I sense. Something beautiful about the simple ‘people’s’ flowers above...

The energy of the land itself is good but not strong, and creates an ambiance of very ‘pleasant’. There are pockets of lovely energy - moments on my walk where creativity would rush forth - and lots to admire, but less to feel.

Speaker’s Corner has an energy which is quite ‘gritty’’ and muddled – it’s not sure what it’s saying and ley lines to it have been ‘interrupted’, which feels significant... hmmm?

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[30th March 2021]