"You've added some standing stones in the last few days."
Owain paused to let Martin draw level with him. The man was an experienced fell walker and it was hard to keep up with his pace.
"I'm a practitioner of the ancient art of geomancy which mostly involves healing landscapes that have become sick over time," Owain explained. "The addition of the stones stimulates the earth's own vital energy, its life force if you like, attracting it and causing it to form powerful spirals which, in turn, put out vibrant little energy streams that flow down through our fields and village closes. Think of it as a kind of terrestrial acupuncture. We started work first on the moortop, drawing off energy from that great reservoir up there and channelling it into the valley. The hawthorns act as a brake, t
