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QUEST 39: ‘PLAYFUL LINES’ THE CLARKE LINE. WEEK THREE

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June 7, 2025

At last i am in a position to continue with the quest posts and to relive the wonderful experiences i have had. So time to regroup my personal army and to start sharing with you all again. I hope that many of you will learn and start to wonder about what life really is all about and will pick up the clues that Karl and myself leave for you. I am very much still learning myself but my, what an amazing journey my earthly one has been so far… April 2025

DAY SEVENTEEN: THURSDAY 25th April: Sagalund Museum: The official blurb for the museum is that it is a large open air museum founded in 1900 and is Finland’s first open air museum. Set in large grounds, a kind of garden setting in Kimito, there is quite a lot of walking to do between buildings. and exhibits. However it was winter when we visited so most of it was closed and in a strange way that was to our advantage, for it was one of the most strangest and weirdest places i have ever visited and i i loved it!

https://www.visitkimitoon.fi/en/see-and-do/culture-and-attractions/museums-and-historical-attractions/sagalund/

Most of the museum was closed apart from the shop and a section upstairs that the guy in the shop said we could visit. The whole place seemed to be set in another time line and the guy in the shop himself kept coming and going, as if he was drifting in and out of time, completely disappearing and then reappearing. But upstairs was another story entirely, for it was a cross between an ancient set of a supernatural movie and a historical tableau. There were certainly presences around and nothing was quite what it seemed to be. Eyes watching from places they should not have been, a feeling of being in another dimension altogether and seeing figures that did not see us. Whatever was happening there it was both an enjoyable and strange experience and i was so glad to be there! The whole place was drifting in another time….

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So after that experience we had a lovely little break in a nearby cafe, although i must say that the whole area had a kind of ‘feel’ about it!

Tenola Church: After coffee and lunch we visited Tenola church nearby Tenala but sadly we could not get inside. It was a pretty looking church from the outside and look charming in the photos. The first record of Tenhola parish church is from the year 1329, and this medieval stone church was built in 1460. It has a richly furnished interior, so a shame we could not get inside. It has a crucifix from 1470, a 14th century trumphal cross and 17th century wall paintings.

Grail Bloodline connections of Karl Neville:

Sir James William Clarke 09/12/1485 – 02/08/1544 of Forde Hall. Wrotham. Kent. Karl’s 13 x Great Grandfather.

DAY EIGHTEEN FRIDAY 26th April: Tytyri Mine Experience. Lohja. Finland: This was an amazing experience, fascination and very interesting. We were way below the ground and gained access via a lift that went way, way below. One down there we were able to make our own way around and enjoy the experience in our own time. There was a lot more in there than meets the eye with special displays for children. Calcite crystals are illuminated making for a very magical experience. One descends 110 meters underground and amazingly right inside the energy line that connects to Craft. There was a little visitors centre and coffee shop where one could get refreshments and gifts. One can read about the origins and history of the mine here below:

https://www.tytyrielamyskaivos.fi/en-FI/topic/623c4f1a7991df04a5d23ce5

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Church of St Lawrence (St Laurus) Janakkala. Finland: This church is the third largest medieval parish church in Finland. Sadly it was very closed so no access gained but it was very pretty from the outside and looked very photogenic with the snow all around. Prior to the introduction of Lutheranism into Finland the church served the Roman Catholic Church. The church is dedicated to St Lawrence of Rome. There are early sixteenth century murals inside which make it one of the most valuable medieval buildings in Finland. The church itself is a medieval sandstone church, probably consecrat in the 13th century. The sacristy and armoury of the church were demolished in the 19th century when it was transformed into an Empire-style cruciform church and a new sacristy was built at the eastern end.

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Grail Bloodline connection of Karl Neville:

Sir James William Clarke 09/12/1485 – 02/08/1544 of Forde Hall. Wrotham. Kent.

DAY NINETEEN. SATURDAY 27th April: Karajamaki Hill stone circle. Eura. Finland: These amazing stones date from 38,000 BCE, making them currently 40,000 years old Stone Age sacred space, referred to as ‘Court Circle’, yet its real name has always been ‘Judge’s Stone’, it guards two special graves from that time, ‘settlers” that came to the Earth…. Both interesting and intriguing and what was also very intriguing was the personal realization of ‘watchers’ being around…. Although in a fairly populated area, the stones are hidden away atop a mound that use to be the shoreline of an ocean for at this point Eura was by the sea, a seaside settlement and like many stone circles it hides many secrets and riddles of earthly time. The stones that marks this burial site were in line with many burials of that time that were placed next to the sea.

DAY TWENTY SUNDAY 28th April – A well earned rest day!

DAY TWENTY ONE. MONDAY 29th April: St Mary’s Church. Pojo: This very unusual looking church with its distinctive stone walls was built in 1400 CE. The church’s wooden sculptures date from the 1200’s, the stone walls from the 1400’s, the pews from the 1700’s, the organ facade from the 1800’s, the brick floor, altar and organ from the 1800’s and the new altar from 2000. However the church was sadly closed and we could not get in to see any of this. But it was a lovely looking church with well kept interesting large grounds surrounding it.

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After the church we had a little bit of ‘time out’ at the nearby river and marina

Grail Bloodline connection of Karl Neville:

Thomas Clarke 18/03/1375 – 02/06/1446 of Forde Hall. Wrotham. Kent. Karl’s 17 x Great Grandfather.

DAY TWENTY TWO. TUESDAY 30th April: Hanko Church and Hanko Water Tower, followed by a stroll around the picturesque seaside part of Hanko with our usual stop for a lovely coffee, chill and a good old browse around the stores there, before saying our goodbys. It was a simply gorgeous day, we could not have wished for a lovelier last day in Hanko. The church is set atop a mound on the edge of the town, overlooking the town. It is a neo-Gothic church built in 1892 and designed by Johan Jacob Ahrenberg. The church was damaged badly the second world war, but has been thoroughly renovated. While i was strolling around the church at the top of the mound, a large wild deer happened to walk through the church grounds just in front of me and simply disappeared into the forest scrub. Obviously knew just where it was going.

and then time for a nice coffee….

Grail Bloodline connection of Karl Neville:

Henry John Clarke 05/10/1900 – 14/10/1982 of Edmonton. Middlesex. Great Grandfather.

DAY TWENTY THREE. WEDNESDAY 1st May: Leaving Finland: Finland was a mixture of all sorts of things. It was both challenging and picturesque, it was a learning curve on both the metaphysical and the physical. Hanko was lovely and our apartment was brilliant, it’s always very sad to leave such amazing accommodation. The view from our huge windows was not only stunning but was a huge secret riddle in itself and I will never forget what i saw and felt there. So off we go to board the Tallink Silja ferry for the Baltic countries bordering Russia and to soak up the Russian influences along the way, probably the closest we will ever get to Russia these days.

“Goodby Hanko”

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QUEST 39: ‘PLAYFUL LINES’ THE CLARKE LINE. WEEK TWO

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February 14, 2025

“Week two and here we are safely arriving in Finland after an overnight and comfortable sea voyage. Sometimes it’s hard to believe exactly where we are and just how far we have come – both on an earthly and also metaphysical level” 🙂

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DAY NINE: Wednesday 17th April: Arrive safe and sound at Helsinki. Finland!

Uspenski Cathedral. Helsinki Finland: Completed in 1868, situated in the Katajanokka district of Finland, the largest orthodox church in western Europe. With it’s golden cupolas and redbrick facade, the church is one of the clearest symbols of the Russian impact on Finnish history. It is in an elevated position (a pyramid maybe?) and is one of the first buildings one sees after disembarking from the ferry. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary). Its name comes from the Old Church Slavonic word uspenie, which denotes the Dormition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uspenski_Cathedral

The cathedral was full of beautiful and luminous artifacts, yet sadly the altar and surrounding area was cordoned off, a sign of church control which should have long gone…

The Grail Bloodline. Bloodline of Karl Neville:

John Clarke 18/09/1746 – 07/06/1789 Farway, Devon. Karl Neville’s 5 x Great Grandfather

Time for espresso in an amazing ‘Art Cafe’

Helsinki Cathedral. Helsinki Finland. The church was originally built from 1830 to 1852 as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. It was also known as St Nicholas’s Church (Finnish: Nikolainkirkko, Swedish: Nikolajkyrkan ) until the independence of Finland in 1917. It is a major landmark of the city, located in the neighborhood of Kruununhaka and possibly the most famous structure in Finland as a whole when viewed across the Earth. It is located way up high again with amazing views across the city and can be seen from miles around too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_Cathedral

The cathedral is peaceful and spacious with some beautiful artworks on view. Although access was restricted when we arrived, the ‘barriers’ did eventually come down so we could stroll around inside.

The Grail Bloodline. Bloodline of Karl Neville:

John Clarke 18/09/1746 – 07/06/1789. Faraway. Devon Karl Neville’s 5 x GGF

Arrived safely in Hanko for a fourteen nights stay in a luxury waters edge apartment.

DAY TEN: Thursday 18th April: My Birthday!

Out for a gorgeous pizza and a wander around Klaukala

“Thank you Karl for my delicious treat!”

DAY ELEVEN: Friday 19th April: Rest Day!

“Enjoying our lovely apartment with it’s scenic sea views & strange magnetic occurrences, & then it snowed!”

DAY TWELVE: Saturday 20th April: Somero Church. Finland: A very snowy and cold day in Finland – who would have guessed it in April! But even so everywhere looked totally stunning and photogenic. Somero is set in a rather hilly Finnish landscape but on a day like today a good day for photography even though very cold! An earlier church was built in 1490 CE. However this existing church is from 1859 CE, built on a hill to the south of the old cemetery. When the new church was completed, the wooden church of Somero, built in 1668, was demolished in 1864.

We couldn’t get inside this church so please enjoy the snowy scenes. As always click to enlarge.

The Grail Bloodline. Bloodline of Karl Neville:

Thomas Clarke 18/03/1375-02/06/1446 Forde Hall, Wrotham Kent.

Forssa Church. Forssa Finland: Built in 1917 in the middle of the civil war to a district called Kallomaki. It was inaugurated in 1918. The style of the church is gothic and was designed by architect Josef Stenback. It has many beautiful decorative features both on the inside and out but again we could not get inside, so we will never know. The church tower rises all the way up to 45 metres and one speciality of the church is that the altar is facing west.The glass paintings on the altar are widely known representing the birth, cruxifixion and resurrection of Christ.

Grail Bloodline Connection:

Henry John Clarke 05/10/1900-14/10/1982 Edmonton Middlesex. Karl Neville’s Great Grandfather

DAY THIRTEEN: Sunday 21st April: Hanko Front Museum. Near Hanko Finland: It was still a very cold day here in Finland. The snow had set in and the sky was heavy and dull and although both museums were closed we had a good wander around in the snow outside each of them. I can’t tell you much about the museum in Hanko but the cold weather and snow did lend an authentic atmosphere to the War Front Museum just outside of Hanko, near the old borderlines.

“The Wartime Museum, above in Hanko, Finland was sadly closed…”

The Hanko Front Museum is located in a culturally and historically significant place, where the border between Finland and the Soviet Union ran from 1940 to 1941, when the Soviet Union occupied the Hanko penisula. The museum’s permanent exhibition ‘Hanko in Foreign Hands’, which we did not get to see due to the museum being closed, describes the historical events of the Hanko front. The museum grounds are interesting for you will find authentic looking running and battle trenches. The are some good replicas of wartime tanks and vehicles outside, which looked almost as if we had stepped back in time with the snow upon the ground one had a real sense of actually being there. The ‘energies’ of the area added to that too.

The Southernmost Point of Finland: Uddskatan, Hangö: Ancient site of the ‘Kwakali’, an absolute must. Not far from where we were staying, this beautiful beach was almost deserted yet it held mysteries and energies shown only to a few… This peaceful area is located in the Uddskatan nature reserve which is part of the Tulliniemi bird sanctuary. On the southernmost tip you will find nature trails, forest, meadows and high points from which there is a view, and a rich bird life. The Uddskatan water area with its beaches was placed under protection as a valuable bird spot already in 1933. And yet it also holds a secret with its mysterious rock placement on the beach….

” A beach, nature and a rock…”

Video: Hanko Beach. Finland

DAY FOURTEEN: Monday 22nd April: Church of St Lawrence: Lupajantie Perniö, Finland: A pretty little church both inside and out, the Perniö Church was built in the 15th century, in 1460. It is dedicated to St. Lawrence, as are many medieval churches in Finland. The interior contains mural paintings made by the school of famous artist Petrus Henriksson, from the end of 15th century. There are also seven limestone tombs inside the church. The belfry was erected in 1746. From a Craft point of view the church did share an interesting revelation previously unknown to me… Hiding in the photos you will find the answer.

“More clues unravel here at this pretty church”

Video: St Lawrence Church. Finland

The Grail Bloodline. Bloodline of Karl Neville:

Sir James William Clarke: 09/12/1485 – 02/08/1544 Forde Hall, Wrotham, Kent Karl Neville’s 13 x GGF

A nice tasty lunch before venturing on…

Turku Cathedral: Tuomiokirkonkatu Turku, Finland: The cathedral was originally built out of wood in the late 13th century in 1276 CE, and was dedicated as the main cathedral of Finland in 1300, the seat of the Catholic bishop of Turku and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was considerably expanded in the 14th and 15th centuries, mainly using stone as the construction material. The cathedral was badly damaged during the Great Fire of Turku in 1827. It is considered to be the most important religious building in Finland, having borne witness to many important events in the nations history and a very recognizable symbol. There is a lot to see inside, many side chapels with altars dedicated to various saints. From a Craft point of view i found it to have a very ‘demonic energy’ which also from a Craft perspective i quite liked and yet still very beautiful… There are quite a few notable people buried here too.

Turko Cathedral Finland has a very dark beauty…

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The Grail Bloodline. Bloodline of Karl Neville:

Sir Simon Woodchurch: 23/08/1241 – 06/05/1307 Woodchurch, Kent. Karl Neville’s 22xGGF

DAY FIFTEEN:Tuesday 23rd April: Rest day as very thick snow all around! Literally snowed in – we were not expecting this!

Video: What lies beneath… Hanko. Finland

DAY SIXTEEN:Wednesday 24th April: Ekenäs Church: Stora Kyrkogatan Ekenäs, Finland: After being snowed in it certainly was good to get out and about again and what a contrast in the weather. Today was bright and crisp with clear blue skies! Ekanas is a very pleasant and vibrant seaside town near the coast with some interesting shops, an ‘old town’ area, eateries and coffee shops. The whole area was glowing in the crisp sunshine and befitting the nature of the quests we had an interesting encounter with a shop keeper there. A well as the church there is a very interesting old wooden chapel to see. The town had a good uplifting energy, unlike many parts of Finland which are just the opposite.

The construction of the Ekanas church was started in 1651 and carried out to the 1670s. The initiative to build a stone church in Ekenäs came from earl Gustaf Adolf Leijonhufvud but it is unknown who designed the original baroque church. The church was ravaged by fire in 1821 and renovated by architect Charles Bassi between 1821 and 1839 and it is this design we see these days.

A wander, a coffee, an old wooden chapel and a nice lunch in Ekanas

Video: The Old Wooden Chapel. Ekenas. Finland

Dagmar’s Spring: Leksvallvägen. Raseborg. Finland: Dagmar’s Spring is found in the Dagmar Park nature reserve. It is said that the waters here are that of the Divine. The park is also known by the name ‘Kallviken’, the area is a popular day trip destination, especially among locals. At the centre of the park is the spring named after the Danish born princess Dagmar. Dagmar’s life became intertwined with Finnish history when she was made Czarina of Russia, Maria Feodorovna.

Dagmar’s spring winds it’s way down to the sea at Kallviken, near a popular beach, flowing down from the mountains, said to have formed in the ice-age. There is also a stone monument at the spring, commemorating the visit by the Czar and Czarina. The spring water here is clear and fresh and used by the locals whom have no need of shop bought water! We saw several folks collecting water while we were there.

The interesting aspect here from a Craft point of view, are that the ‘energies’ here, hiding in the trees have a blue-mist kind of appearance that often appears in photographs – look closely to see them in my photos. It was quite icy and slippery here underfoot and it was challenging to walk safely, so sadly i did not get as near to the spring as i would have liked, yet I was able to admire it and it’s beauty from a distance.

The Grail Bloodline. Bloodline of Karl Neville:

John Clarke: 18/09/1746 – 07/06/1789 Farway, Devon. Karl Neville’s 5 x Great Grandfather

On a lighthearted note, seen on day fourteen. A sweet little robot courier swiftly and accurately negotiates the lunch-time traffic as it happily wends it’s way amongst the traffic. I was impressed!