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Hi all! The suggestion of shamanistic rituals and communication with Spirit of whatever form in other dimensions seems sound. However my understanding is that no burials or cremated remains from this period were ever found at the so called 'passage graves' at Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth. The artwork at Knowth as above are typically spirals, lozenges and serpentiform The megalithic art at Knowth also contains a wide variety of images, such as crescent shapes. Interestingly, much of this artwork was carved on the backs of the stones. The original entrance alignments at Knowth have been distorted or destroyed, but an alignment has been suggested with the equinoxes, as at Newgrange. There is a very large phallic pillar outside the entrance to Knowth. We know that the Goddess was widely venerated at this period. We know that the goddess was associated with the serpent. Additionally, there are several vulvic type circles amongst the artwork. We also know that serpents (illustrated by spirals and wavy lines) were worshiped for their regenerative abilities. So aren't these large mounds actually Goddess 'wombs'. Certainly the passageway at Newgrange looks very like this in form. The sun would then be impregnating the Earth at the equinox. And at the Spring, the snake energies would emerge (the origin of groundhog day). Snake wavy lines are also a feature of positive energy ley lines which may be accumulating here, much like kundalini energies.