The idea of applying healing to communities was one that evolved from all that has been described so far. If one could restore the ley-energy system to health and wholeness, it would seem a natural progression to link this to the communities it served. However, this was a concept which was slow to surface. In May 1981, Colin was discussing his own observations on the nature and fucntion of the ley-energy system with a friend from Washington. Eric Bosshard had himself dowsed the system in many countries and had been one of the group at Glastonbury. Everything that they learned proved that the energy channels were related to consciousness and that 'spiritual' activity (in the sense of input from higher states of consciousness, associated with meditation) would change the intensity of the energy flow, at least for a while. These 'patways of consciousness' as we now understand them, function in terms of form and number. They can be checked by dowsing the number of parallels in a 'line' and the geometrical form that occurs when a node point is reached and the energy goes into function.

Those involved over the years began to realise that the system is in fact linked to the collective consciousness of humanity. In the light of recent discoveries in quantum physics, we could ammend that to the 'collective consciousness of the cosmos'. Physics call it the quantum field. The pathways may be thought of as 'meridians' and the node points as 'acupuncture points'. Equally important is the observation made through dowsing that anyone who puts him/herself ito the meditative mode (the alpha brain rhythm) 'plugs in' to the nearest node and the nearest available form to a cross of energy forms upon that person. This is in fact the healing mode.

All manner of relevant side-tracks had appeared over the years. Steiner's "Spiritual Science" and Nicolas Tesla's work increase our understanding of the whole process. Tesla worked on the frequencies, proving that the frequency of the human brain in a relaxed and meditative state relates closely to that of the physical earth at around 8 Hertz. Schumann's theory of the resonance cavity also links to the frequency of the Earth's surface and the ionosphere. The fact that the healer in action forms an etheric field with the person receiving the healing is not surprising, taking into account their research and today's quantum physics. Colin describes the healer/patient link thus, "All chakras and vital energies disappear from behind each to combine in one field - in proximity or at a distance."

These last few words are the key that was to follow - the understanding that group healing was a possibility and absent healing quite effective. Colin and his associates had also come to realise that visualisation was the key to this exercise and that active meditation of this type is much more effective than passive meditation. You could monitor both the input and the results by dowsing. Assuming as they did (and do) that if the collective consciousness is expressed through the energy network, then communities are entities which suffer from collective diseases such as violence, stress and unloving attitudes, racialism and son on - and as such could be healed in the same way as individuals.

These were the conclusions reached by May 1981. The known healers in the Brighton area were therefore invited to participate in an experiment. More than 100 people volunteered. Fr. James Holroyd, Vicar of St. Bartholomew's, and closely involved with all this, suggested St. Michael's day, September 29th would be an auspicious day on which to start, St. Michael being the 'dragon saint' par excellence! The dragon is the Celtic 'wouivre', the spiralling earthworks, altars and baptismal fonts. When, with the 'sword' or 'spear' of evolved coscious intent, it is channelled to the focal point of the community, it creates balance and harmony between humankind and the Earth. The focal point might be thought of as an acupuncture needle and its siting is a place that is the focus of the community consciousness. In Brighton the choice was obvious the fountain in the Old Steine. Apart from its being an ancient site, possible a stone circle, it is the physical hub of Brighton and is on the main energy-line.

A further proof of the power of thought emerged at this moment. The energy line on the fountain had been a triple 64, about 20 yards wide. From the time the group focused on the idea the line began to expand. The group decided that the first obvious 'dis-ease' which needed to be tackeled was the problem of Bank Holiday violence. From the very beginning they monitored results. The main 'line' multiplied by 2,400 and the chequer-board appeared. This consisted of alternate square full and empty of energy, each square initially about 2 foot square, giving the chequerboard effect when dowsed. This was discovered to be the basic grid pattern which always appears when healers are channelling energy.

The results were dramatic. Bank Holiday violence ceased and a local newspaper headline read: "Rockers Go Home - Brighton Too Boring!". Some subsequent Fountain groups were to monitor similarly outstanding results, and still do. Others are content to note the obvious improvements in their community without feeling the need to monitor the energy field by dowsing. Just as a healer working on a one-to-one basis shifts the brain rhythm of the patient, so community healing shifts the collective consciousness. Over the years since 1981 there have been many changes both in the chequer-board field and in the geometrical patterns at nodes. News of these changes for those interested in the dowsing aspect was passed on through the magazine and various leaflets and in talks and workshops. They have been too numerous and complex to give details here. The point to remember about the patterns is that they do exist and that they are not merely symbols but are functional 'energy circuits. From the individual and the non-dowsing point of view, the great attraction of Fountain work is that everyone feels useful. Caring people who formerly felt powerless to transform the problems and suffering around them now knew for the first time that a few minutes a day of dedicated and focused thought makes a difference to the community and to the world