Story taken from the Budapest Times
Written by Peter Bognar
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
The Pilis Hills, on the Danube Bend north of Budapest between the cities of Esztergom and Szentendre, attract not only cyclists, climbers, hikers and families on a day out, but also mystics, exorcists, heathens and shamans who believe that the hilly terrain is a holy and magical place.
It is claimed that you will hear the heartbeat of “Mother Earth” if you put your ear to the ground at the highest point of the Pilis Hills, Dobogókõ. The Dalai Lama reportedly made his way to Dobogókõ to meditate while visiting Hungary 20 years ago. He is quoted as having said that according to tradition, the Earth’s heart chakra (or energy centre) is in Hungary. Other sources, however, variously identify Glastonbury Gate, the river Ganges, Bali and the Palace Square in Berlin as Earth’s heart chakra.
According to Gergely Born, a historian of Hungary’s prehistory who is popular in mystic circles, the “two energy flows” of the Pilis Hills cross directly below Dobogókõ and symbolise the cross on the Holy Crown of St. Stephen. Some Pilis researchers believe that the secret coronation rituals of the kings of the Árpád dynasty took place on Dobogókõ. To back up their claim they point to contemporary pictures showing the location of the coronations surrounded by hills.
Seat of Árpád dynasty & Attila the Hun
Not only coronations are said to have taken place in the Pilis Hills. If one believes the self-appointed researchers of Hungary’s prehistory, the hills were the site of both the residence of the Árpád rulers (1001-1301) and Attila the Hun (who died in 453). Some researchers place the residence of the Árpád dynasty where the town of Pomáz lies today, while others believe that it was near the village of Pilismarót between Visegrád and Esztergom. The legend goes that the Rám Gorge near the village of Dömös, a popular destination among visitors to the hills, was one of the halls of the subterranean Árpád castle until the ravages of time caused the roof to collapse. Accordingly, the graves of Prince Árpád and his successors, which remain clouded in secrecy, are believed to lie somewhere in the hills.
Origins of the Pauline Order
The only order of monks founded in Hungary, the Pauline Brothers, has its origins in the Pilis Hills. The order’s “lost cloister,” named Szentkereszt, is said to have been here. According to Vince Árva, a Pauline monk today, Szentkereszt once lay on the area of what is the modern-day village of Pilisszántó. In the year 2000 Árva made a sensational find. In the old cemetery of Pilisszántó in a ruin appearing to be medieval he discovered a stone on which a cross ornamented with tendrils was depicted. To Árva’s mind there was no doubt that this stone belonged to the grave of Eusebius, the founder of the Pauline Order.
Since then, Pilisszántó has become a place of pilgrimage not only for Catholics but also for those who call themselves “ancient Hungarians” and mystics. Plenty of rather outlandish stories are told about the “magic stone” allegedly from the grave of Blessed Eusebius. For example, the equipment belonging to a team from the TV channel RTL Klub was supposedly damaged when they tried to make a film about the “holy stone” but failed to approach it in the appropriate frame of mind. Anyone wishing to read more on the topic should visit one of the many “Szkítia” bookshops, where vast numbers of books about the prehistory of the Hungarians and in particular the Pilis Hills can be found. A certain degree of scepticism is advised.
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