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CELTIC BRITAIN
and the Spirit of Place
June 12th - 21st 2008
(10 days / 9 nights)
...a Journey through six thousand years!
~ Glastonbury Tor & Chalice Well on the Isle of Avalon
~ the mighty megaliths of Stonehenge
~ Avebury Landscape Serpent Temple
~ Merlin's Mound & Morgan's Hill
~ St. Michael's Mount, Men-an-tol, Boscawen-un, Sancreed & Nanjizal
The spirit of each place takes us back to the roots of our inner knowing; existing in a time out of time they work their magic on us still.
The wisdom of the Earth is old; it is held in the land. Our ancestors knew this well and built their sacred monuments on power spots. In Britain our forebears bequeathed us a landscape with the sacred places marked out by stone temples; these take the form of stone circles, underground chambers, mounds, standing stones and holy wells.
An atmosphere of sanctity protected some of them such that they are available to us still today. Through local myths, legends and stories and our own intuitive knowing, the Earth wisdom is slowly revealed to us.
We begin our journey by venturing into the sacred Vale of Avalon entering through Wearyall Hill as pilgrims traditionally did arriving across the waters. Much of the spiritual history of this land is still held in Glastonbury. It was here that King Arthur wrestled with the dilemma of the 'Old Religion' or Christianity. Glastonbury Tor has been a beacon of spirituality calling pilgrims of all beliefs for countless generations. Chalice Well, considered by many to be the holiest well in England and the possible resting place of the Holy Grail, is a fitting place to start our own pilgrimage. What lessons can the past offer to us for tomorrow?
Journeying to Cornwall we enter a very different world. Here we discover a magical and dramatic land of spectacular granite cliff bays where the ocean and ancient land of Britain meet. Secret footpaths, fragrant with hedgerows of wild flowers, lead to half-forgotten holy wells offering us potent healing waters transformative in nature. Powerful stone circles, hidden in the folds of the land, are as energized today as when they were built. St. Michael's Mount has a long spiritual history and we find that four major energy currents converge on this tiny islet. Accessible by causewayed footpath at low tide and by boat at high tide it majestically holds the focus of attention in Mounts Bay.
We finally arrive in Wiltshire, the energetic heart-center of England. Here many Secrets of the Ages are stored within the Avebury Landscape Serpent Temple. We visit the different components of the Temple, The Sanctuary, Knoll Down and Avebury Henge. The teachings open to us at these repositories of wisdom are profound indeed.
The hallowed enclosure of Stonehenge is opened to us for an early morning private pilgrimage when we will have this world-famous stone temple to ourselves for a special ceremony to access the knowledge held within.
The wisdom of the Earth is always here, we just have to show up, say hello and listen.
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