Somewhere along the line, I had found out that Glastonbury is often termed as the heart chakra of the planet, and so had felt a calling to go there on my journey back to New Zealand.  I flew into London and stayed in Brighton for two nights, then Swindon for a few nights. Then to explore Avalon, to the destinations of Avebury, Stonehenge, and Glastonbury.  Staying in Bath and Chippenham over that time, and it was, safe to say, fairly epic.

Nov 22 – Early flight, 7.05am from Berlin to London Gatwick, with Easy Jet.  Walking with my bag just after arriving at the airport, someone had dropped their precious duty free cigarettes (lots of them, I just walked on). I got on a train straight to Brighton, staying in a hostel. It was blustery by the beach, winds coming through, crashing waves.  I stayed a few nights in Brighton. And whilst there it was nice to meet up with Simon Hall, we had both presented at an Art and Science Symposium in Dunedin.  We met at Theatre Royal and went for a walk in the rainy English seaside weather.  And later that day I had a chakra clearing with a healer in Brighton. Then bussed to Swindon on the 24th, to stay with someone through couch surfing. They were working and welcoming, and I slept a lot, as I was very tired! 

AVEBURY

Nov 26 – Caught a bus at 7.30 am from Swindon and then to Avebury, brought my bag with me and stored it (the museum staff kindly looked after it) and so I was off to explore, it rained a lot.

Avebury is known as one of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, and it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles.

My Lemurian Seed crystal broke in the middle of Avebury in the pub, getting some late lunch. (English staple – a Jacket potato).  I dropped it and it broke in half on the floor.   This crystal had travelled with me to many places, Guatemala and Sedona, and many places in Europe. Interestingly enough, this pub is in the middle of the Avebury stones energy zone.

Being at Avebury made for an amazing day, spending time by the stones. It is easy to explore and there are not many people about. And was shown how to dowse, at the shop there.  As the St Michael ley line is evidently running strongly through Avebury.  It had been raining, so ground was wet, there had been flooding in this area. I was given a lift to Silbury Hill by one of the shopkeepers, as we were talking and she mentioned that it would be good to go there.  Because of the rain, Silbury Hill had a moat around it, which it usually doesn’t. Then later, bussed to Bath, as was staying at St Christophers Inn Hostel.

STONEHENGE

Nov 27 – Walked around Bath in the morning, then in the afternoon, went to Stonehenge!  I had booked on a bus tour leaving from Bath at 1pm.  I met a Japanese women also on the trip and we spent time together at the site. I was graced by the Prescence of the ‘stones’, and tapping into their grounded time.

Back in Bath, at around 5pm went to the ‘Cross Springs’ Roman Thermal Spa.  As Bath is known for its Roman Baths, it sounded like a wonderful opportunity to soak. The Cross Bath is an open air thermal bath, that was originally a Celtic shrine, Aquae Sulis was developed around AD 60 by the Romans.

GLASTONBURY

Nov 28 – Big day – Bussed from Bath to Wells then to Glastonbury, took a while to get started there, as I was very tired, so I spent time buying food at the health food shop, and had a meal and a cuppa in a café. I was settling. This was the first time I had been to Glastonbury. 

Glastonbury is a town steeped in myths and legends. And the Michael and Mary Ley line dip and dive through the Tor and other spots. When I moved again it was on the High Street, spirit guided me to stand on a spot there for a very long time, when it eased I moved away. The town is full of crystal shops. I headed to the information centre and found maps and such for my day of exploration. Glastonbury town is lovely and compact and so the sacred sites are all within walking distance.

Firstly I went to the Glastonbury Abbey.  The ruins of the Abbey are huge, and it feels magical wandering around it.  And it seems the Abbey has held legendary status as the earliest Christian foundation in Britain. It holds such a presence and there was a definite spot that I was guided to whilst wandering.

Then I found my way to the Chalice Well, such a peaceful sanctuary.  I drunk lots of the sacred water that flows freely from the Well head there. Feeling into the earth energy at certain points, and meditated by the Well head.  Spending time near the trees on the way in, and met a man sitting near the Chalice Well, although it is a quiet space, sometimes conversations can emerge.

From there I went up the Tor and saw the sun going down, it had been raining, so the backdrop was drop-flooded plains. It was an amazing sunset, and there was a group up there too admiring from the tower.  It looked like an island again, as it once was before the plains were drained. By the way its a bit of a hike up and down the Tor.

Then I quickly made my way to Wearyall Hill, as I wanted to get there before it was properly dark. The Holy Thorn tree was still there then, it was later chopped down. My inner guidance nudged me to let out sound, I knew nothing about toning or its importance then. I had not done this before, but there was an innate knowing and so I opened my mouth and let out tones over that hill.

It was getting dark when I came back down to catch the bus. I met a man at the bus stop, he was very interested when I told him about my journey and what I was learning about energy points. He got out his voice recorder and interviewed me! His name was Franz Graf, an Austrian man. Whom at the time was writing a PH.D. thesis, called. ‘Connection to the Earth: Pagans and “Earth Lovers” in the South West of England’. It is in German, and can be accessed here.

I had missed the last bus from Glastonbury to Bath, so had to get a bus to Bristol and then back to Bath.  Then I picked up my bag at the hostel in Bath. Then another bus to Chippenham, to stay at Alex’s. We went out for dinner for an Indian meal. He was doing up an old stables, I think his parents had owned it, it looked really good. I had my own big room, (the room also had a well in it) but not for long!  The next morning I was catching an early bus to the airport.  I left some of the winter items, hat and scart there, as I was going to warmer climates. 

Nov 29, caught bus at 5am to London Heathrow, for a 10.50 am flight with Malaysian Airlines to Bali.