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May 24th - June 2nd, 2011
Join Mara Freeman and other leading British teachers and authors on an exciting spiritual journey in the most beautiful and mystical parts of southwest England. This is an opportunity to experience the Earth Mysteries of some of the most powerful sacred sites in Britain!
Plus Guest Presenters
In Avalon, Nicholas Mann, author of The Isle of Avalon, Energy Secrets of Glastonbury Tor, etc. will be joining us and reading tarot cards from his own deck, The Silver Branch.
In Cornwall, Cheryl Straffon, author of The Earth Goddess, Pagan Cornwall: Land of the Goddess and many other books on the sacred sites of Cornwall will be leading us on a journey to the goddess of the stones.
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Our pilgrimage begins at Avebury, one of the thresholds of the ancient earth energy path known as the Michael-Mary Line or Path of the Dragon. Here we enter this unique ritual landscape with its giant stone circles and serpentine avenues, including Silbury Hill and West Kennet Long Barrow. Then we follow the line down the pilgrim’s path southwest to Glastonbury, the legendary Isle of Avalon itself, once called the “Holyest Erthe in England."
Here we stay for four nights in Little St Michael's, the retreat centre within the Chalice Well Gardens, at the foot of Glastonbury Tor. We will drink from the sacred waters, explore the mysteries of the Divine Feminine and walk up to the Archangel Michael's tower on the Tor. Deepening into the Mysteries of the Holy Grail, we explore the magnificent ruins of Glastonbury Abbey with its fascinating Arthurian legends and lore and the glorious cathedral of Wells with its sacred pools and Green Men and Green Lady carvings.
We follow the Path of the Dragon to Cornwall, the Celtic kingdom once known as Belerion, the Shining Land. Cornwall is a peninsula of rocky coasts, hidden coves, picturesque fishing villages and wild moors dotted with the sacred shrines of an ancient people. From our beautiful cliff-top retreat centre with dramatic ocean views, we will explore Merlin's Cave and Tintagel, the spectacular ruined castle on the ocean, King Arthur’s legendary place of birth. We visit the faery-haunted wood and waterfall of St. Nectan’s Glen, Rocky Valley with its Bronze Age labyrinth carving, and the village of Boscastle, home to the famous Museum of Witchcraft.
In the following days, we experience the elemental power of Bodmin Moor with its mysterious stones, the Cheesewring and the Hurlers. In Western Cornwall, we will cross over to the magical isle of St. Michael’s Mount, and attune to the energies at the healing hole-stone of Men-an-Tol and the holy well of St. Madron. We will be walking on the hallowed shore where legend says Joseph of Arimathea first landed in Britain with his nephew, Jesus, and soak in the beauty of hidden gardens that wind down to a secret cove. There will also be time to stroll along pristine beaches and cliff-top paths. Our return journey eastwards culminates in a special private and exclusive evening ceremony at Stonehenge, within the inner sanctum of the stones.
At these sacred sites, we will work with the energies of earth and sky, star and stone, through special attunements, meditations and rituals. Throughout the journey, Mara will be telling local legends and stories of faeries, gods and goddesses, giants and saints, and teaching the Mysteries of Britain, Cornwall, Avalon and Atlantis through powerful inner journeying.
For a warm and friendly atmosphere, the pilgrimage is open to 11-12 people only, so we recommend that you reserve your place as soon as possible.