The legend of Avalon, summerland.

[Monica]

If anyone reading this thread hasn't yet read Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, The Mists of Avalon, then get thee to a bookstore immediately!

Hi Monica,

Just picked it up today...and don't know why it took me so long, my sister-in-law told me about it years ago!

I got chills just reading the acknowledgements and prologue

You are in for a treat! It's quite a page-turner. It focuses on the story told thru the eyes of the Druid women. It has very little actual action, but lots of magick and Goddess worship, and is very emotionally evocative.

Note: It's a very deep, intense book! I felt emotionally spent but very enriched after having read it. And 23 years later, I still remember events and characters so well.

They did a tv movie. It was ok I guess but lacked the depth and intensity. I would suggest definitely reading the book first.

Thanks for the nudge :o) That is so wonderful that you were able to visit so soon after reading the book. I feel a draw and connection to the Chalice Well for some reason. How was your visit to that site?

The whole trip was amazing! I didn't have any particular experience at Chalice Well. I did, however, have very intense experiences at these sites:

Glastonbury Abbey (could feel chakras opening, in a tangible way, as I walked the path thru the ruins)

Tor Hill (WOW!!! Intensely powerful vortex of energy! and physical too...nearly got blown off! I could see how Avalon could be hidden there.)

Silbury Hill (Goddess' pregnant belly)

Callanish (each standing stone was supposedly a wizard frozen in stone...I believe it! as each had a face...this was also where I saw the dragon)

Stonehenge (actually the place has become so touristy that a lot has been lost, but it's still a powerful place)

Westminster Abbey (I suspected one my past lives ended up being buried there perhaps!)

Findhorn (magickal gardens! really beautiful)

I feel honored and grateful to have taken that journey.

I'll post some pix later...