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Summer Solstice 2013 p2 Glastonbury Tor Reunited with my Energy Double

Posted on July 5, 2013 By kal No Comments on Summer Solstice 2013 p2 Glastonbury Tor Reunited with my Energy Double
Pilgrimage

I have an appreciation fo the Tor at Glastonbury that goes beyond its magical presence and energies. It was maybe four years ago that Gwas and I first visited Glastonbury together. I recall the experience distinctly. It was approaching sunset as we parked in a country lane with the shadow of the Tor falling on … Read More “Summer Solstice 2013 p2 Glastonbury Tor Reunited with my Energy Double” »

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Solstice 2013 – Glastonbury’s Faery Portal

Posted on July 1, 2013July 1, 2013 By Gwas 3 Comments on Solstice 2013 – Glastonbury’s Faery Portal
Ancient Sites, Faery, Quests, Wheel of the Year

I had just discovered a fascinating energy formation that was created by the four energy polarities which were symbolised by four Arthurian characters. The walk from Glastonbury Abbey to the base of The Tor was full of anticipation about what might happen next. This was only supposed to be a prelude to a weekend in Cornwall, but already it was shaping up to reveal some fascinating insights into work done this year. There was more to come in that respect, but for the moment let’s return to The Tor.

There are tales associated with The Tor – Ynys Witrin – The Glass Isle. It is said to be a portal into the world of Faery – that unseen yet co-present dimension of sentient energies which inhabit the same space as our physical world, but which we rarely get the chance to encounter. Here I was at the base of one of the renowned portals into that world.

“With the 19th-century resurgence of interest in Celtic mythology, the Tor became associated with Gwyn ap Nudd, who was first Lord of the Underworld, and later King of the Fairies. The Tor came to be represented as an entrance to Annwn or Avalon, the land of the fairies.” (Source: Wikipedia referencing Introducing Glastonbury)

Yet my thoughts were trained on the Arthurian energies. My only directive to the dowsing rods at the base of the Tor was to guide me to a place where I could work best. Nothing more specific – just that vague notion. I took off my shoes and felt the cool grass on the soles of my feet. The earth went through me like a charge, and in turn I charged off up the hill following the rods’ lead.

Approaching Glastonbury Tor at dusk
Approaching Glastonbury Tor at dusk

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Being brave in Thor’s Cave

Posted on June 10, 2013December 5, 2013 By Gwas 2 Comments on Being brave in Thor’s Cave
Ancient Sites, Elemental, Energy work, Hedge Druidry

Whenever I mention a sacred site to visit I can see the cogs going round in Kal’s mind… “Will there be climbing involved?” Well, in this instance yes. As we  made our way through the Manifold Valley path towards the conjunction of three hills I could hear a familiar tone evolving in his phrases. So this cave…. is it…high up? Yes, it’s high up. And the way is steep. And the path precipitous. But the views are amazing and the climb is worth it for the reward of experiencing the cave’s vast space and acoustic properties.

On this particular visit I had chosen to try to find the easier way up. The walk was longer, but I knew that coming down from the top of the hill from the village of Grindon was not only a muddy experience but a buttock-clenching one too, at times. I hoped to spare Kal the worst for this former vertigo sufferer. Was it appreciated? It didn’t sound like it! Did I offer him soothing platitudes to ease his worries?

Hell no! 😉

Approaching Thors Cave in Staffordshire.
Approaching Thors Cave in Staffordshire.

The cave is monstrously impressive! The height, the altitude, the view, the difficulty to get in…. it’s such an effort which is rewarded by the timbre of the acoustics even standing at the entrance. Having been here before I remembered that somewhere deep inside there was what our ancestors used to refer to as a “goblin” inside – an earth spirit. I hoped to meet him again, but that wasn’t the reason I was here.

My main reason for visiting the cave was to test whether I could create my “Perfect Shield” – an energetic construction for protection. The Shield was purely theoretical at this point, and which I needed to have practised before I came to use it “in anger”, as it were, when I needed it. I think the shield is linked with the Shield of Faith that I obtained as a gift from Faery too. Why I would need such protection wasn’t clear yet, but something somewhere knew and had guided me to learn how to create it. I had the image of how it could be done, now I needed the space and time to make it work.

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Knights Pilgrimage 5 of 5 Shining one makes an appearance

Posted on April 18, 2012 By kal 6 Comments on Knights Pilgrimage 5 of 5 Shining one makes an appearance
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Okay, just in case you haven’t got the other 4 related posts on this, here is a link (Knights Pilgrimage) to them. Excellent! Now continue….

Steps of the Pilgrims

Let’s start with a recap.

  1. I was waylayed by my Totem into going on a pilgrimage that I hadn’t needed or planned for, impromptu you might say.
  2. Then I found a couple who were lost in the Forest of Dean.
  3. I, with reluctance on their part, helped them find their way out.
  4. Only to find that, in all the forest, both our cars were parked within feet of each other.
  5. The importance was the fact that they had been lost.
  6. Then it was off to the Merry Maidens (only 5 hours away!) to have a dream about the Dragon and the Phoenix
  7. Then a realisation that this was something that I had lost from the quest, an opportunity to create a Knights Crest.
  8. The next day I was off to Tintagel, where a vision of Cailleach told me that I needed to accept help from a Knight.

    My personal spot

And now, I had just arrived at Glastonbury from Tintagel. It was 3.30pm in the afternoon and I was stiff from all that time in the car.  Grabbing some food I headed to the place I knew I wanted to be. The Chalice Well gardens. I get lucky with that place often, i.e. the whole garden to myself. This was no exception. I didn’t need to dowse for my power spot in here. It was beneath the hawthorn tree. I sat and meditated for a good half-hour. Feeling thoroughly relaxed and refreshed. I had closed my the whole time and when I finished them I looked in front of me and there were three people sat there facing me.

Okay… now that is freaky. Two ladies and a gent were sat in front of me, some ten feet away and meditating too. I kind-of gave a bit of a cough and one of the ladies, opened her eyes. She smiled at me (fortunately not one of those psycho-killer smiles) and I smiled back (un-encouragingly).

“We saw the energy coming out of you,” she said quietly, not disturbing the others. “Ah, okay,” I said, thinking, what energy? Her companions had also come out of their meditation now and were smiling disconcertingly at me. “Yes,” the other woman said. “You were radiating like the sun.” Er, ok, I replied, I didn’t notice.

The man asked me whether I was a healer, I replied that I occasionally dabbled. He told me that I had a gift for it and that I should share it. Seriously? Career advice?

“Thank you,” I told him, “but I think it was more the trees energy than mine.”

“Ah yes, of course it was, we are but the channel.”

“We are indeed,” I intoned as I hastened from the gardens.

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Summer Solstice 2011 Part 2 – Camelot, The Tor and the Healing Thorn

Posted on July 3, 2011September 11, 2026 By Gwas 1 Comment on Summer Solstice 2011 Part 2 – Camelot, The Tor and the Healing Thorn
Summer Solstice 2011 Part 2 – Camelot, The Tor and the Healing Thorn
Ancient Sites

This is the final part of my Summer Solstice 2011 quest in and around Glastonbury. In the first part of the day I had meditated at Glastonbury Abbey and seen a vision of Arthur and Guinevere, visited the Holy Thorn tree, and then mixed the red and the white waters from the Tor’s streams together. … Read More “Summer Solstice 2011 Part 2 – Camelot, The Tor and the Healing Thorn” »

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Glastonbury – A place for seeking beginnings

Posted on June 23, 2011September 11, 2026 By kal No Comments on Glastonbury – A place for seeking beginnings
Glastonbury – A place for seeking beginnings
Quests, Quickie

Over the last 2/3 years Gwas and I have ventured to Glastonbury on numerous occasions. Whether individually or together that place has been a definite experience generator. So it was that one fine Saturday in April 2011 I was heading out to Glastonbury. My main purpose was to meet up with the High Druid Brian … Read More “Glastonbury – A place for seeking beginnings” »

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Glastonbury Solstice – Part 4: Chalice Well Druid

Posted on July 5, 2010September 10, 2026 By Gwas 10 Comments on Glastonbury Solstice – Part 4: Chalice Well Druid
Glastonbury Solstice – Part 4: Chalice Well Druid
Ancient Sites, Energy work, Experiment, Modern Druidry

Sunday 20th June, 2010 – Glastonbury, Somerset. This is the fourth in the series of Summer Solstice posts, and by far the most ….important, astonishing, profound? In previous posts I have detailed my quest to finish off my tasks for the previous eighth part of the year, and then to discover the purpose of the … Read More “Glastonbury Solstice – Part 4: Chalice Well Druid” »

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