This is an account from one of my lovely customers.
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Monday morning came
early as my tour guide, Tor Webster, and I took off for Stonehenge at
5:30 AM. He had arranged for private access to the inner circle at the
sacred site.
As
the morning unfolded my anticipation rose. I had waited for this time
to arrive for some months. And now here it was. The drive to Stonehenge
from Glastonbury is an hour’s drive. It winds through the gentle
rolling countryside of Somerset County. We had grey skies and a brisk
chill in the air. Entering the inner circle of Stonehenge at early
morning sunrise is powerful. There are a limited number of people
allowed entrance. Tor had me enter Stonehenge’s inner circle from its
most powerful access entrance, the place where there is perfect
alignment with the Summer Solstice. Here the energy is quite strong and
the most auspicious point of entry. I could sense the ancestors who had
gone before me and their presence. It was a reverent moment. I wanted to
stand still, tall and straight, and feel the energy pulsing through me.
Walking
amongst the stones gave me a sense of wonder and awe. Had I been here
before, in anther lifetime perhaps? Most definitely I sensed the truth
of this feeling. It felt familiar and real. Knowing I was not walking
alone, on either side of the veil, was comforting. A state of mind of
other worldliness ran through my bones. Deeply intuitive impressions of a
loving energy and spirit were pulsing in the field around me. Tor
himself draws the serpent energy of the site and assists with bringing
in the ancestors. He is a loving guide drawing not only myself, but
several others in the site, to him. We formed an impromptu human circle,
within the stone circle, where some stated their intension aloud. It
was good to give voice to mime. It made it more real and less in my head
and centered in my heart. As my eyes closed I waited patiently for a
message to come. I could feel the energies swirling, but received no
thunderbolt of a personal message that I hoped would come. Just
impressions and sense of calm and bliss washed over me.
There
are faces hidden in many of the stones. Some smile and laugh. Perhaps
the ancestors are thinking you silly woman, traveling across the
Atlantic and then getting up at the crack of dawn just to be here!
The
next stop was Woodhenge, which was known to be a wooden circle now
marketed by concert markers. It is a sacred circle with a softer and
gently energy, more feminine in nature.
The
Avebury site was next on the tour, where an entire village developed
within the sacred site. It’s quite a large site and no stones are roped
off or inaccessible. You can lean against the stones and feel their
energy.
Tor
said there are studies underway that actually track and record the
sounds the stones emit. Here the mood is open and soft and way more
feminine in nature. I loved this site, nurturing and vulnerable to all.
It’s nothing like the strong male energies of Stonehenge. Here the
avenues of Avebury stretch across the landscape and gently walk you into
her inner circle and sanctuary. The site is quite large and stretches
across a wide area. It’s the largest stone circle of its kind in Europe
with some of the largest megaliths in Britain.
The
beauty of this circle is astonishing. And she extends a warm welcome to
those who walk across her landscape. Tor’s pup, Sage, is a constant
companion on the tour and does her job of walking ahead to scout the
way.
You
can run your hands across the stones and lay your body within their
caress. While they may feel cold to the touch of your back, there is
warmth radiating from them. There’s something very magical about this
site. Perhaps it’s the openness of it. It’s her invitation that calls to
the pilgrim to explore what treasures await discovery.
Newly
open, just this month, is the restored manor house at Avebury which was
home to a number of families from Brittan’s past. Now in the care of
the National Trust, it was restored and refurbished by a joint project
with the BBC. And for this Realtor, and gal, who’s in love with houses,
it was an unexpected treat. That’s just one of many extra special things
which can happen on a private tour. You just adjust as the tour
unfolds. Avebury Manor is an interactive house where visitors are
allowed and encouraged to touch everything. Discovery is a delightful
pastime and leads to some interesting observations. Here are just a few
of my favorite shots of the home and its gardens.
Blessings and enJOY,
Francesca
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