Explore the seven magical crystals of Avalon and Arthurian legend. The realm of the Priestesses of Avalon, Merlin and The Lady of The Lake...
Like many mythical paradise isles, Avalon has captured the imagination of generations of writers since the island was first mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae or History of the Kings of Britain, written in 1136 AD.
There are several important moments in my witch life that have lost their timelines. I know what happened and I know who was there, but I can not seem to work out the order of the events. For example, my first trip to Glastonbury Tor.
Glastonbury Tor is a conical hill in Glastonbury, England, which is topped by a 14th-century roofless St Michael's Tower. One of the most famous landmarks
Sandrine Gestin est l'Artiste en Féerie incontournable qui a su imposer son style propre depuis une dizaine d'années. Silhouettes elfiques, éthérées et gracil
This is a beautiful attunement, connecting you to Morgaine la Fey, her wisdom and healing powers. Healing Through the Goddess of Avalon-Morgaine la Fey was channeled by Reiki Master Heidi Gebhard-Burger in 2006. In her manual to accompany this attunement the founder explains, "In our patriarchal world, the woman lacks the ideal, spiritual symbols and ...
Viviane was a powerful priestess on the isle of Avalon at the time of King Arthur. She was the aunt of both Morgaine, [Morgan Le Fay] and King Arthur. My favorite retelling of the Arthurian legends is 'The Mists of Avalon', by Marion Zimmer Bradley, which has inspired many of my Feminine Archetypes. This print was taken from my original mixed media monotype of 'Viviane, Lady of Avalon'. The image is 5.75 in diameter, which is true to the original, and is printed on matte photo paper.
Lady of Avalon by Caroline Gully Lir Avalon is ruled by the Lady of Avalon, a Goddess of love, beauty, power and wisdom, a Lady of Light and Darkness who appears in several forms and under several names. Among the most ancient are those of the Ninefold Sisterhood of the Morgens, whose names were recorded by the Welsh poet Taliesin in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th Century Vita Merlini. The names of these Morgens were Moronoe, Mazoe, Glitonea, Gliten, Cliton, Tyronoe, Thitis, Thetis and Morgen la Fey, all of which appear tio be largely unknown, except to the latter, who was much maligned in Arthurian legend and only recently somewhat redeemed in Marian Zimmer Bradley's inspired retelling of the tale in The Mists of Avalon. These Nine Morgen sisters encompass all the qualities of the Goddess on the continua between light and darkness, sweetness and sour, positive and negative, creative and destructive. The Morgens are famous for their learning and knowledge of the seven liberal arts, particularly of astronomy, astrology, mathematics and physic. They are renowned for their healing arts and skill in herbal lore, for their beautiful music and sensuality, for prophecy and the ability to shapeshift, to appear in different places in a moment in time. In legend they are nine women, three triple Goddesses ranging in age from Maiden to Mother to Crone. They are nine dark cloaked figures who sit in circle with the cauldron of inspiration, immortality and rebirth, in a cave deep beneath Glastonbury Tor in the Underworld of Annwn. Or they are nine huge shimmering beings visible in the ethers surrounding the top of the Tor. Sometimes they are seen in the forms of the willow trees that guard the magical isle and as shadowy figures hiding behind the trees in the apple orchards of Avalon. Occasionally they may be glimpsed by mortals as they disappear away into the mists that often surround the sacred Isle. In Glastonbury's natural landscape they appear in the forms of black crows, white doves, green woodpeckers and hawks. When the legendary King Arthur was dying of his fatal wounds from the battle of Camlan, he was taken to the shores of the waters surrounding the Isle of Avalon. He was placed in the black barge of Avalon and ferried through the mists by the boatman Barinthus - he who knows the patterns of the waters and of the stars of the heavens. On their passage they were accompanied by three Faery Queens: the Queen of Northgalis, the Queen of the Waste Lands and Morgen la Fey, Arthur's half sister, who is Morgen the Faery or Morgen the Fate, the third of the three Fates. Source: "In the Nature of Avalon" by Kathy Jones
The Mists of Avalon is a fun telling of the story of King Arthur and his knights. This book tells the tale through the eyes of the women in the court.
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Glastonbury Tor is a melting pot of heritage, myths, legends and magic. Not only is it the most iconic monument in the whole of Somerset, but it’s also one of the most spiritual places in
Follow King Arthur to the Island of Avalon, or Glastonbury and discover how Glastonbury's Abbey, Tor, Chalice Well are all connected to Arthurian legends.
Many people say that the misty realm of Avalon lies behind the town of Glastonbury, This acrylic painting shows the duality of the town and celebrates the Divine Feminine, embodied by the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Glastonbury, and reflected in the lake, the Goddess, the Lady of Avalon. Emblems of both realms appear, including the chalice, the sword Excalibur, and the egg stone, as well as the abbey ruins and the barge of Avalon. Available as a laminated and non-laminated photo print in 5x7 or A4. and as A5 and A6 greeting cards printed whichever way up you prefer (blank inside, with envelope). Each half of the painting is also available on its own, please select from the menu. Non-laminated A4 prints are supplied with a backing board. All prints and cards white bordered to prevent cropping of image.. All unwatermarked. Copyright Nic Phillips 2018 For larger prints see listing: https://etsy.me/2RZeUMb
Glastonbury Tor is a melting pot of heritage, myths, legends and magic. Not only is it the most iconic monument in the whole of Somerset, but it’s also one of the most spiritual places in
Pagan art print by Esther Remmington. Mount Colour: Antique White More information about this print can be found here. Sizes (20cm sq., A2 mounted and above) are shipped in the Bulky category. Large prints (30cm sq., A3 mounted and above) can only be shipped within the UK. This item is printed to order and therefore sh
I couldn't believe the dozens and dozens of people who landed on my blog Tuesday, looking for the phrase "Beannachtai La Fheile Padraic Duit", which is Gaelic for "Happy St. Patrick's Day to You." They found it on a post I wrote on St. Patrick's Day two years ago. Since then, however, I have become ambivalent about devoting a day to the man who drove the Druids out of Ireland. That's right, the Druids - not snakes, which never existed in Ireland. No, snakes are a mere symbol for the Druids and their heathen Celtic goddesses. Therefore, there was no St. Patrick's Day post from me this year. But I will say a belated but heartfelt "Slainte" to all my Irish brothers and sisters. "OSTARA" by Karen Bagnard And, today I'm taking a break from "All Things Irish" to discuss a day sacred to ancient peoples, including the Celts. It was one of their eight holidays of the solar wheel of the year. I'm talking about the vernal - or spring - equinox, which begins at 6:44 a.m. my time tomorrow. The Druids called this first day of spring Alban Eiler, which means, "Light of the Earth. " They considered it a rare and magical time, being one of the two days in the year that night and day are in balance. Equinoxes and solstices alike were holy times of transition for the ancient Celts, a celebration of the miraculous balance of nature and life cycles of renewal. This is the time when the young sun god celebrates a sacred marriage with the young maiden goddess. We celebrate the return of the spring goddess from her long season of dormant sleep. "OSTARA" by Goddess Cards The spring equinox is the mid-point of the waxing year. The spark of light that was born at the winter solstice has reached maturity. Tomorrow the light and dark are equal; from tomorrow forward, the days grow longer than the nights. We have survived another winter and are once more surrounded by the delights of spring. Well, some of you are. Here in North Dakota, we are just barely entering spring. Finally, the massive snowdrifts are receding, we catch glimpses of lawn here and there and the geese are honking away as they fly North (what a beautiful sound). It will be in the 50s today and over the weekend, but a storm with heavy wet snow is forecast for early next week. I have no photos of beautiful spring flowers or budding leaves to show you. What I do have to share are these words and the accompanying artists' interpretations of Eostre or Ostara. "OSTARA" by Rebecca Guay Equinox means equal night and vernal comes from the Latin word for bloom. The earth awakens, new life emerges, sap rises, buds shoot and spring flowers are celebrated as gifts from nature. Spring returns and rejuvenates our own life force. It is a time for celebrating the greening of the earth, and crops are typically sown at this time. For the ancients, it was the time of the festivals of the pagan goddess Ostara (Germanic) or Eostre (Saxon). She was the goddess of fertility and spring, and also the goddess of dawn. "OSTARA BLESSINGS" by Jennifer Galasso Some believe that this is where we get the word "Easter". Although they sometimes occur at about the same time, Ostara and Easter usually don't coincide, because Ostara is calculated by the sun, and Easter is calculated by the moon. Easter occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal eqinox. Since the spring equinox is a time to celebrate fertility, and many cultures see eggs as a symbol of new life or the home of the soul, decorated eggs have been part of spring celebrations for centuries. The egg symbolized the goddess Eostre's wholeness and fertility. (The female hormone estrogen is named after her.) The golden yolk represents the sun god; its white shell is seen as the white goddess. Eggs were offered to the earth to ensure a fecund future harvest. "EOSTRE" by Hrana Janto Now, the decorated egg, egg rolling and egg hunts that originated from pagan fertility rites are ubiquitous symbols of Christian Easter celebrations. Once again - as with Yule - a pagan celebration has been "stolen" and Christianized. In addition to eggs, the hare is also a powerful symbol of Eostre. The hare was regarded as the sacred animal of the goddess, because of its fertility and activity at this time. Goddesses were once believed to shape-shift into hares. But nowadays the once powerful and magical hare has been reduced to the fluffy, cute Easter bunny. "OSTARA'S MAIDEN" by Michele Lee Phelan One delightful legend associated with Eostre was that she found an injured bird on the ground one winter. To save its life, she transformed it into a hare. But "the transformation was not a complete one. The bird took the appearance of a hare but retained the ability to lay eggs. The hare would decorate these eggs and leave them as gifts to Eostre." Ostara or Eostre is most often seen as an older maiden or young mother figure, clothed all in white. "AT THE VERNAL EQUINOX" by Wendy Andrew Bonfires were a frequent marker of the spring equinox. Jumping the fire sometimes occurred although more often this was seen during Beltane (May 1). An old custom was to light a sun-wheel or Catherine Wheel. A wooden wheel was rolled to the top of a high hill, lit on fire and then rolled down into the village and to the fields. This symbolized bringing the warmth and energy of the Sun to the fields for first spring plowing and planting. "OSTARA" by Mickie Mueller The vernal equinox is known as the day of equilibrium. Now is a good time to consider the balance of our lives - work, play and relationships. Perhaps for you it will be a day of quiet reflection and contemplation. Or, if you prefer, you could conduct an equinox ritual. The following is a spring equinox ritual that is appropriate for Christians and Pagans alike. Stand outdoors at sunrise, forming a circle with those you love. Put a small tree (representing "the tree of life") or a shrub in the center of your circle, or stand around a living tree. Meditate silently together with a sense of awe and wonder about the teeming abundance of life God has created. Tie festive ribbons or attach brightly colored pieces of paper onto the tree. As you do so, state your intention for yourself or a loved one with respect to personal growth or spiritual renewal. End with a prayer of thanksgiving for the miracle that is the Continuity of Life, and ask that everyone around you might have a Bright and Blessed Spring. "ARTHA" by Caroline Gully-Lir
Glastonbury Tor is a conical hill in Glastonbury, England, which is topped by a 14th-century roofless St Michael's Tower. One of the most famous landmarks