This story began in July '22 when I heard that there were Dragon Eggs on Glastonbury Tor. Straight out the gate, I knew they'd be of significant interest - I was in the Egg Zone. Also called a Tor Burr, the locals often refer to them as Egg Stones. There is one, known as The Omphalos Stone, that rests at Glastonbury Abbey after being removed from the Tor -
Glastonbury Abbey's Omphalos Stone- Many more are buried in it's foundations.
I was told that there was one on the south facing slope so went looking. At The Red Spring, a local, Buddha Paul, told me that he'd heard of one Egg Stone being up the Tor somewhere though wasn't sure where. Fortunately, the red haired guy Andy, who knows the Tor like the back of his hand, was 5 yards in front of me. He immediately directed me to the spot on the Tor where there is one large Egg Stone resting behind three Hawthorns on the south face, about 2/3 up. I'd have not found it without his arrival. If ever a stone wanted to be found -
Glastonbury Tor Egg Stone on the south face, 2/3 up behind 3 Hawthorns
These Tor Burrs, or Spherule Concretions as they're called in Electric Universe Geology, can be identically reproduced in a lab with various mineral cocktails - iron oxide, calcium carbonate, hematite etc and an arc blast to mimic lightning. Depending on the arc strike power and the mineral cocktail, these spherules can be of varying sizes, shapes & colours and whether or not they're hollow. Equatorial bulges and polar markings are also common. Interesting that the Egg Stone at The Abbey is called Omphalos as this means navel and may be pointing to these polar markings.
You can see the Tor Egg Stone's equatorial bulge as described in this scientific paper on spherule concretions- **Electrical spherule concretion formation pdf** -Introduction: The Rapid Electrical Formation of Stone Spherules, the Scalability of the Results, and the Similarities of the Internal and External Structures of the Spheres with Naturally Occurring Concretions - http://www.naturalphilosophy.org/.../abstracts_6778.pdf
The proposition is therefore that the Egg Stones are formed instaneously via electrical arc strikes. The larger the Egg Stone the more powerful the arc strike. There are Spherule Concretions/Egg Stones on the Tor ranging from 1 cm to 1 metre wide. As stated in the previous linked pdf, electrical phenomena are scalable by degrees of magnitude.
Martian "Blueberries" - spherules on Mars recreated in the lab - https://www.thunderbolts.info/tpod/2005/arch05/050325blueberries.htm
Martian Bluberry formation - https://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/2018/12/12/blueberry-formation/
Many countries have their own name for these types of stone and rock formation - fot instance, you have New Zealand's Moeraki Boulders and also the Native American's Thunderbird Eggs. As one version of the Myth goes - The Thunderbird claps it's wings (Thunder/Thor's Hammer) and lightning bolts issue forth and turned those animals who were above ground into stone. Similar to the Medusa battle in The Clash of the Titans (Planets) whereby if you look in to Medusa's eyes (by being above ground) you are turned to stone.
Native American First Nation Thunderbird Egg - similar to the Tor Burrs: "The Kettles or 'concretions' that distinguish Kettle and Stony Point are of cultural and spiritual significance to the Anishinaabe. According to storytellers, who are also the oral historians of the First Nation, the Kettles are Thunderbird Eggs."
In Mythology, Medusa, or The Dragon, is the Destructive Creatrix aspect of the Planet Venus - The White Queen in her "terrible aspect" as the prototypical Great Comet soaring across the sky. The original Witch's broom being her serpentine hair as the comet's tale with resultant interplanetary ligthning bolts - The Cosmic Thunderbolt - Fire and Brimstone - The Titans are the Planets. As Medusa is interpreted as The Dragon, it is also right to call the Tor Burrs, Dragon Eggs. The Great Comet Venus in Mythology (playlist) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGnhdAEfEOE&list=PLI7veeGm8ljNqgRQ-HcNFiH_V_2tgcVU8
The Mythological Masculine counterpart of Medusa, or The Dragon, is Perseus or St. George whom are microcosmic expressions of the planet Mars - The Red King, the Hero King, Saviour or Macrocosmic Christ. Mars pinning the trajectory of Venus is thus represented by Perseus, or St. George, slaying her "terrible aspect" as the Warring Hag Comet Medusa, or the Dragon, so that she rests in her stable orbit. In the St. George legend, he slays the Dragon and rescues the beautiful Princess. This might be more accurately viewed as the Dragon and the Princess being one and the same and that St. George actually rescues the Princess (Goddess) from herself, or from her terrible aspect as the Warring Dragon. The Medusa battle scene in Clash of the Titans, Perseus being the Dragon Slayer equivalent - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7W-oPhY48
In the Babylonian Epic of Creation, the Enuma Elish, a battle between the sky god Marduk (Mars) and Serpent Tiamat (Venus) is detailed on the fourth tablet. No doubt, the George and The Dragon story is the same the world over with every continent and ancient culture having it's own version.
St. Michael, the Archangel who's Tower sits on the summit of Glastonbury Tor, is also known as a Dragon Slayer. Lucifer, as the dragon whom he defeats in the bible, is often referred to as the Light Bringer and Morning Star which is the planet Venus.
In his best selling book, "Worlds in Collision", Immanuel Velikovsky claimed that the Planet Venus was, in cosmic creation terms, a relatively young planet. Although the book was a best seller, MacMillan the original publisher was forced by scientists of the day to withdraw it's publication and so a modern day book burning ensued. However, Velikovsky had the last laugh: when probes were sent to investigate Venus decades later, scientists thought they would find a sister planet similar to Earth. Velikovsky predicted otherwise claiming that, because the planet was still very young, the atmosphere would be several hundred degrees centigrade and therefore uninhabitable. His prediction proved to be correct. Einstein then recounted and said that his friend's claims should now be taken more seriously. Worlds in Collision was the book on Einstein's desk that he was reading when he died. Velikovsky went on to make numerous cosmological predictions that were confirmed by probes and telescopes.
From an Alchemical point of view, it's interesting to note that Mars and Venus, which represent the Red 🜂 masculine fire and the White 🜄 feminine cooling qualities, orbit either side of Earth's/Gaia's ✡ orbit: Gaia being where the union of these opposites may take place in the form of The Alchemical Marriage. Mars and Venus are also like The Sun and The Moon though not as bright and therefore act as intermediaries to them. Mars is blood as iron to Gaia and Venus is bone as calcium/lime-stone.
The Red and White Springs of Avalon as Blood of Mars and Milk of Venus -
It always struck me, and many others, as remarkable that the 2 springs would meet at the base of Glastonbury Tor. Clearly a point was being made - maybe to draw attention to the Alchemical nature of the Red and the White principles?
The Masculine Red Spring, rising and flowing through The Chalice Well gardens, stains everything it runs over with a reddish orange hue - iron oxide. It is warmer than it's feminine counterpart having the masculine fire principle, iron, within it generating charge and heat. It's flow is more constant as outward is a masculine expression.
This picture shows The Chalice Well's wrought iron cover of the Vesica Pisces with Holy Sword or Spear through it. As Mars is The Hero King, it can be said that the Red Spring's iron content, that fills the "Chalice" Well, is representative of it containing the blood of the Macrocosmic Christ on Earth. Is The Well itself to be comprehended in this instance as symbolizing The Holy Grail or The Chalice containing the Graal Blood of Christ?
The Well is apparently made of local limestone. Obviously, it should be made of limestone, specifically. The Well's build is the Cyclopean Polygonal style of ancient Egypt, i.e. close fitting stone joints. This style is perfect for surviving earthquakes or, even, cataclysms. Maybe, they knew something was coming and were consolidating the power points? Having no mortar and potentially copper joining struts, it is thus also ideal for electrical and magnetic charge continuity. There is a theory that the Well was used for spiritual initiations, healing and likely other ceremonial uses. If you can tune into it, you can breathe in the charge emanating from the Red Spring's iron rich water via your meridian channels as energy and healing. Likely, it happens without effort but it can be focussed on and enhanced. If The Red Spring invigorates then The White Spring soothes.
The DaoDeJing speaks of a well: "The Dao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present," - Lao Tzu. A well or spring is representative of the Holy Grail in the sense of that which is eternal and everlasting in nature - immortality.
Thorny plants and trees, like the Hawthorn, Yews and Blackberry bushes are governed by Mars. The Yews that grow in The Chalice Well gardens, pulsating with red sap, bearing red berries and needle like leaves have long been associated with The Red Spring, Death, Rebirth and Enlightenment. In the Celtic Tree Calender, the Yew's time is December 21st - Winter Solstice at the end of the year. The shortest day where the death of The Sun reaches it's zenith, to be reborn anew...
The Feminine White Spring is so high in calcium that it leaves a milky residue if left to evaporate. At 105mg of calcium per 100ml of water, it would be considered a very "hard" water (milk?). The people of Glastonbury never used to drink it and preferred to pipe water in. As such, neither The Red Spring or The White Spring are potable for drinking on a daily basis - great refreshment when visiting Glastonbury and Avalon and going up the Tor or taken solemnly as a Holy Sacrament. This just adds to the sense that it's trying to attract attention aside from water for drinking.
The White Spring's Well-house built in the Victorian era is a dark womb like experience that is a fitting tribute to the Feminine. The calcite caves that The White Spring water used to flow from would have been equally magical, if not more so. Being feminine, the water is cooler, able to absorb charge and flows out from an underground aquifer (breast!) as Milk of Venus. It's flow varies with the seasons, The Moon and rainfall.
The Planet Venus, associated with The White Spring, governs apple trees and so it is fitting that there is an apple orchard on The Tor - Avalon Orchard. Avalon also means Isle of Apples - Earth's Eden if ever... If you slice an apple horizontally, it reveals a pentacle cross section that is the same geometric pattern as the pentacle orbit of the planet Venus in relation to Earth. In the Celtic Tree calendar, the Apple Tree's time is Mayday to Samhain - it was regarded as a symbol of abundance, a gift of love and was a symbol of healing, especially of the heart..
The idea that The Red Spring and The White Spring should flow together is symbolical of the union between the male and female principles or ida and pingala. When these 2 harmonise and join together within the aspirant, there is union with the Divine. Heaven and Earth in Holy Communion.
The Alchemical standard of bringing Heaven 🜄 to Earth 🜂 is a recurring theme in Avalon ✡
Glastonbury Tor formation -
How was the Tor, that supplies The White Spring, formed from an Electric Universe perspective? My understanding is not as complete as it's progenitor so click on the links to get an understanding for yourself - I am a layman at best. My interpretation of Andrew Hall's work is up for question but his realisations are not so much so, as far as I can tell..
The Tor and it's terraces sloping downwards from left to right in this picture - more pronounced viewed in person.
It is proposed that the formation occurred during a cataclysmic plasma storm and that The Tor is a Plasma Storm Sand Dune rapidly formed at the same time as the Egg Stones. If you take it that the Egg Stones are formed electrically and that these can be found underground and within the Tor's structure, it follows that the whole Tor was formed similarly and at the same time. Refer to Andrew Hall's Electric Geology YouTube video for an overwiew of how Hills, Mountains and Tors are formed - https://youtu.be/Dz9c24XBU5o?si=HefGFfxo7DQ8ooeV
The terraces appear then to be sequential layering in the wake of a sonic shock blast (Thor's Hammer) lambda structure following changes in the harmonics. The downward sloping angle of the terraces (red lines) and the fact that the back of the Tor is at a steeper gradient than the front (green lines) would appear to confirm this hypothesis. The sloping angle of stratification on the Tor, as seen in the photo above and best viewed from the side and in person, has similarities with the internal pressure stratification in the lambda structure (red lines). Electrically arcing plasma storms of sub-sonic and super-sonic power gather material held in plasma winds (earth, sand etc) and form hills, mountains and tors. Sonic shock blast zones create zones of compression and rarefaction and layer material accordingly.
If you've been up the Tor, you may have noticed beach sand right near the top, especially around the Egg Stone "Crater" and the sandstone cap, formed by cymatic and electromagnetic compression, has plenty of sea fossils which are often found on the summit of mountains.
You'll note that 2/3 up the Tor bulges out to the right as you look at the photo. This side and distance up the Tor is where the main Egg Stone crater is situated which therefore had a significant impact on the Tor's formation and shape.
A view of the Egg Stone crater bulge from the other side. The small leigh of Hawthorns, beneath and to the right of St. Michael's Tower, is situated in the crater and next to the large Egg Stone that here rests on the Tor. The crater is an interesting formation in itself. Refer specifically to *24 minutes* in Andrew Hall's previously shared YouTube video - the whole video is worth watching for an explanation of how this occurs- https://youtu.be/Dz9c24XBU5o?si=vtAJuDPZqp17T6ve&t=1436
A tornadic whirlwind swirls a circular crater type hole in the side of the Tor of about 20 metres in diameter. If you watched the vid, you'll see that this is a common feature on the side of mountains and hills. This tornadic whirlwind proceeds to inject/ejaculate material (sand/earth) held in plasma winds and "pumps it like a fire hose" in to it's structure as it's forming. This is what has caused the bulging, or pregnancy even, on this side of the Tor. This picture was taken at the base of the crater as you look up and would be the focal point of the incoming tornadic whirlwind. Associations of the tornadic whirlwind as an umbilicus and the crater as a navel to the womb where the largest Egg Stones were formed and found, could easily be made.
This picture, with the Hawthorn trees in the top left, shows that the two terraces underlying the crater also belly outwards and specifically beneath it. The lower terrace is slightly obscured by The Druid Wood tree line but is still easily visible though clearer, again, in person.
From a distance, The Tor appears to be a hill on a hill. Point being that the Chalice Hill, for instance, may have already been there and the Tor may have been formed at a much later date. There were a few passes with Mars, before Venus/Medusa, that brought vast swathes of matter as iron from the Red Planet as the Blood of the Macrocosmic Christ entering the Earth - *this is a clip from the Documentary posted at the end of the blog that illustrates how this occurred* https://youtu.be/t7EAlTcZFwY?si=WHVsrQmKlpeANJFs&t=3727 The Red Springs source is therefore also deeper because it is older and came before. That is why it is the Blood of The Macrocosmic Christ that came to Earth/Gaia. The arrival of Iron changed the etheric nature of the Planet Earth and allowed it's Microcosmic Christ/Buddha counterpart and the human race as it now is. Celestial chemistry/alchemy pouring from one test tube planet into another. Gaia has harmoniously combined The Red Principle from Mars and The White Principle from Venus so that now the individual human and collective can do the same and thus reach a similar eternal perfection.
Glass Spherule Rain - I was looking at a green crystal that had been left at the base of an Oak Tree on The Tor. I dropped the crystal and it rolled down a slope and came to a halt next to this marble sized glass spherule, replete with omphalos. The glass spherule was found on the edge of The Druid Wood and therefore beneath the Egg Stone crater. Egg Stones and glass spherules will likely only be found on this side of the Tor at varying depths underground, within it's structure and up to the surface. I had gone in to The Druid Wood wondering if Glass Stone Bury might have some weight to it, so it was a surprise, though I tend to think it's probably not the reason for the name of the town. These glass spherules also tend to be present during and after plasma storms -
Marble sized glass spherule replete with omphalos - sand + arcing plasma storm = glass spherule
The Egg Stones, glass spherules and Tor formation are proof that the Tor shows many signs of electrical arcing formation during a Cataclysmic Plasma Storm. This would be alongside lightning strikes of a level and scale up to Thor's Hammer or Cosmic Thunderbolts, like that thrown by the right hand of Zeus, of epic proportions not experienced today.
With Cosmic Thunderbolts of such size, sub-sonic and super-sonic shock blast zones are generated that can shape and form rock via waves cymatic and electromagnetic compression and rarefaction. Evidence of this can be clearly viewed on google maps satellite mode. Refer again to Andrew Hall's convincing, if not undeniable, Electric Geology - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPcF40vBqzs
The Cosmic Thunderbolt -
Zeus (Jupiter) really did throw lightning bolts: the most well-known of Zeus’ powers, it was used as a mighty weapon that he wielded to win the war against the Titans (Planets). To wield lightning is the epitome of supremacy. The image of Zeus, lightning bolt raised in his right hand, creates a powerful impression of absolute control over gods and men. It was mainly by this weapon that the txhunder god (Thor in Norse Mythology) ultimately mastered the universe. The right hand symbolizes the male principle of method or skilfull means. For sure, The Cosmic Thunderbolt was also wielded by other Gods/Titans/Planets.
The idea of the Cosmic Thunderbolt, or Vajra in vedic texts, is a cross cultural mythological phenomena. Every continent has it's own version that leads one to wonder why and whether there is some factual basis behind these mythological allegories. It is present in the mythologies of the Norse, Slavic, Americas, Sumeria and Native Australia, to name just a few. It's the same story the world over. The Vajra : An Ancient Weapon of War - https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/vajra-ancient-weapon-war-008467
Vajra - Thunderbolt ⚡ Destroys all kinds of ignorance and is itself indestructible - symbolizing the impenetrable, immovable, immutable, indivisible and indestructible state of enlightenment - immortality. Vajra, or Dorje in Tibetan language - The hard or mighty one - "Lord of the Stones". The interplanetary Cosmic Thunderbolt as the Macrocosmic Sword in the Planetary Egg Stone. As above so below being the Alchemical tome - from Cosmic Thunderbolt striking the Planetary Egg in the Macrocosmic Dark Womb of Space of the Primordial Mother to the Spermatoza penetrating the Ovum in the Chalice of the Womb in the Microcosmic Eve. Macrocosm to Microcosm - on all levels, where the unstoppable Sword meets the immovable Stone - creation appears.
The Cosmic Thunderbolt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwMDYNRZUKY&list=PLI7veeGm8ljPtUch5GxuTshvVJwCsMuVb
The Arthurian Legends -
King Arthur, Excalibur & The Red Spring - Ex is latin for the preposition "Of" and Caliburn is latin for "Steel" and so we have Ex - Caliburn / Of - Steel / Excalibur.
The Red Spring is also known as a Chalybeate Spring, meaning it has a high iron content. Steel is 98% Iron and 2% Carbon. I wonder then if Caliburn originates from the word Chalybeate? Ex-calibur, being "Of Steel", is therefore composed almost entirely of Iron and so is representative of Mars as the Hero King or Saviour in the Macrocosmic sense and is linked to The Red Spring and Chalice Well Gardens. It is the Red Spring's Sword to The White Spring's Stone. Indeed, in The Chalice Well gardens, they have a wrought iron sword cutting through the Vesica Pisces above one of the garden's gates.
What Iron and Excalibur are to the Red Spring is as Calcium and The Egg Stones are to The White Spring.
Blood of Christ - Body of Christ - Drinking from Avalon's Red/Blood Spring is as drinking wine as The Blood of Christ as a Holy Sacrament. Drinking from Avalon's Calcite/White Spring is as eating bread as the Body of Christ as a Holy Sacrament - Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body at 2% gifted by the Mother's milk spring.
John 14:5 - 14 - No one comes to the Father except through Me. Mars, not being as bright as The Sun, as stated earlier, can therefore act as an intermediary.
No one comes to The Father except through Me. No one comes to The Sun except through Mars. No one comes to Unity except through Christ Consciousness - no self
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The ancient art of sword making involved pouring various molten metal alloys, like copper and tin (bronze) or iron and carbon (steel), into stone moulds. Once cooled, the kingly swords were literally pulled from the stone. This was a complicated process that required great skill and craftsmanship and thus the sword produced was of great value: akin to buying a house in this day and age. As such, swords were owned by the rich and wealthy and were a symbol of nobility, power and therefore the right to rule. Mars as the God of War by way of the power of the steel tempered sword going forth into the lands to gain dominion over the Earth. Yet still, The Sword in The Stone is an archetype in human consciousness that goes far beyond the physical sword and the process of making it.
It has been said that all the legends of Avalon agree on one thing: that Excalibur was forged in Avalon. What is meant here by "forged"? That it was made by a master swordsmith? There are many male heroes throughout history that are associated with some kind of magical sword, or similar, but to name a few there is Lugh's Spear, The Spear of Destiny, Dyrnwyn Sword of Rhydderch Hael in Welsh legend and, of course, Excalibur. Is it symbolizing the Awakened Spine? That pierces the veil? The blazing double edged sword of fire that cuts straight through to the truth? Could the Crown of Thorns, which is the Crown of Mars the Macrocosmic Christ that governs thorned trees and plants, be the opening of the Crown Chakra on the top of the head said to feel like a 1000 pins/thorns? Maybe it was Spiritual Enlightenment that King Arthur himself forged on the Isle of Avalon?
Only he who is of pure heart (has harmonised the red and white principles within) can pull the sword from the stone and pierce the veil (Perceval, percieve-all) with the Holy Lance (Lancelot) and return as twice born, Man of Steel, King of Men. The marriage of King Arthur and Guinevere, in the myths and stories, is symbolical of an alchemical union of opposites - The Alchemical Marriage - leading to union with the Divine. Freeing the Sword from the Stone is akin to freeing the Spirit from the bondage of the Body and a sign of enlightenment in the spiritual sense. Of course, freeing the spirit from the body occurs at death but to do this whilst you're still alive is the goal and future of mankind. From the Bible and quoted by Blake after his poem - "And did those feet in ancient time" - Book of Numbers 11:2 - "Would to God that all the Lords people were Prophets".
I have read that King Arthur was a reincarnation of Melchior, the Head of the 3 wise men. Is it of note that there was a Prophet Melkin around Glastonbury in the 5th-6th century? Other than the eloquently written Prophecy of Melkin, I can find no other writings by this interesting character. This source also claims that Melchior is Morya, a Senior Elder of the Great White Brotherhood. It's an interesting idea and for sure, he would be one of their fold. It would explain why the name, King Arthur, has been difficult in itself to nail down in an historical context. Black's biblical dictionary states that Melki/Melchi = King and therefore ascribes this meaning to both Melchior and Melkin. Similar, no doubt, to Melkizedek, the Priest King of the Old Testament and Dead Sea Scrolls. That an enlightened man of formidable physical power and intelligence actually existed, is not up for question here. Certainly, countries and lands will thrive where such a man lives and for a long time after. Some might say that this was the time of the beginnings of Britain's history and entrance onto the World Stage.
What kind of divine visitor was King Arthur? A Prophet or Priest King (messenger), often seen as a Hero King of men; a God King, i.e. he was actually an Enlightened King of Britain; a poet or Bard or other? If he were a Prophet or Priest King then you might expect to find teachings but they seem absent? The only mystical text to come out of Britain was the Cloud of Unknowing but this was supposedly written at a much later date. A God King would certainly bring order to a land but then a Prophet could also. The legends certainly suggest a very formidable character who, in one way or another, brought harmony to British Isles,
Symbolically, the Cross, which has similarities with the Sword, has long been interpreted as the crossing out - of the I (Self). You scribe the I from the head to the heart and then cross it out from left to right so that the head/ego does not govern the heart. Krishna, Bacchus and Osiris, Prophet Kings of antiquity were, as surely as others, also depicted on the cross. Strictly speaking, Osiris was depicted on an Ankh but the idea is similar.
Joseph of Arimathea, the boy Jesus and Glastonbury's Holy Thorn on Wearyall Hill. Most have heard the classic poem by William Blake -
And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon England's mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen!
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold:
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In England's green & pleasant Land.
As the legend goes, Joseph of Arimathea did come to England with the boy Jesus and, specifically, Glastonbury where they landed at the foot of Wearyall Hill. This is apparently how it got it's name as they had travelled a great distance and were "all weary". Interestingly, this is also near to where The Lady of The Lake presented the Sword Excalibur to King Arthur. It is said that upon arrival, Joseph of Arimathea thrust his Hawthorn Staff into the ground, at Wearyall Hill, and that by morning it had planted itself and blossomed. This came to be known as Glastonbury's Holy Thorn which flowered twice a year including at Christmas. Is it also symbolical of Joseph of Arimathea exclaiming the arrival of the Christ in Avalon by way of the fact that Mars, as the Macroscosmic Christ, governs Hawthorn Trees? As an actual material event, of his staff becoming a tree, I would never discount it but symbolically, at very least, it fits like a glove.
Joseph of Arimathea was to Jesus what Merlin was to King Arthur. An action by the Great White Lodge: The Elder Brothers of humanity to seek, find and protect the "Enlightened One" that they knew was coming. One of the every 500 years incarnation of a spiritual master and teacher. Whether he was the Uncle of Jesus and a tin merchant is perhaps not relevant and, if even true, was secondary to his purpose as Guardian of the boy Jesus.
Perhaps, it interesting to note that it was the boy Jesus who supposedly arrived in Avalon with Joseph of Arimathea and that also, it was the boy King Arthur who supposedly pulled the Sword from the Stone. Is it possible that this symbolizes innocence and purity more so than their actual age? Interesting too, that both their birthdays are celebrated around Christmas time symbolizing their connection with the death and rebirth of the Sun at the Winter Equinox. The death and rebirth of the Sun symbolizing the death of the Self leading to rebirth in to Unity consciousness. It could be suggested then that possibly, it was Jesus the man who visited Avalon and may have even given sermons.
A sprig of one specimen of the Holy Thorn, that grows in the grounds of Glastonbury Abbey, is picked on December 8th and sent to the Reigning Monarch. King Charles III would have received his first sprig this year to adorn his table on Christmas day. A tradition that dates back nearly 100 years.
The Lady of the Lake -
Having wondered how Nimueh, The Lady of the Lake, played in to the Arthurian legends from the aspect of comparative mythology, I was led on an interesting journey that helped me place her in the story in a way that was more comprehensible. Having an interest in the Greek Myths and, in particular, Jason and the Argonauts, striking siimilarities appeared between the Jason and the King Arthur story.
King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table and their Quest for the Holy Grail aided by Nimueh, The Lady of the Lake, is almost identical to Jason and the Argonauts and their Quest for the Golden Fleece aided, in that instance, by the Enchantress Medea. Nimueh and Medea both helped the heroes of their respective legends with various potions and magical gifts with which to successfully carry out the tasks necessary to complete their quests. You might even go so far as to suggest that it is also similar to Jesus' and his Disciples Quest for The Crown of Mars (thorns) aided by Mary Magdelene. Mary Magdelene being the first to see Jesus post resurrection/rebirth as the Christ. All 3 being an alchemical marriage of opposites leading to union with the divine, veiled in allegory. The Holy Grail, Golden Fleece and The Crown of Mars all being the conquering of death and therefore representing the eternal in man as immortality.
It was also interesting to note that in Katharine Maltwood's Glastonbury Zodiac, she ascribes Cancer to an outline in the landscape that is similar to a ship. She details it as specifically being the Argo Navis; the Ship that Jason and the Argonauts sailed on in their Quest for the Golden Fleece (that heals all ills). Perhaps, it's also of note that Pisces, on the Glastonbury Zodiac map, is inscribed onto Wearyall Hill. The Hill has connections with The Fisher King and is supposedly where Nimueh, who of course also embodies the Piscean energy, returned the sword, Excalibur, to King Arthur. Or, is it potentially, where he attained Enlightenment aided by Nimueh?
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The Emerald Tablet of Hermes states: Combine the Heavenly with the Earthly in harmony and the World and everything in it will be yours. Celestial Alchemy - when Heaven meets Earth, beings appear. It is said that Mother Nature can create up to the highest animal but if humans are desired, heaven is required to facilitate this. Hence why humans, who require clothes and shelter, are not as independant as animals. Is also then the famed Glastonbury Star/Zodiac Map, inscribed into it's landscape by man and nature, yet another human/divine effort to bring Heaven to Earth in order to facilitate nature and life as we know it?
The Isle of Avalon is an enchanted realm of spiritual quickenings for the 1 and the collective. Magic happens here. If you're susceptible to synchronicities, they'll multiply. It can be easier to connect with the land and nature. The Avalon Mystique is palpable, dynamic and alive ~
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Visiting the Tor in June '23, at the base, I asked for a Dragon Egg. Directed off my usual beaten track, I saw this tennis ball sized Egg Stone sitting on the top of a Badger pile. I had picked up 2 Badgers in the previous month, as roadkill, and placed them on the verge so it also felt like a ty.
The Dragon Egg is very weighty and feels like an iron ball though it is mostly sandstone -
What came about around the writing of this blog, is a blog in itself. It included many animal encounters beginning with wild rabbits and "The Rabbit Tree" on Watchwell Drove and ending with The White Rabbit on the Tor.
There are 3 Hawthorns that grow next to the Egg Stone that sits on The Tor, "Guardians" of the "Gate to The Underworld" said to exist at this point. So we have Mars, as the Hawthorn and Venus, as The Egg Stone, together again - a marriage made in the Heavens - The Holy Thorn in The Egg Stone; The Spermatosa in the Ovum; The Iron Red Spring Water in the Limestone Well and on and on ..
Thanks for taking a look, I hope you found it nearly somewhere as interesting to read as the journey in writing it, share away...
Jason 🙏
This Christmas (2023) was the 60th anniversary of Disney's The Sword in The Stone.
The blog is updated sometimes daily, weekly or monthly so please do return.
I would refer anyone to "Symbols of an Alien Sky" and "Thunderbolts of The Gods" by the Thunderbolts Project on youtube. Both are well made and informative documentaries on the Electric Universe paradigm -
Mythology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7EAlTcZFwY
Dedicated to cousin Mandy who's ashes were released on the Tor 🙏