Dawn ceremony hosted on St Edmunds Hill with sacred water, fire, incense, drum, chant and a portal to pass through.
Glastonbury Tor was framed in soft pastel clouds and plumes of delicate mist, then the sun erupted through spectacularly.
View of Glastonbury Tor from Well house Lane showing the constant line of pilgrims making their way to St Michael's tower.
In contrast to revelry on the Tor, a silent meditation at Chalice Well Gardens.
Strong solstice sunlight illuminates the glorious gnarly bark of an ancient yew tree in Chalice Well Gardens.
Away from the gatherings of people, Glastonbury's quiet lanes deliver the blessing of tranquility and the teaching of silence and stillness. Bare hedgerows and shapely trees animated by nature's sounds: trilling birds, gentle wind and water gurgling in rivulets and forming streams.
Glossy ivy assert the presence of a rude and vigorous life force in the evergreens.
Sycamore drupes are a delicate and lovely silhouette and represent the beauty of death, the cyclic nature of the seasons and existence- how all passes and changes form.
Solstice blessings from the heart to all. A few more pics on my facebook page.
Jennifer
