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Lady of Avalon was painted Winter
2008/9
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The Lady of Avalon is the focus of the
Wheel of Britannia, and is placed in the centre.
She is the expression and embodiment of the land....the
heart of Avalon.
It is Her form that can be seen in the
sacred landscape of Glastonbury. She is The Goddess,
as manifest in Avalon. She is the inspiration and
longing for the Holy Grail, She is the secret of the
Grail.....The Chalice and Her womb are one. She is
the source and the return.
She is Queen of the faye, magic and
enchantment trail in Her wake. For time out of time
She has been called the White Lady of the mists. The
mists that surround Ynis Witrin, the Isle of Glass,
that is Glastonbury. Lady of the Lake, for Glastonbury
was surrounded by mirror bright water before it was
drained in the middle ages....and Excalibur still
exists here, in Her keeping.
Although it could be said She is the
ancient feminine energy of Avalon, She is newly manifest,
a renewed spiritual source....and many have heard
Her call. So many returning to Avalon, as the Tor
emerges as the heart chakra of the Rainbow Serpent,
energised and vibrant, heralding the New Age.
The Lady is many things as Goddess of
transformation, She is the still point at the centre
of time, abstract and intangible as mist, and yet
a real presence felt in the heart......However, for
me, this is Her image....Lady of the Violet Ray....Her
skin of violet hue, She exists in me and all around
me, far away, and yet so near when I connect to the
sacred land, journeying to Avalon. I see Her on the
lake, walking through a rainbow lit vesica pisces.
Her white hair flowing, around Her, dissolving into
the mists of Avalon. Whilst the sun rises between
Her Shamanic Reindeer horns, at the start of a new
day. Magically Her Chalice floats in front of Her
womb, full of the most precious magical gift...water
from the holy springs, the butterfly of transformation
emerges from this elixir, and at Her feet the Faye
take form, from Her energy. Her sleek and beautiful
black cat’s attention is taken by the butterfly
and the serene ever present swans glide as Her escort.
In the background the Tor is partly shrouded in mist,
accentuating the paths of the labyrinth, and the sacred
nine crows fly joyously circling.....They are Morgans
of Avalon. In the foreground her magical apples tempt
us, for Glastonbury is the Isle of Apples, graced
with blossom and delicious nourishment for the soul
of the spiritual traveller.
This painting sat in my psyche for a
year, building Her image in my heart. I am honoured that the painting is the Altar Piece at the Glastonbury Goddess Temple.
I hope that
she inspires you to journey to Avalon, for She calls
you home.
All hail and welcome lady of Avalon, embodiment of
the sacred land, the source and the return.