Aspects of Avalon

Like most of Paul Weston’s books, this is a good yarn. I bought my copy in Labyrinth Books across the road from St John’s Church, shortly after it came out. The photo of the Tor seen from Tesco intrigued me, I had a really bad black cloud of gloom experience 1 when staying at the Travelodge near there. I wouldn’t go as far as saying the region of the Wirral Park roundabout is cursed, but it’s not somewhere I want to dwell for any length of time. Glastonbury Psychogeography by Paul Weston Paul’s description of the happenings there had an even darker feel - the arson attack ejecting Mickey D’s from the Glastonbury temenos, the 1998 Legionnaire’s disease outbreak from IMCO’s cooling tower afflicting customers at B&Q, all confirmed the feeling that this is a hellmouth that needs Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The diabolical miasma doesn’t extend far,  I am fine in Aldi, and the Old Tannery is one of my favourite restaurants in the area. Maybe the good vibes from Saint Bride's anc

 The first of February is the festival of Imbolc, the start of Spring and associated with St Brigid from Ireland, and the Goddess Bride is some pagan traditions. It seems like the earth is coming back to life, snowdrops appear, and some birds like the song thrush have started singing. The group gathers at the White Well in Wellhouse Lane Since its formation in November 1995 the Friends of Bride's Mound have had an annual pilgrimage on Imbolc from the White Well/Chalice Well to Bride's Mound. The tradition is even older, Serena told us a group have been making making the pilgrimage since the 1980s, for 37 years, and she has led the pilgrimage for most of that time. Gathering at the Market Cross  The pilgrimage is for two and a half miles, along Chilkwell Street and the back of the Abbey, down Silver Street with a pause at the Market Cross where a few people joined, down Benedict Street and on via Porchestall Drove to Cradle Bridge.  on the embankment of the Brue, near Cradle Br