New Light on the Ancient Mystery of Glastonbury

There are many mysteries at Glastonbury, but they are all rooted in one great mystery: how is it that this small place, isolated among the Somerset marshes, plays such a leading part in the spiritual history of Britain? Other religious centres, Canterbury, Westminster, Winchester, have had their periods of glory, but the fame of Glastonbury is unique and has endured longer than that of any English sanctuary.

Here the ever-living Mystery is given historical context. Its themes and characters – King Arthur, St Joseph of Arimathea, the Grail Quest, the Zodiacal Twelve, the Enchantments of Britain, the Ritual of the Chalice, and the Prophecy of Restoration - are traced from their beginnings, against the background of religious and social changes from prehistoric to modern times.

This is not merely an erudite study, for Glastonbury has a personal effect on inquirers and all who approach the subject, however dispassionately, enter upon a path of initiation which points to the inner sanctum of the mystery. As veils are removed, the traditions of Glastonbury are seen in a new light, as symbols of an ancient magical rite for the invocation of paradise on earth.

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