Avalon Marshes
The attraction of Avalon
Who thinks of Avalon, thinks of magic and mysticism, the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, of the mists of Avalon or of the Goddess honoured there. It is also possible that Avalon does not mean a thing to you; however, it does give you a certain feeling. Avalon is a name that has enormous appeal to numerous people, all over the world. Why? What is that link with Avalon many feel? What is Avalon? Does Avalon exist, or is it a figment of our imagination? What is that magic, many feel permeating from Avalon?
The magic of Avalon
How does the magic of Avalon work in practice? What can you do with it? What is it all about actually? It is quite possible that the magic of Avalon brings up completely different emotions in other people. I myself believe that this is the core of what the magic of Avalon stands for; an unconditional magical experience of the self. Be who you are and feel what you feel: experiencing and expressing your own magic in all respects, without the fear of being judged for this. Nature serves as your guide in this: by connecting with her magic, the magic of creation, you can tap your own source of creation. Creation is an important component of the female principle: Avalon recognises this and inspires people to integrate this important part within themselves, which for centuries was not allowed to be. You are Avalon.
Avalon within us
For me, Avalon stands as a symbol of our inner being – going within – she is a mirror and she confronts us with who we really are. She is a transformational power that can turn old and useless patterns of behaviour into new and useful ones. She is death and she is rebirth, she is the cycle of life that we need for renewal and to truly live. She manifests herself best in nature and in our own nature, if we allow it. Avalon teaches us to live a natural life and to be honest to our true nature. You can only discover your own true self if you dare to go inside and dare to be silent. Only then will you hear her voice and your own true voice and only then will you realise how many illusions you have created for yourself and how you need to let them go before you can find your own true self.
How the magic of Avalon manifests itself and how Glastonbury is a physical example of this is different for everyone, because we all have our unique paths and each individual has to walk his or her own path in their own way. What is important is that you are aware that we live in a world that in many ways leads us away from our true being, our core. Western society is based on rational thought and pays less attention to feelings and intuition. We aren’t taught how to deal with this and for that reason we often lose our true identity. We don’t learn to listen to our inner voice and we focus more on the outside than the inside where in fact the answers are. Our inner voice is the voice of our soul and if we don’t listen to it then our lives become soulless and without direction and we try to fulfill ourselves with useless things that provide short-lived gains.
It can be that you do not know how to turn your life around, that you think you don’t have the power to change things, that you are convinced that life is something that happens to you and that you cannot influence this. This is very possible because this is how we are raised; not to think for ourselves but rather to focus on what others say and to do what others do. If you are used to this then it can seem very difficult to suddenly sit behind the wheel of your own life and to change your reality. However, you can do this and Avalon teaches us to dare and do this because she shows that it’s you who has the strength and power to change things. She shows what kind of world is possible, a world of peace and love. That’s her magic. If you learn to apply this magic, you can live in that world.
