BEST OF BRITAIN
A pilgrimage to Avebury stone circles in Wiltshire
Tere are famous religious pilgrimages, there are also the pilgrimages that one does for oneself. It doesn't have to be on foot or by any particular mode of transport. It is nothing more than the journey of getting to the desired destination, in any way or form. For me, that desired destination was the stone circles of Avebury in Wiltshire, for years I’ve been yearning to sit in stone circles and visit the sacred sites of Europe. So, why visit Avebury, a place that is often sold to us as the poor cousin of the ever-famous Stonehenge? In real- ity, it is not less but much more.
Why Avebury?
Tis sacred Neolithic site is the largest set of stone circles out of the thousands in the United Kingdom and in the world. It is older than other sites, although the dating is sketchy. I've heard everything from 2600BC to 4500BC and it’s still up for discussion. Despite being a World Heritage site, Avebury is fully open to the public. Unlike
Stonehenge, you can walk in and around the stones. It is accessible by public transport, buses stop in the middle of the village, and the entrance is free. As well as the stone cir- cles, there is also an avenue of stones that take you down to the West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill. Onsite for a small fee you can visit the museum and manor that are run by the National Trust.
What you may not know about Avebury
Avebury is worth visiting for the energies alone. Avebury and Stonehenge are both situ- ated on St. Michael’s ley lines. Tese ley lines hold sacred energy and run over and through the earth. Both of sites have avenues and were used for ceremonies. Many of England’s crop circles also appear between these two sacred sites. In one experiment, researchers planted electrodes and tested the earth's telluric energy
field at various times of the day. It showed that the ditch around the site harnesses the earth’s ground current and sends it back through to the entrance of the site. When the late John Burke tested the magnetism of Avebury, it showed that the large stones on the outer circle are magnetically facing north and that each magnetic orientation leads on and connects it to the next stone. As a stone's magnetic energy occurs naturally when the stone is made, it is incredible that the builders were not only aware of this magnetic field but also used those measurements to bring the stones together in such a precise align- ment.
Avebury from yesterday to today Avebury has had an interesting past. As with many sacred sites, we can only guess who
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