Walking through the sacred landscapes of Avalon,
Avebury and Stonehenge, of Brigit's (British) Isles, of Europe and
America, we find ourselves bathed in the radiant energies of the
Goddess's bounteous nature – and it feels so good. Here we touch
the lives of peoples who, thousands of years ago, lived in harmony
with the Great Goddess, building stone, wood and earthen temples
in the landscape to honour Her as Maiden, Lover, Mother and Crone,
Giver and Sustainer of all Life, Creatrix, Transformer, Redeemer
and Bringer of Death and Regeneration.
It is in these magical ancient places that we glimpse a different way of being.
Memories and visions come to us of other lives we have lived which were dedicated
to Her, perhaps recalling an ancient priestess and priesthood in which once we
served.
Today however most of these temples and sacred landscapes lie in ruins, their
secrets returned to the earth. We have to use all our imagination to remember
how once it was, before the Goddess was dishonoured, before the stones were removed
from Her circles, before Her temples were destroyed and Her words and songs forgotten.
