Come into silence.
Breathe slowly and steadily.
Feel your body and the room around you dissolving.
You are about to enter into a guided meditation.
This is a journey to another place, perhaps another world.
You find yourself in a field in Somerset, England.
Around you are short but plentiful apple trees.
You may hear the sound of small birds and noise of cattle and sheep.
The grass is short and acts like a green blanket before you.
As you walk through the orchard you notice a small hooded figure.
The figure carries a bow and is in a hurry.
They urge you to follow and you begin moving faster through the orchards.
Your guide takes you in view of the temple to the Sun.
Glastonbury Tor stands astride the horizon, tall and magnificent.
This tower and hill are dedicated to St. Michael.
Michael the Archangel of the Sun, “Who is like God” protecting this Holy land.
Nearby is Wearyall Hill where Joseph of Arimathea thrust his staff into the ground, from which grew the Glastonbury Thorn.
Your guide takes you deeper into Glastonbury and you find yourself at a temple of the Moon.
Here you find yourself entering Chalice Well.
Before you the large fountain of iron-rich spring water pours forth from the ground, spilling forth in a waterfall.
You notice how the water seems clear and red all at once.
Your guide has vanished but as you look, a new figure has appeared.
This is a tall slender woman. She wears a dark-blue, long skirt.
She is very beautiful and you are quite mesmerized.
She ushers you to follow her. And as you follow her through overhanging ivy.
You notice the stone path beneath your feet and the small rivers that cut into the side of the walkway.
The woman has taken you to a Well.
It is an ancient stone well and consists of a lid and a construction of stones made into a circle.
The woman beckons you forward until you find you are next to the well.
From the well, you notice red and white roses grow around the edges.
You feel the urge to jump down the well.
As you look down, a pillar of light pours forth from below and bursts out of the well.
You jump down the well and find yourself falling.
Falling deeper and deeper into the earth.
It is dark at first, but as you fall forever deeper into the well, you find the light getting even brighter.
Shining above and around you as you fall.
You then find yourself on a beach.
The sandy beach is covered in shells of various sizes.
The sky above is a strange color and in the distance a bright red sun shines in the sky.
Behind you is the beach.
Before you is the ocean.
To your left is a tall cliff.
To your right you suddenly notice a large metal fire pit on the beach.
A small salamander climbs amongst the metal feet of the fire pit.
Suddenly, before you, sits a tall bearded man.
His beard is red and wild.
Atop his head is a crown.
The crown forms the shapes of burning flames.
His robes are long, flowing and red.
In one hand he carries a large staff.
You notice that two dragons are carved into his chair.
The King offers his hand outstretched.
A flame forms on his hand.
Within the flame is a gift for you.
You may take the gift if you like without fear of burning your hands.
When you are ready slowly find yourself coming back to your everyday awareness.
Perhaps not forgetting what you may have seen, learned or witnessed.
Knowing you may come back to this place in meditation and dreams.