Glastonbury Wall Art

 

Chalice Well Gardens

 After all our May Day walking,  we chilled it down a notch on our second full day in Chalice Well Gardens:

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The waters of The Healing Pool were icy...

A musician soaking up the healing waters and magical ambience

...but left our feet tingling nicely for the duration of our time in this multi-faith paradise. 

The Lion's Head well is the only water that can can be drunk safely, but with it's high iron content (hence the red staining on the rocks around it), it is recommended the only take the odd sip at it or, ideally, to mix the healing water with other water. As usual when I visit this place, I collected a good couple of litres of water to take home with us.

The Chalice Gardens' well was colourfully decorated with flowers for Beltane:

And finally, feeling more relaxed and spiritually lifted than I have for a long time, we meandered down the magical garden, past the Vessica Piscis pool...

...and back out onto the Glastonbury streets.

Chilling on Glastonbury Tor

We spent the evening sat atop the magnificent Glastonbury Tor.

There, we were joined by others closing the day with a beautiful Somerset sunset.

Whilst some gathered there to sit in quiet reflection:

Others celebrated the close of May Day with music and dance:

And here is a quick snippet of the sounds that brought an end to our May Day in Glastonbury, filmed by yours trully:

Glastonbury May Day 2025 - Part 5

The Glastonbury May Pole, 2025:

The crowds watch as the May King and Queen prepare to leap of the broomstick and become as One:

And then it was time to raise the May Pole and for the fertility dance to begin:

Heading back down the hill after the event, I met a guy selling magickal cacti from a tray. Of course, I could not pass him without purchasing a plant from his collection: