CoffeeShop Blues
Glastonbury is oft visited by those seeking connection to the
Arthurian Legends, those who fancy themselves goddesses, those
looking for healing and to do deep soul work.
These are valid reasons to go anywhere in my opinion. (Yes, even
the Arthurian bit.) But Glastonbury is also a lovely town with
delightful shops and cafes. So for those who might be travelling with
someone going for one of the above reasons but really would,
yourself, just like a brief holiday I offer these:
Take photos of the doors
Shop at the Charity Shops
and what was the third? Oh yes...
Climb the Tor and/or go to the Chalice Well
The doors in Glastonbury are not more spectacular, per se, than other
doors in other quaint towns throughout Britain, but there are some
lovely ones and even some engaging shop names to photograph as
well. The Psychic Piglet is gone since I was there last, but there is
still Enlightenment, The Goddess and the Greenman, Cat and
Cauldron and Burns the Bread.
And the Charity shops are fantastic. Along with your everyday
collection of clothes, books and household items, you can find
crystals, Tarot cards and goddess paraphernalia.
I save the Tor and Chalice Well for last, and they are the best. You
can see the Tor, rising proudly yet humbly from miles around, with
the Tower of St Michael atop it.
I'd like to claim that I am not a fanciful type and yet felt the energy
of this place anyway. Except that I am a fanciful type. That does not
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