British Isles Mysteries

British Isles Mysteries
July 10-19, 2017
with
Ani Williams
“She walks upon our meadows green,
the Lamb of God walks by her side,
And (in) every English Child is seen,
children of Jesus and his Bride.”
‘Song of Jerusalem’ by William Blake
Avalon—Our coach meets at London Heathrow at noon to
drive 2 ½ hours to Glastonbury to our private retreat house
Little St. Michaels, within the lush sacred gardens of Chalice
Well. We have use of the gardens before and after public
opening times for meditation, music and circles.
Chalice Well is home to the ancient red and white
springs, sacred to the ancient Celts, Druids, first
Christians and countless modern pilgrims.
Legends say that Jesus arrived here with Joseph of
Arimathea to found the first church outside of
Palestine.
From our beautiful and nurturing base, we will visit
Glastonbury Abbey, the Holy Thorn tree from Joseph
of Arimathea, St. John’s Church, with windows
featuring Mary Magdalene and Joseph of
Arimathea’s tomb.
We will have a day trip to Avebury, Britain’s largest
stone circle complex, and magical Stonehenge for a special access entrance
inside the stones for ceremony and chanting, just as the ancient Druids
did long ago.
http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/
July 10—13, 4 nights
King Arthur’s Tintagel, Cornwall—We will drive 3 ½
hours to Cornwall to stay in the famous Camelot Castle,
right on the dramatic Cornwall cliffs. We stay right in
the heart of King Arthur’s lands, close to the ancient
original castle ruins, St. Nectin’s Glen, Rocky Valley and
the spectacular coastal path. http://www.camelotcastle.com/
July 14-15, 2 nights
Lake District and Castlerigg Stone Circle—Home of Tennyson and the Idylls of the King
and Grail. The beautiful Lake District is midway in our journey north to Rosslyn. Megalithic
Castlerigg is one of the major stone circles in Britain. Keswick July 16, 1 night
Rosslyn Chapel and Roslin Glen, Scotland—We have two nights in
the heart of Rosslyn, walking distance to famous Rosslyn Chapel. This
chapel was made famous first by the Knights Templar, and then recently
in Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code. Rosslyn Chapel is a Hermetic book in stone
with many mysteries encoded in its pillars and walls, from Green Men to
musical angels, enigmatic cornerstone of creation, ornate Apprentice
Pillar and a ceiling covered with five-pointed stars and roses.
Roslin Glen is mysterious as well, and hosts more species of flora than
anywhere else in Britain. The glen was home to the ancient Pictish tribes,
and its caves provided sanctuary for William Wallace during Scotland’s
struggle for freedom. Magic is alive here.
During my first journey to Rosslyn, I made contact with the White Lady,
who sometimes appears to travelers as a guide to hidden places. She can
be called from the mists by a bard’s song.
In the photo below she can be seen next to the chapel’s Apprentice Pillar.
Also featured is the coded musical angel carved in the Lady Chapel at
Rosslyn. Image by Stuart Mitchell.
We are in Rosslyn July 17-18, 2 nights http://theoriginalhotel.co.uk/
Here is a short excerpt from my article Magdalene—Mistress of the Grail
which you can view in its entirety at: http://aniwilliams.com/?p=5292
Rosslyn’s Secret Codes in Stone
“The Templars riding with their red cross were
the keepers of the secret of the rose within the chalice.”
‘The Sword and the Grail’ by Andrew Sinclair
Mary Magdalene is said to be the patron saint of the Knights Templar, and numerous
signs of her presence can be found in Scotland, including indications of her children
and a Celtic Magdalene bloodline! Our recent journey to Britain began at Rosslyn Chapel, near Edinburgh, just
days behind the ABC ‘Jesus, Mary and Da Vinci’ documentary film crew. This mysterious chapel is often
referred to as a ‘Bible in Stone’, or ‘Chapel of the Grail’. The building of Rosslyn was begun in 1446 and
completed forty years later, by Sir William St. Clair, the third and last Prince of Orkney. Members of the
Sinclair family claim to be descendants of the Davidic, Merovingian bloodline, through the children of Jesus
and Magdalene.
According to Andrew Sinclair, member of the St. Clair/Sinclair clan, the name Rosslyn “….is said to derive from
the old Scottish ROS-LIN or Rosy Stream, suggesting the blood of Christ.” One of the persistent legends
regarding Rosslyn is that the Holy Grail is buried within the Apprentice Pillar inside the chapel – possibly the
same grail or cup which contained Christ’s blood and is said to have been carried by Joseph of Arimathea from
Jerusalem, through France to Britain. Could this Grail brought by either Joseph of Arimathea, or the Templars
out of the Holy Land, have finally ended up at Rosslyn?
The Rose of Rosslyn
‘…I flame above the beauty of the fields; I shine in the waters;
In the sun, the moon and the stars, I burn.’
Hildegard of Bingen
The Rose with its word anagram ‘Eros’, has long been associated with ‘Our Lady’, whether she be in her role as
Mary the Mother, Magdalene the Lover, or Saint. It is also associated with the heart of Christ, the Rose of
Sharon. The five-petalled rose, Rosa Rugosa, is the earth’s oldest known variety of rose and is a repeating
symbol present at many Templar church sites that we visited.
The unusual solid stone barrel-shaped ceiling of Rosslyn Chapel is divided into five sections, and is covered
with carved five-pointed stars, lilies, roses and other flowers. These stars have an ancient association with
Venus, Isis and Magdalene and are also found on the ceilings Egyptian temples. (The pentagram’s proportions
are a perfect example of the Golden Mean, or PHI ratio, and the sacred geometry used in ancient temple
architecture). Another section of the ceiling containing a series of cubes is said to correspond to PHI and a
Fibonacci musical scale. As luck would have it, a Hungarian Medieval music group and choir was performing in
Rosslyn while I was there.
Barry Dunford says that Roslin (older spelling) refers to the Rose Line, an energy alignment running through
Rosslyn and connecting southward on the early mystic’s pilgrimage route to Avalon and ultimately to Santiago
de Compostela (translating as field of stars) in Spain. In fact, the clamshells received as confirmation that one
had truly accomplished the long road to Compostella, are still left as offerings on an altar stone within Rosslyn
Chapel.
Edinburgh Option—For those wishing to extend their journey a few
days in Edinburgh, I will suggest a list of accommodations and sites
not to be missed. Edinburgh Castle has a wonderful chapel
dedicated to Saint Margaret.
St. Giles Cathedral is filled with unicorns, exquisite stained glass and
Templar-Grail symbolism.
Edinburgh’s wonderful museums contain world-class collections of
carved standing stones, Pictish relics and artworks of the masters,
including Poussin, Titian, Botticelli and Raphael.
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**Cost of the 9-day pilgrimage is $3300 and includes all ground
transportation, double occupancy room, all breakfasts, 6 dinners
and all entry fees and presentations.
Additional information of interest:
Stonehenge Archeoastronomy with Alexander Thom on BBC Chronicles series:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/chronicle/8604.shtml
"The Apostles passed beyond the Ocean to, the Isles called the Britannic Isles."
Eusebius (A.D. 260-340), Bishop of Caesarea and historian
"After I had buried the Christ, I came to the Isles of the West; I taught; I entered into my rest."
Cressy, the Benedictine Monk and historian, speaking about St Joseph of Arimathea, whom he states died at
Glastonbury on July 27th, A.D. 82.