Autumn Equinox blessings to everyone! May you all enjoy the Feast of Avalon (or Mabon, Harvest Home, Cornucopia, or whatever you call it). I so enjoy this time of year with the colorful leaves and cool weather that seems to require a good pot of tea.
OK, now we can get down to business.
Some of you might remember the vandalism suffered by the Holy Thorn tree in Glastonbury England last December. The thorn, which legend says sprouted from a staff stuck in the ground by Joseph of Arimathea, is sacred to many Christians as well as Avalonians who hold with the theory that Avalon was located in Glastonbury*.
This spring, Glastonbury locals watched to see if the tree would recover by putting up sprouts that could regrow the tree. It did indeed sprout, but now Glastonbury Mayor John Cole says that the trinkets that people are leaving as offerings to the tree are actually hampering its recovery. He also mentions that the many, many ribbons tied to the fence around the thorn are so plentiful as to be blocking sunlight from the sprouts.
To read more about this, see the full story at the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-15019937
* Yes, I plan on tackling the many suggested locations of Avalon in a series of posts sometime next year.
Catching Up On Posts:
Sorry to have neglected this little project the last couple of weeks. I plan to get us back on track next week with Part 4 of the “Avalon and the Otherworld” series with a post focused on the Welsh Annwn.
Everyone have a splendid Autumn Equinox weekend!
Thistle
Parting the Mists 
i always get the sinking fear that right when i get the money to make a pilgrimage that they will do with the tor what they did with stone henge. im told its hard to get in to see the henge any more:(
True enough – the article even states that they plant to install a more substantial fence around the new shoot they are going to plant.