The Isle of Avalon

Download or read book The Isle of Avalon written by Nicholas R. Mann and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avalon is a site of great power, revered since ancient times as an entrance to, and exit from, the Otherworld. Book provides a coherent context in which to understand Avalon's many mysteries, including the * Isle * Tor * Glastonbury Zodiac, * Abbey * Tor Labyrinth * St. Michael ley line The author invokes the magical, spiritual power of the English landscape with a wealth of detailed information encompassing other belief systems and scared sites. He discusses * Physical and sacred topography * Symbols * Architecture * History