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<P><A HREF="gpt-01-intro.html">Glastonbury Pilgrims' Trail</A></P>
<P>A guide to the sacred sites of Glastonbury, the ancient Isle of Avalon</P>
<P><B><I>Pilgrimage</I> and <I>Glastonbury</I> are synonymous.</B></P>
<P>Joseph of Arimathea (some say he was Jesus's uncle) was an early pilgrim to Glastonbury.
In his search for tin, he discovered this Isle of Glass (<I>Ynys Witrin</I>) – Glastonbury. William Blake, in his moving hymn <I>Jerusalem</I>, suggested that maybe Joseph brought Jesus here before his ministry began.</P>
<P>In any event, Glastonbury had been sacred site for millennia, and at the time of Joseph's arrival,
it was a centre sacred to the Druids. It is said that these Celtic wise men and priests had one
of their perpetual choirs here – a choir working twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, enchanting
the land. Since St. Joseph's time, pilgrims have been drawn to Glastonbury for many different
reasons.</P>
<P>The Glastonbury Abbey was a major attraction, and the Arthurian connections to the Isle of Avalon
also has its drawing power.</P>
<P>In the first half of this century, Alice Buckton, a mystic, and owner of the Chalice Well before the present
Chalice Well Trust, developed a pilgrimage route to guide seekers to many of the sacred sites
of Glastonbury. Today, eighty years later, pilgrims still come to experience the spirit of Glastonbury
- in ever greater numbers.</P>
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