Katharine Maltwood’s Temple of The Stars, also named in 1925 as Arthur’s Round Table, a temple to time. As above so below, here the stars are reflected in a planisphere correct landscape. West of the Zodiac the landscape has many wonderful and magical secrets, glorius effigies decorate the path to the western sunset, the path of the dead. The effigies here transform this ancient burial ground into The Holiest Earth, it is believed that many great Kings rest here in this Somerset Sanctuary, so named by Caroline Hall Hovey in 1985.
The Glastonbury Zodiac, this image from space by Donald Allen (with permission).
A 31 mile around circle of landscape effigies, this sacred land has many surrounding effigies, which I can’t not see!
This land has had many names through the mists of time, from Avalon, The New Jerusalem, Arthurs Round Table, The Celtic Cauldron, Caer Side, Temple of the Stars, Cities of Revelation, Land of Logres, Lionesse, Ynes Witrin,
As a cosmic clock this calendar piece reveals the eons and the seasons, its 13 moon system shows the lunar path. Melkin’s Prophecy speaks of the Holy Grail as the burial site of Joseph of Arimathea and relics of the prophet Jesus. This I believe to be the source of the Holy Grail stories. Melkin mentions 13 spheres of Prophecy, and that Avalon greedy for the death of pagans, was also “adorned before all others”. This was the start of my project, at some point I realized there is so much more.
So here are some of the beautiful effigies that adorn the Grail Landscape…
Two pigs heads at Coxley Wick, looking West. 51 11 21 N 2 40 24 W
2 pigs drawn in.
Swan flying west below Wells 51 10 53 N 2 41 01 W
Dove flying East, City of Wells. 51 12 31 N 2 38 38 W
Bearded Thoth, Baboon head, Ibis, Meare. 51 10 44 N 2 45 58 W
Bird headed Snake at Ascott Walton. 51 07 33 N 2 48 37 W
Two Elephants at Greinton, Grey Lake trunk. 51 07 00 N 2 50 41 W
Isles of Elephants, Somerset, Land of Logres.
Bird and Deer, Chilton Polden. 51 08 33 N 2 55 26 W
Ship and Sail, Meare. 51 10 39 N 2 47 52 W
Eagle at Coombe Hill Wood. 51 05 44 N 2 43 08 W
Head of a Donkey. 51 05 07 N 2 46 09 W
Lancelot. Head W-E 51 03 52 N 2 39 02 W
Lancelot (Red)
Guenevere (Blue)- Virgo Head S-N 51 03 52 N 2 39 02 W
Child in the Golden Throne (Yellow) In Virgo’s skirts.
Owl, Cat, Pig at High Ham, Boat. 51 03 55 N 2 47 26 W
Bull effigy. Age of Taurus, Wellington. 51 00 48 N 3 14 36 W
Gemini, Effigy of a Man. Compton Dundon. 51 05 08 N 2 44 45 W
Dog’s Tail at Wagg 51 02 05 N 2 48 14 W
Pig at Chanctonbury 50 52 31 N 0 28 47 W
Bird at Dorset County Hospital 50 42 31 N 2 26 23 W
Man in the Field 50 57 42 N 0 55 55 W
Great King on Horseback 51 06 21 N 2 43 07 W
This Kings right shoulder is Glastonbury.
King’s Head, Lydford West 51 04 41 N 2 37 12 W
Bird-Headed Ship, Littlehampton/Wick 50 48 49 N 0 32 54 W
Pan at Bodmin 50 29 25 N 4 50 17 W
outlined
natural
Horse Zebra Head
Men in a Boat
Sarcophagus at Lydford, Fosse Way, Somerset, UK.
Aquarius, Glastonbury Zodiac, Uk.
51. 08 degrees.
Pisces, Wearyall Hill, Glastonbury, Street, Somerset,Uk.
Aries, Street, Somerset, UK.
Taurus at Compton, Somerset, UK.
Gemini, Compton Dundon, Somerset, Uk.
Cancer, Compton Dundon, Somerset, UK.
Scorpio, Hornblotten, Fosse Way, Somerset, UK.
Sagittarius,
Capricornus
Park Wood
Kissing the Feet
Washing the Feet
Nativity
Angel holding book
Cetus, Man and a Donkey
Man Dancing Before the Temple
Nefertiti
Merlin’s Face
Fish
Birds Group
Bird Duck
Two Riders
Enclosure of the Sun, Dove, Barton St. David. House of Zebulon as a Ship, Exodus.
Two Horses heads at Exmouth.
