8-8-08 in Glastonbury

Well, Laura was safely at the Chalice Well Meadow in Glastonbury as expected, and below is a picture of the completed mandala! Bear in mind that this is not THE picture… a good aerial shot from above, but it’s hot off the press (or rather, the digital camera).

We will be creating a gallery of pictures soon on the Peace Planet Project website showing the entire day. In the meantime, here is what Laura wrote when she finally got access to email:

Hello dear Beloveds!

Gabri and I had the most remarkable, blessed 8-8-08! So many details to share when we return. For now, I just want to share what kind of day it was, unfolding from early dawn. As it turned out we couldn’t be at the Chalice Well through the night, so I began my meditation at the B&B where Gabri and I are staying and moved to the beautiful Chalice Well Meadow, at the CW Gardens, beginning at 8 am. We enjoyed a blustery, sunny, often mild day.

The sculpture on the ground, as you can see, is built upon the framework of the Vesica Pisces, which is and has been a profoundly important symbol since ancient times, which speaks of unity, balance in all ways, including balancing the masculine and feminine energies. The sides of the Vesica Pisces showed up in a vision I had as two birds–the Dove and the Raven, symbolizing the unification of opposites, embracing diversity. This is a new symbol for Peace on Earth because it harkens the end of duality of thinking so needed in the process of the healing of our planet today. It symbolizes reverence and respect in the deepest way for one another and all living things.

We heard many stories and had visitors from all around the world today. Several of whom really had no idea why they had come to Glastonbury and to Chalice Well, until they arrived and saw the new symbol laid out on the ground. As Gabrielle and I looked on, we saw people come together to hold hands in the center. We saw children playing all around it, and inside the boundaries of the image, without disturbing it at all. In the early morning as we were laying out the image, there was a steady chorus of mourning doves; by mid-day the crows had come to caw-caw! into the peaceful silence.

An Australian shaman woman came, named Morning Star, who was traveling around the world to sacred sites. She felt drawn to come, as others had, not really knowing why.

As the days go by we will fine-tune the images and bring in more from above on the Tor. We will welcome the stories and images of people from all around the world. For now, I must get this laptop back to its kind owner and get some sleep. Good night dears!

Much Love, Joy and Peace to you all!
Laura and Gabrielle