Nestled in the valley between Glastonbury Tor and Chalice Hill, Chalice Well is held to be Britain's oldest continually used holy well. Archaeological evidence suggests its waters have been visited for at least two thousand years — sacred to the Celts and the Druids long before the Christian story arrived.
The water of iron and legend
It is called the Red Spring, or Blood Spring, for the rich iron in its waters that stains the channels and pools an orangey red. Legend says Joseph of Arimathea carried the Holy Grail here after the crucifixion, and that the red waters carry the memory of Christ's blood. Whatever one believes, the spring keeps its own quiet rhythm.
The waters flow at the same rate, at the same temperature, every single day — through every season and weather.
The Vesica Piscis
The famous wellhead cover, of wrought iron and oak, was given to the town in 1919. Its design of two overlapping circles — the Vesica Piscis of sacred geometry — is said to represent the union of heaven and earth, pierced by a sword that many read as Arthur's. From a lion's head nearby, pilgrims still drink the iron-bright water.
A destination for those seeking peace, beauty and a refuge from the everyday world.
The attuning station for the stargate work
For this July's journey, the Well is a place of attunement — to drink the waters, to sit beside the flow, and to receive the steady frequency of the land before carrying the three-network work onward to the heart of the zodiac. The Tor stands a few minutes' walk away — the first AinSoph Stargate — and from this quiet valley between them, the body settles into the rhythm of Avalon.
From the waters, the path turns at last toward the centre — Wimble Toot and Zero Point, where the work of these days completes.