{"id":1176,"date":"2022-09-28T15:53:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2022-09-28T15:53:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:53:31","slug":"looking-through-the-mists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/looking-through-the-mists.html","title":{"rendered":"Looking Through The Mists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1178\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/glastonbury-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Glastonbury\" width=\"640\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/glastonbury-unsplash.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/glastonbury-unsplash-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the early 1980s, when Marion Zimmer Bradley was preparing to write <em>The Mists of Avalon<\/em>, she needed some help with the research, and the expert she contacted was Jamie George.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1179\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jamie-George.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie George\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Born in Scotland, Jamie moved to England and opened a bookstore in Glastonbury. In the late &#8217;70s he started leading tours around Glastonbury, and this gradually widened to include Scotland, Ireland and Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Bradley wanted Jamie&#8217;s help to learn about the sites associated with King Arthur, including those in Cornwall as well as in and around Glastonbury. In the years after <em>Mists of Avalon <\/em>had become a best-seller, she returned to go on more of Jamie&#8217;s tours. She especially loved Scotland&#8217;s Inner Hebrides, Orkney and Iona.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Body Mind Spirit Journeys is pleased to announce that Jamie George will be leading three tours in the British Isles next year &#8211; to England, Ireland and Scotland. So you can go with him to many of the same places he took Marion Zimmer Bradley!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1180\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dingle-pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"Dingle\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dingle-pixabay.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dingle-pixabay-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enchanted Ireland Land of the Faery Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than any other country in Europe, Ireland has retained its mythological heritage which lives in its folk tales, myths and legends. We&#8217;ll explore stone circles and holy wells by day and relax in the evening in some of Ireland&#8217;s famous pubs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Celebrate Beltane with a Druid ceremony in Grange stone circle<\/li>\n<li>Sail to Skellig Michael (weather permitting) the filming location for Game of Thrones and Star Wars<\/li>\n<li>Explore the Ring of Kerry and Dingle Bay<\/li>\n<li>Visit the Hill of Tara<\/li>\n<li>And no tour of Ireland sacred sites would be complete without Newgrange and Knowth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/ireland-tours.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"1021807305\"><strong>See Details of the April 29 &#8211; May 8 Ireland Tour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1181\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/stonehenge-pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"Stonehenge\" width=\"640\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/stonehenge-pixabay.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/stonehenge-pixabay-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Magical Tour of Britain From Stonehenge to Cornwall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It has been said that comparing Stonehenge to the Avebury Stone Circle is like comparing a country church to a cathedral. On this small group tour, you&#8217;ll be able to experience both.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also visit&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Silbury Hill<\/li>\n<li>Glastonbury, including Chalice Well, the Tor, and the Abbey ruins<\/li>\n<li>St Nectan waterfall and faery glen<\/li>\n<li>The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic<\/li>\n<li>Tingatel and St Michael\u2019s Mount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/england-tours.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"1021807309\"><strong>See Details of the June 6 &#8211; 15 England Tour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1184\" src=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/orkneystones-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Orkney standing stones\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/orkneystones-unsplash.jpg 640w, http:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/orkneystones-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Spiritual Adventure In the Highlands and Islands<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take part in a Druid ceremony in the 4,000 year old Clava Cairns<\/li>\n<li>Visit a Fairy Glen on the Black Isle where children decorate a pool with flowers so fairies will keep the water clean<\/li>\n<li>Pay homage at the graves of ancient Scottish kings, including Macbeth and Donald Bane on the Isle of Iona<\/li>\n<li>Travel to Orkney, home to some of the best-preserved stone circles, earth houses, round barrows and prehistoric villages in Europe<\/li>\n<li>Visit the neolithic stone circles of Stennes and prehistoric sun and moon temples of the Ring of Brodgar<\/li>\n<li>And keep an eye out for &#8220;Nessie&#8221; at Loch Ness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bodymindspiritjourneys.com\/scotland23.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"1021807314\"><strong>See Details of the July 18 &#8211; 27 Scotland Tour<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And if you don&#8217;t already have a copy of &#8220;The Mists of Avalon&#8221; in your home library, you can read it online free at <a href=\"https:\/\/freenovelread.com\/marion-zimmer-bradley\/34029-the_mists_of_avalon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"1021807320\">https:\/\/freenovelread.com\/marion-zimmer-bradley\/34029-the_mists_of_avalon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early 1980s, when Marion Zimmer Bradley was preparing to write The Mists of Avalon, she needed some help with the research, and the expert she contacted was Jamie George. &nbsp; Born in Scotland, Jamie moved to England and opened a bookstore in Glastonbury. 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