This tour is led by Jamie George, with the assistance of the following hosts at various stages en route. Jamie is a director of the Gothic Image bookstore and publishing house in Glastonbury. He played a major part in the inspiration for the late Marion Zimmer Bradley to write her best selling novel The Mists of Avalon which is set in Glastonbury. He has appeared on many television programmes – including, most recently, The Quest For the Holy Grail (Pioneer productions).
John Michell is a world authority on ancient science and the code of number and measure that lay behind it. His numerous books have a common theme: the emergence of lost knowledge leading to the restoration of a golden age. His books such as The New View Over Atlantis, The Earth Spirit and The Dimensions of Paradise have affected the world views of our generation by illuminating the science,culture and wisdom of past civilisations. John is a delightful companion on our tours. His refreshing insights, kind and graceful presence and eccentric sense of humour make him a pleasure to be with. We at Gothic Image have had the pleasure of publishing some of his books: The Traveller’s Guide to Sacred England, New Light on the Ancient Mystery of Glastonbury and The Temple of Jerusalem: A Revelation.
For many years, Fiona Davidson has travelled the world, reviving the ancient tradition of the bard. In myth and legend, the bard was at once a Harper, a Singer, a Poet, a teller of Tales and a Druid. Fiona weaves all of these threads together, taking her audiences back to “a time when there was no time”, when music, song and tale touched the heart in a way we seldom experience today. Whilst living in one of the remotest parts of the beautiful Scottish Isle of Arran, Fiona immersed herself in the study of Celtic tradition. She gave her first public performance there in 1985. Since then her reputation has grown worldwide, as a performer, a teacher of the harp and Celtic Mythology. Her performances include material old and new. Then there are the stories, as old as time itself, told as legend itself suggests it was done, to the accompaniment of the harp. The oldest of myths are brought back to life, released from the printed page, touching us powerfully, in a way that little else can.