Bill's Healing Festival 07
This year it was held 13th July to 15th July

The county of Somerset is farm country pure and simple, the big town is Weston Super Mare, the nearest city is Bristol to the north. Cheddar Cheese, Cheddar Gorge, Cheddar Caves, Apple cider and fresh strawberries are icons but what is iconic is Glastonbury, Glastonbury Tor, Chalice Wells, (the White and Red waters) The Levels and the legends of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Knights of the Round Table, Merlin, Joseph of Arimathea..... Wells Cathedral is a must see, fresh spring water runs down the street.

You might get to see a badger, wild roe deer, rabbits and hares, sheep, cattle plus a view of the northern sky around the nightly camp fires, its a new world and one where your sense of direction is completely out of whack particularly those of us who are calibrated to the magnetic polarity of the south pole. I have to say it takes some time to adjust to your internal compass.

Glastonbury

Saturday night its the boys vs the girls as the teams introduce family members or events that have past between those of the living and those who have past on..... it's nice to watch. It reminds me of Louie Armstrong and his song "What a wonderful world" particularly those lyrics "I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?" They're really saying "I love you"

During all three days their are free workshops all workshops are in self standing marquees set apart from the festival, so that you can get up dance, sing, lay on the ground or do what ever is the focus of that activity. Healers from other cultures are invited and have participated on the main stage or had a stall or run a workshop.

Food is prepared and cooked on site by Linda Loaf , all organic food and Steve and his army do the burgers and salad rolls, the Mr Whippy man turns up as does Tisch who does the face painting for children and me alike.

I love the smell of the English country, the double summer time (sun goes down around 10pm and you get that twilight) magic don't you think, the clear bright sky and people talking around the camp fires.

The game plan for 2008 is to take a bunch of people, set up a camp site, get involved and have some fun.

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