Avebury, England and Living into the Summer Solstice
The stones as a portal to the past and the present
A bit of magic led me to spend a summer solstice in the sleepy town of Avebury on a solo trip. Stonehenge always gets the love when it comes to solar celebrations, but Avebury — just 30 minutes to the south — is the older, larger, more accessible sister site. I arrived a few days before and was shocked that it wasn't really crowded at all.
I had the trails to and from town mostly to myself. It's a place where you come across massive stones in the middle of a field, awed that they are still standing, surrounded by a field of white daisies. When the swallows dive before you, the ancestors welcome your return.
When I first got to the massive stone circle, I put my hand against its cold, towering face. Like so many ancient things, it felt like a portal to the past. To generations of voyagers who had come here…
