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New Age Shrine - The Source of the River Kennet

Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet

Our trip to Avebury brought us to the source of the River Kennet - and this strange collection of new-age tat...

This place reminds me a lot of St. Brigit's Well in Ireland - just a lot of stuff left as votive offerings, rotting away in the open. The River Kennet, in ancient times regarded as a symbol the source of life, is tiny stream, running between Silbury Hill and West Kennet Long Barrow. Both sites both of which attract a fair bit of new-agey traffic, so it's no surprise that there would be some kind of neo-pagan shrine nearby. The objects themselves are quite odd. A pumpkin, several pentagrams made from twigs. A Tibetan-style prayer flag, and a little knick-knack which reads 'Create the life you love'. There's a mouldy venetian mask hanging from a treet. Most bizarre is the slip of fabric fastened to a tree trunk, reading 'fear, shame, guilt, attachment, depression' - and lots of other nasty things.

Incidentally, the word 'kennet' has been connected with the word 'cunt':More on Kennet/Cunt »


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet

Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet

Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet


Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet

Pagan shrine, source of the River Kennet

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eveline:

Would be helpful if comments about accessability included. For semi disabled who want to see megaliths.

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