Time: Friday August 6th at 20:30 - Saturday at 21:00.
Location: Wherever you are
Created by: Tribe of Avalon (Facebook)
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The Tribe of Avalon will be holding the Flame of Avalon as a group from dusk on the 6th August to dusk on the 7th August 2010.
The Flame of Avalon - Herstory
"The Flame from the heart of Avalon holds the energies of the Beltane and Samhain fires that still burn in Brigit's Isles, of the need-fire that was once lit to restore the life-blood of this sacred landscape, of the Dragon energy that pulses in the earth beneath, of the sta...r-fire of Artha and the sun-fire of Grainne, of the gentle and transforming fire of Brighid, of the passion and sovereignty of Rhiannon, of the flame that burns in the hearts of all the Goddesses of Avalon. Any one who chooses to tend the flame has a part to play in holding Her energies. Each of us will add our own energy to it as we work with it; as we do so the Flame will change and as the Flame changes so will we."
(Jacqui Woodward -Smith, letter to the Priest/esses of Avalon, Winter Solstice 2004)
The Flame of Avalon sparked to life on the final day of the Glastonbury Goddess Conference in 2004, which was dedicated to the Goddess Brighid of the Triple Flame. The Flame of Avalon's Light was created from:
• The 2004 Conference flame- from the central altar that burned thought out the conference.
• Brigit's Flame-Brought from Kildare in Ireland
• The Hiroshima Peace Flame-Originally lit by a woman survivor from the burning embers of the nuclear aftermath.
• Bridie's Flame -From the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides
• The Children's Flame - From the United States
• The Madonna Ministry Flame - From the United States
These flames were combined with the lighting of the candle on the central altar at the conference, thus creating The Flame of Avalon. Every one at the conference was invited to light tea-lights and take this very magical flame back out in to the world.
After the 2004 Goddess Conference, the Flame was then tended for the next few months by Priestess of Avalon Tammy Furey and on 20 December 2004, the longest and darkest night of the year, the Flame of Avalon was embraced by Priestesses of Avalon who dedicated themselves to keeping the Flame alight.
In August 2009 the energies of two other flames were added to the Flame of Avalon, namely:
• The Sun Fire Goddess Flame from the Sun Fire Goddess Conference 2009
• The Oracle of Delphi Flame from the Delphi retreat August 2009
The Flame lights the land and spreads the love of the Goddess through out Avalon and all over the world shining Her light into the darkest places and warming all our hearts. The Flame of Avalon is tended in rotation by Priestesses and Priests of Avalon and the Goddess and by the following groups that are connected with Glastonbury Goddess Temple -
The Dutch Goddess Temple in Holland
The Goddess Temple of Hungary
The Argentinian Goddess Temple-Templo de la Diosa
Diosas de Hisp_Annia in Spain
The Tribe of Avalon in London
The Sacred Sept of the Swan in the US.
In addition, the flame has found its way to many Goddess loving people through out the world who tend the flame individually in honour of Avalon and to honour and acknowledge their love and individual connection to the Lady of Avalon, the Goddess of that land.
Logistics of Keeping The Flame
You "keep" or tend the Flame in what ever way you feel called to. There is no set ceremony. This is your time to spend with the Flame as you wish. You keep the Flame alight in what ever way serves your comfort level in regards to safety. Some keep the Flame burning for 24 hours with special candles to truly honour the "dusk to dusk", others may be unable to do that due to work commitments or through having curious pets or small children running about. Do what works for you and be safe and even if you can't keep the Flame alight for the full 24 hours, keep the Flame in your heart. Whilst holding the Flame of Avalon is a lovely experience, we need to respect and be careful with this very transformative element that we are working with. You will be holding the flame with the Tribe of Avalon, so even if you need to take a break in the tending...it is still being tended by others in the Tribe.
Please feel free to pass the Flame to others by providing them with candles lit from your own Flame.
If you require a Flame of Avalon candle, please email Elle at elle at ye-yo.co.uk providing your name and mailing address. A candle will be sent to you.
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