Journey into Avalon: The Apple & the Rose

22 April | Glastonbury

Nicola Brettell-Smith founder of Soulful Wisdom Academy and Suzanne York the New Forest Mystic invite you into a gentle pilgrimage day of remembrance, embodiment, and connection with the living landscape of Avalon.

Have you ever felt drawn to Glastonbury in a way that feels deeper than interest or curiosity?
Have you sensed that certain places hold memory, not just history, but something your body recognises before your mind can explain it?

Journey into Avalon: The Apple & the Rose is a one-day immersive pilgrimage designed to reconnect you with the wisdom of the land through direct, sensory experience. This is not a workshop about Avalon, it is an invitation to walk with it, feel it, and listen.

The Apple and the Rose are not used here as symbols to analyse, but as living allies woven into the landscape itself.

The Apple carries the energy of rebirth, renewal, and return. Hidden within its heart is the star a reminder of sacred geometry, the pentagram, and the timeless pattern of life unfolding again and again. The apple speaks of what is ready to come into form, what is ripening, and what seeks to be brought into fruition.

The Rose carries the wisdom of the spiral, the spiral of the Tor, the spiral of Venus, and the spiral within the heart itself. It invites opening, softening, and remembrance through love rather than effort. The rose does not rush; it reveals. Petal by petal, it draws you into deeper presence and connection with what already lives within you.

Together, the Apple and the Rose form a living gateway into Avalon, one of rebirth and heart-led remembering.

About the Day

We will meet close to Chalice Well and walk pilgrimage-style through some of Glastonbury’s most sacred and quietly powerful places. The pace will be gentle and inclusive, we will only ever walk as fast as the slowest person.

Our journey will take us past the White and Red Springs, where you are invited to bring a bottle if you would like to collect your own water for the day. From there, we will walk in conscious relationship with the land, eventually making our way up Glastonbury Tor, before descending into the apple orchard, where the Apple and Rose teachings are woven together.

Throughout the day, Nicola and Suzanne will hold a grounded, ceremonial space that supports presence rather than performance, listening rather than striving.

This is a day of attunement, not effort.

What You’ll Experience

✨ Pilgrimage-style walking through sacred Avalon landscapes
✨ Guided meditative journeys to connect with the land and its messages
✨ Embodied exploration of the Apple and the Rose as living allies
✨ Sensory practices using sight, scent, touch, and sound
✨ Moments of stillness and sound to support nervous system regulation
✨ Creative expression through writing, drawing, or colouring (no artistic skill needed)
✨ Space to integrate insights gently, without pressure to explain or interpret

All practices are invitational and adaptable to your needs.

Who This Day Is For

This pilgrimage is for you if you:

• Feel called to Avalon, Glastonbury, or sacred landscapes
• Want to experience spirituality through the body, not just the mind
• Feel sensitive, intuitive, or deeply affected by place and land
• Are navigating transition and seeking gentle clarity
• Long to slow down and listen rather than push or “figure things out”

No prior experience is needed, just a willingness to walk, feel, and be present.

Practical Details

Date: Tuesday 22 April
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Meeting Point: R J Draper & Co, Chilkwell Street (opposite Chalice Well)
Energy Exchange: £85

Spaces are intentionally limited to keep the group held, spacious, and respectful of the land.

What to Bring

•  A packed lunch
   Comfortable walking shoes
   Weather-appropriate clothing
  A bottle (if you wish to collect spring water)
• Something to sit on: i.e. cushion, blanket

What’s Provided

• All materials needed for the day
• Creative supplies
• Guided meditations and facilitation
• A safe, grounded, and beautifully held ceremonial space

Journey into Avalon: The Apple & the Rose is an invitation to step into the current of the land itself, to move with its rhythms, symbols, and quiet intelligence, and to carry that remembrance back into everyday life.

If Avalon has been whispering to you for some time…
this day may be your way of answering.

Please Note

• Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

• Please inform us in advance if you have any allergies or sensitivities, particularly to essential oils.

• By attending this retreat, you will be automatically added to the email lists of New Forest Mystic and Soul Wisdom Academy. You can unsubscribe at any time.