Glastonbury is one of Britain's most important sites of pilgrimage. For millennia people have been drawn to it on a search for the mythical Isle of Avalon. A key part to it's mystery is water. It was once an island and water rises and falls from it's heart in profusion. Full of mystery and symbolism, two springs rise within feet of each other at the base of the Tor - the holy hill of Avalon. One, tasting sweet with calcium, leaves a white trail. The other, tasting metallic with iron, leaves its mark in red. Both have healing in their flow.

So we sought to create a Temple here. In honour of the Spirit of the White Spring and for the people who live in and journey to this place. We are blessed with a building ideal for this purpose, the Wellhouse. Victorian built as a reservoir to provide the greatest gift of clean water during a cholera outbreak, it nestles under the base of the Tor. The White Spring water flows through it, as does the Ley Line known as the Michael line. Cavernous and set apart, in blackness or candle lit, mysterious it remains. A stark contrast to the wonderful gardens of Chalice Well of the Red Spring.

In true Temple tradition no-one is charged or paid. Keepers and custodians, artists and craftspeople, give their time and work freely yet find their lives blessed. Spirits of the place have made themselves known and drawn in their human helpers. Tourists, Pilgrims, and Locals alike enter free of charge.

We currently have limited but regular opening hours. The Sabbats (the festivals of the turning year) and other rituals are celebrated by Druids, Priests, and Pagans. Prayers are offered here. Individuals and groups from all Spiritual paths and traditions who come in peace are welcomed.

The Temple is home to a Brigid shrine. She is Celtic Fire Goddess and guardian of sacred springs. She is both Druid and Christian Saint. We hold two icons of her along with the Brigid flame, the flame of divine love. The candle flame has burned since Imbolc 2005 and was a re-kindling of the flame which burned for a thousand years. It heralds the birth of a renewed Brigidine Abbey.

The Shrine of our lady of Avalon is to be found within the healing pool. Glastonbury has been home to such a shrine, it is said, since time before history began.

The Temple is also home to the King of the world of Faerie known locally as Gwyn ap Nudd. A portal to the Otherworld exists here through which it is said the Wild Hunt rides.

We hope you will visit the White Spring. We are encouraged by the progress so far, yet so much of the potential here has yet been realised. We are now inspired to push on to the next phase this winter. The building needs the walls, floors, water pipes and chemical paint (all installed in the 1980s) to be removed to reveal the high ceilings, bowed floors, and Cathedral-like structure of the place. The water wishes to flow freely and beautifully inside and out.

The building of the physical Temple naturally combines with the building of the social and spiritual community which spreads out into the town and across the land so that joy and peace may endure.

We need volunteers who are able to give time regularly so we can open the doors more often. Also, to help fulfil the building's potential, we need trades-people, crafts-people, artists, priests, and healers who have the time and energy for this worthy cause. We ask for donations and resources of many kinds and we invite you to get involved.