Returning to Avalon: the Land That Keeps Calling

I didn’t mean to go to Glastonbury.

It was twenty-five years ago—one of those accidental detours that turns out to be anything but. I was a young Reiki teacher, following a thread of curiosity, when Avalon found me. The moment my feet touched the land, something ancient stirred. It was as if I had stumbled into a dream I’d forgotten I was dreaming.

Since then, Avalon has never really let me go.

What began as a chance visit became a sacred relationship. I returned again and again—at first alone, then with others, as I began to guide people on retreats that are more like soulful adventures. Whether I come as a guide, a seeker, or simply as Cinzia, every visit feels like the first: full of mystery, magic, and messages whispered through the wind and wells.

Over the years, Avalon has become a dear friend. A co-teacher. A mirror. Every step on the Tor, every quiet moment in the Chalice Well gardens, every goosebump at the Abbey has deepened this conversation with the unseen.

And I’ve watched it do the same for others.

People arrive carrying questions, dreams, griefs, or just a sense that something is calling. They leave touched by something ancient and playful—more themselves than before. We laugh, we cry, we dance in the fields, we tell stories around the fire. It’s sacred work, yes—but also wildly human, and full of joy.

The retreats I guide here aren’t “programs”—they’re portals. Invitations to remember. To reconnect. To walk hand in hand with your imagination and spirit.

Avalon gives us permission to be all of who we are—soft and fierce, wise and childlike, wounded and radiant. It invites us to reclaim our magic. And for those who feel the call, it answers in ways that are always just right.

If you’ve dreamt of priestesses or dragons… if the word Avalon makes your heart skip… if you long for a place where play and depth dance together—you might already be on the path.

I’ll be there, waiting in the mists, with open arms.

With love, Cinzia

🌹 You are invited to join me for Avalon Mystique — my next sacred retreat in Glastonbury, in July 2025. We’ll walk the ancient paths, listen to the land, and awaken the deep feminine mysteries together—through imagination, ritual, joy, and quiet wonder.

Details and registration here: www.ixchel-arte.com/avalon