Avebury Henge and Stone Circles
A day with Peter Knight and Sue Wallace-Knight — part 1
The first time I visited Avebury was about 8 or 9 years ago. I woke up one morning and suddenly had to go. I hadn’t researched it or been thinking about it, but was almost ‘moved’ by an invisible force into the car. Off I went, to explore. I have no idea why, or what was happening — or, what I ‘missed’. It remained a bit of a mystery. This time, it was an organised affair, led by the extremely knowledgeable and friendly Peter Knight — an authority on ancient landscapes — and Sue Wallace-Knight. And it was wonderful.
My memory can be terrible — so I made notes. Here are just some of the facts Peter imparted to us: Avebury is the largest stone circle in the world, though only about a quarter of the stones remain (the outer circle would originally have consisted of approx 100 stones, plus two inner circles). The stones weigh up to 100 tonnes each, with up to a quarter of each stone below ground. Like humans, the stones also have chakras (energy centres) — with two chakras ‘working’ below ground (I loved this — totally resonates). The stones — consisting of silica, mostly pure quartz which is a conductor — ‘pin’ the energy currents (which circumnavigate the Earth) into the landscape. As do churches. And in the 4000 years or so they have been ‘placed’ here, the stones have only eroded by about 3mm. Oh, and the largest aquifer in Europe is located below Avebury.
Avebury is an enormous site, able to hold many more people in ceremony than Stonehenge (18 miles away) — and very feminine in feel, by comparison. We were shown images in the stones, shapes of heads or animals … why certain stones may have been chosen. I was fascinated to hear from Peter that the stones are placed in pairs — a ‘male’ or yang stone, next to a ‘goddess’ or yin stone. Walking one of the circles, he showed us how they alternate (the masculine are taller and straighter (quite phallic), the feminine more rounded and wider (often with vulva-like indentations). With the moving of the sun at the equinoxes, certain ‘male’ stones cast their shadow into the crevice of a goddess stone, for instance. The balance of energies was the aim, we are told. And it does feel very balanced. Supported by the soft energies of the circular ditch — which would have been pure white chalk and filled with water (ritual sites have ditches on the inside, defensive sites have ditches on the outside) — by sunlight or moonlight, it would have been spectacular.
In previous energy readings I have shared about the Mary and Michael energy lines. At Avebury they not only meet, but it’s the only known place where they run together: for about 500 metres, through the Chapel to two enormous ‘entrance stones’. We dowsed the lines, auras and experienced the energies through the stones. Walking the site, absorbing the words, experiencing the energies … I was immersed in a feminine feeling of ‘receiving’. The old grandmother beech trees with their web of roots spoke such wisdom and I will be returning to Silbury Hill — a circular ‘pyramid’ in the Avebury landscape, constructed at a perfect 30 degrees angle so the sun ‘rolls down it’ at certain times of the year. It is said to be mysteriously solid (no tombs or cavities) but I would like to explore this close up, as, from a distance, I sense ‘something more’. There is just so much to see and experience; we were only touching the surface.
And yet, Avebury is also ‘too much’, I feel. There are so many stones available to connect with, each as powerful as the next — it’s hard to get an energetic bearing. There are some spots to ‘disappear’ and settle in, but I was struck by a feeling of overwhelm, of no distinct direction or ‘full placement’ … the missing stones creating a noisy frequency against the backdrop of a gentler sound. A lost city or civilisation without leadership perhaps? And yet the power from this site will be impacting a far wider spectrum: a node in the Earth’s energies, or perhaps beyond. It is what’s so glorious about it: the sheer scale and wonder at the intricacies of the placements … the astrological and cosmic alignments, the connections to other energetic locations. These are not just stones and nothing is a co-incidence here.
And neither will our visit be. The unfolding mystery continues — and we still had the best to come … we were heading to West Kennet Long Barrow.
[Read part 2 of my day with Peter and Sue Knight]
Love,
Delilah
PS. You can read more about Peter and Sue’s work and books at www.stoneseeker.net
Visited: 13 April 2025