Slide Show
Sancreed Well, Cornwall
Evident in this photo are some of the thousands of cloth strips, called Clouties, which are left as offerings and pleas to the Goddess at the many wells throughout Europe. For many millennia the beseeching visitor has ripped a strip from their own clothing, tying it then to the sacred tree above the hallowed well. As the fabric disintegrates over time, the illness dissipates, or the request manifests. The naturally occurring radiation is at a high level here. Some visitors find themselves
induced into trance. Phosphorescent moss grows down the cavernous sides of the chamber leading to the source. Sacrosanct and atmospheric in the extreme. Be careful what you ask for, as you will receive in kind
