Further drainage took place when channels were built to drain the remaining water away until today there is no sign of the ancient sea. Reeds began to grow in the shallower waters and slowly the sea filled in, creating swamps and later dry land. Over time, the sea, fed by fresh water from the surrounding hills, began to fill with silt. Shrouded in the mists which rose from the Sea, the Tor was often all that could be seen of the island. According to author Nicholas Man, Glastonbury was variously called the Isle of Avalon, Apple Orchard, and the Isle of Glass. In ancient times Glastonbury (Glass-town-borough) and the surrounding hills were islands in a swampy inland sea called the Sea of Glass. Residents are aware of these features and choose to live here out of a desire to be close to spirit and to live in harmony with each other in a supportive and loving community where shared values and goodwill abound. Many myths and legends are associated with the area some based on fact and others more difficult to verify. The mysterious Tor, a hill with a cave at the bottom, a labyrinth around its sides, and an ancient stone tower at the top, is Glastonbury’s most pronounced topographical feature.
Two springs flow from nearby hills both are purported to have healing properties. These ley lines channel the life energies of the earth-energies recognized by dowsers and clairvoyants to be especially conducive to meditation, healing and other spiritual practices. The town is built over important ley lines that cross beneath it.
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