'...A lovely creamy yellow light entered the temple and she appeared. Erato is of medium height, loose long fair hair, blue eyes and a heart-shaped face. Altogether lovely features. She wore a long robe, draped across the bodice, lots of drapery.
    "I am the great Goddess Erato. It is pleasant to visit you in this temple and to hear you call me by my name, priest. Although I am happy to be honoured along with the other Muses, yet to be singled out is special and I thank you. Now priestess, let yourself drift into the light that it may uplift your soul and fill you with happiness, as I know you have much to contend with."

I drifted off happily into the light and next thing I could see was an ancient stone circle, and I recognised it as Wiltshire, the Avebury rings but not like it is now - I have been there several times - there were many more stones.
    I could not see her but I could hear her voice:
    "This sacred place was used not only for worship."
In the centre of the largest ring of stones stood a woman and by the look of her clothes we were in pre-medieval times. She wasn't alone, she was standing in the centre of a circle of people and she was singing to them; it was a sweet voice and the sound seemed both beautiful and eerie as it drifted around the old stones.
    Then the vision changed, and I could see a man standing in the same place, again old-fashioned costume, and possibly slightly later period, and again a group of people listening. He was reading from a scroll and I had the impression he was reading a poem. Then the vision changed again and I watched and listened as another man was telling a story. Between each of the visions there was an instant of darkness and then the next scene would appear, it was weird. The next scene was a group of four girls who danced, then a man arrived and set to playing a stringed musical instrument.
    Then the visions stopped and I was back in the temple, and this pretty Goddess smiling.
    "You see, it was also used for pleasure, and is a very special place. Now return to your earthly body and take with you my blessings for you and the priest. I give you both the gift of harmony surrounding you, and I give you the gift of courage."

And then she, and the lovely creamy yellow light were gone.

Festival of the Muses - January 9th-11th