The truth about The Glastonburys Shield. Please share. In 1539, the last Abbot of Glastonbury, Blessed Richard Whiting, was ritually murdered on top of the Tor as one of the final, horrific acts of the Dissolution. It appears that King Henry VIII and Vicar General Thomas Cromwell believed Glastonbury had to be destroyed for their new Church of England to Flourish. There would be no new Church of England with Glastonbury Abbey standing, because it was acknowledged by our forebears as the birthplace of true Christianity, founded by Joseph of Arimathea and Mary Magdalene in AD62 (535 years before the arrival of the Catholic Church to these shores). As such Glastonbury was the home of the World’s oldest Christian church – at its heart, a loving order dedicated to Our Lady of Glastonbury, which took as their standard the equidistant cross known as King Arthur’s shield, representing the union of Heaven and Earth in Glastonbury. In 1705, after years of continued destruction and decay following the horrific murder on the Tor, the Corporation of Glastonbury unofficially changed Glastonbury’s coat-of-arms to this… the Mitre and Crosiers of the last Abbot, displayed to look like the skull and crossbones; symbolising the decapitated head and quartered body of Blessed Richard Whiting, with a red background representing his blood, and a motto “May the Church of England Flourish”. This has been brought to the awareness of the Glastonbury Town Council – who currently chose to use this unofficial Corporation shield and motto. However, instead of being disgusted by its symbolic meaning, they have decided to spend £6,500 of the town’s money to register this symbol of Glastonbury’s destruction, to stand forever as the official heraldry of the town… We need to stop this, and ask the Council to register a shield and motto that represents the true spirit of Glastonbury; to register an emblem that represents all of the town’s community, including those who follow no religion and the members of the 70+ faiths and traditions currently active here. We need to act now so that Glastonbury may flourish. Please write to Glastonbury Town Council NOW! Please address your letter ‘To all the town councillors’, asking for your letter to be read out to all assembled at the Town Council’s full meeting, during the correspondence item of the agenda; demanding an official reply. Jane Czornij (Town Clerk) Town Hall, Magdalene Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9EL, UK.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:09:21 +0000
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