THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR STONEHENGE (TRCS): A REPORT ON A WORK IN PROGRESS

This work is a study of the history and background of the THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR STONEHENGE which the author co-founded in 1998, and which has met some 37 times since then. Whilst a new visitor centre has been built to satisfy tourists who go to Stonehenge as a cultural symbol and wish to learn about its archaeology and history, there is no provision as yet for spiritual pilgrims who may come from anywhere in the world, and who may be pagans, Druids, Wiccans or Shamans, or other indigenous spiritual practitioners, and who would like a more meaningful and spiritually satisfying experience at what is one of the most important and iconic pagan temples in the world. In 1985 a large convoy of hippies and alternative spiritual practitioners, were blocked by the police from gathering as was their custom at the stones to celebrate the midsummer solstice. instead, their convoy was trashed by police. The TRCS wants meaningful resolution of all these outstanding issues.