“Ow, ooh, ouch… ow..” “What’s up?” he asked, locking the door of the flat as I descended the steep stairs. I grinned through the pain… he’d know soon enough… the
Tag: magic
Bah’t ‘atBah’t ‘at
Well, two of us were up there on Ilkley Moor bah’t ‘at… the third stubbornly clung to the trademark headgear that makes him look like something feral. To be fair,
May my beloved pass…May my beloved pass…
* Draw back the bolt, Ba-Ba… Open the doors of heaven. Fling them open for my beloved. * Drawn back by the breath of the fire-spirit… The doors are open!
Friday morning – an early startFriday morning – an early start
Sue’s recollections of the second April workshop… The little village of Great Hucklow nestles quietly in the Derbyshire Dales, tucked away from any main roads under the sheltering ridge. It
The opening of the Eye – a mother’s tearsThe opening of the Eye – a mother’s tears
I was up to meet the dawn on Saturday, finding the world covered in a heavy frost and very beautiful. The morning began with a guided meditation. The companions gathered
Synchronicities…Synchronicities…
* It has been our policy for some time now to ask Companions to bring readings for inclusion in our Landscape Weekends… We first tried this on the Glastonbury Walk-and-Talk
Crouching Tiger…Crouching Tiger…
Images and Text from the Silent Eye Workshop: Whispers in the West… Or maybe… * Not quite… * So hidden?
A Preponderance of Stone: Pentre Ifan…A Preponderance of Stone: Pentre Ifan…
Images and Text from the Silent Eye Workshop: Whispers in the West… * Angles of Approach… * Concord of Stones… * Step forward Spirit… * Claws of what?… * Pinnacle
Portraits…Portraits…
* Photographing stones… * * Is not like photographing people. * * Stones do not, normally, insist upon presenting their best side. * * Or veto the unhappy results. *
Wish you were here…Wish you were here…
* In Olden Times, Holidays were originally just that… Holy Days. The whole community would lay aside their workday duties and together engage in deeply or intrinsically symbolic activities that
A Harmony of Eight…A Harmony of Eight…
* The point sits at the centre of the square, where its two diagonals intersect. * * From the same intersection, another square can be drawn at right angles to
Triads…Triads…
* The ancients possessed a conception of numbers all but lost to modern times. Had they not possessed such a conception nothing could have led them to the ideas which
‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Tower…‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Tower…
* To complete our pentagrams we returned to our core principles and considered the shadow. * The setting was not the swiftly flowing Spey but a quitely progressing brook which
‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Circle…‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Circle…
* As the weekened progressed we were to work our way around ‘the limbs’ of an elemental pentagram. * Two sites from the region were given over to each element.
Next stop, Scotland…Next stop, Scotland…
It seems incredible that it is almost two years since we were last far in the north, exploring ancient circles and carved stones and drinking in the beauty of the
The Quest for Immortality: Anomalies…The Quest for Immortality: Anomalies…
* Given that much of the Epic of Gilgamesh has found its way into the Hebrew Book of Genesis in a somewhat garbled form… Why, we may wonder, is the
Lord of the Deep: Taking rootLord of the Deep: Taking root
One of the questions people don’t like to ask is whether or not our ritual drama weekends serve any useful purpose. It is all very well coming along to share
Lord of the Deep: Outrunning the sunLord of the Deep: Outrunning the sun
“Can’t stop,” said I, dashing through the corridor. “I’ve got to paint celery…” “Can you help me with my skin?” “Sure. I’ll just grab the pins…” There were a number
Lord of the Deep: “Why is there such grief..?”Lord of the Deep: “Why is there such grief..?”
Preparing the temple for the final ritual drama of the weekend is always bittersweet. It is the last stage of a journey that has been years in the making. This
Lord of the Deep: Surfing the WebLord of the Deep: Surfing the Web
Saturday is always a heavy day, with three rituals and attendant prep sessions, as well as two explorations, led this time by Lorraine and Jan, both of whom are ordained
The Quest for Immortality: Masks…The Quest for Immortality: Masks…
* It has to be owned… The Temple Space has never looked finer. Mind you, we say that every year! * Even Coyote, a late, somewhat incongruous addition to proceedings
Lord of the Deep: Rebuilding the citadelLord of the Deep: Rebuilding the citadel
Once more the fates move. Now, while Gilgamesh steps beyond himself, he and Enkidu, Life and Death, Man and Nature, become the portal that guards the Veil of the Beyond.
Lord of the Deep: Stepping beyond…Lord of the Deep: Stepping beyond…
When Lord of the Deep was being written, decisions had to be made about which elements of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh to include, which to leave out altogether and