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Hidden Avebury…Hidden Avebury…
* … And from Needles of Stone, to Avenues, or at least, what remains of one… * The ‘Mary Line’ which we had been following from Cornwall runs right through
The Great Mystery: Dreaming…The Great Mystery: Dreaming…
* The mystery conspires with the animal world whose souls so resemble the purity and innocence of a human child. * It recognises the miracle of life in both seed
Eye of the beholderEye of the beholder
“…item, two lips indifferent red; item, two grey eyes, with lids to them; item, one neck, one chin, and so forth.” Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare Let’s be clear… fashions change,
The Great Mystery: CrowdsThe Great Mystery: Crowds
* The mystery needs no shrines or temples save those that nature provides. * It may be met in the shadowy heights and aisles of a primeval forest, on the
Nine Deadly Sins: The Eye for an ‘I’~ a book by Steve TanhamNine Deadly Sins: The Eye for an ‘I’~ a book by Steve Tanham
Their meetings are necessarily brief… seldom no more than a coffee, a momentary pause between the demands of life and work… but for John and Alexandra time matters less than
Weland Mind-Weld…Weland Mind-Weld…
14th September 2021… * ‘On such a day as this two fools who laughed at death embarked upon the adventure of a lifetime…’ * …Today, the adventure is all but
On ducks and weather…On ducks and weather…
There is a saying here in England, ‘nice weather for ducks’. It is generally used only when it rains, of course. We have it wrong. Summer is nice weather for
‘Sympathy for the Devil’?…‘Sympathy for the Devil’?…
* I saw a garden blossom in a valley. A man and woman stood there. Their love for each other was a service to the cosmos, and through it they
Wayland: The Blessed Isles…Wayland: The Blessed Isles…
* The tone of the tale once Britain is reached, becomes very different… * Alighting on Berkshire’s High Downs, Wayland came upon an ancient chambered tomb, and made it his
Wayland: Silver-Smith of Souls…Wayland: Silver-Smith of Souls…
* There are a number of intriguing aspects to the legend of Wayland Smithy… The earliest written sources appear late and are decidedly piecemeal. * Wayland is the son of
‘Claims to ancient reach’?…‘Claims to ancient reach’?…
Throughout the books written with Stuart France there are visions; moments of a past long fled that ‘Wen’ still sees written in the ancient stone of the landscape and within
Towards partingTowards parting
We left the stone circle in lighthearted mood. The walkers we met all seemed to be smiling broadly… and that included the ones who hadn’t witnessed our antics up there.
The Star of St George…The Star of St George…
* The red cross on the white shield of St. George is made up of red scales like the scales of the red dragon that wakes at the foot of
The Journey of the FoolThe Journey of the Fool
Some ideas simply arrive fully formulated, coming out of nowhere, with no clues, no warning, and the first thing you know about them is when they come out of your
The Fair Isle of Emain…The Fair Isle of Emain…
* A far distant isle lies in leagues fifty-thrice over the ocean to the west larger than Albion, twice. * Many faceted Emain encircled by sea rises from tide into
Bringing in the harvestBringing in the harvest
The heather still shows patches of purple although the massed luxuriance of colour has now faded; the bracken begins to turn to bronze and the autumn mists swirl in. Even
The Dream Tree…The Dream Tree…
* The pillow resembles an open book Its leaves shall shadow my dreams As tree-leaf dapples sunlight. * The night and day Shall entwine in these pages As vine creeps
Author’s NoteAuthor’s Note
On a rather bleak day, when I was feeling low for some unspecified reason, the first complete chapter of Dark Sage landed in my inbox and had me laughing out
The Gift…The Gift…
* It is possible to box almost anything. Thoughts… Ideas… Emotions… In this way a whole life may be compartmentalised into secure, bounded segments of much more manageable proportions. Bite
Petals of the RosePetals of the Rose
Petals of the Rose Guided Journeys Sue Vincent A collection of guided meditations, designed to open aspects of the personality in as gentle and natural way as the petals of
St Just…St Just…
* Not only did our last hotel fail to provide any windows, to speak of, in our room, it also failed to provide us with a breakfast… * Which
‘The Book of Assassinations’‘The Book of Assassinations’
We were determined not to get wet, so we went to Chesterfield, on the general principle that there would be both indoor parking and a cathedral big enough to keep
The Great Mystery…The Great Mystery…
* Approach to the mystery is silent, solitary and free from all self-seeking. * It is silent because in comparison with the mystery all speech is feeble and imperfect. *
The watchersThe watchers
We were being watched. It was palpable. In fact, as I raised the camera to watch the watchers, others could see it too… we weren’t imagining it. They had been