Monthly Archives: August 2014

Busy…

The Glastonbury talk on Thursday gave us a night away and, of course, time to explore a little along the way, visiting a few new places and some that hold memories both personal and literary… Today and tomorrow will be … Continue reading

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A golden dawn

I couldn’t sleep. I’d gone to bed early and spent most of the night in that liminal state between dream and waking when the mind treads strange pathways, watching itself, while the body rests as if in slumber. It is … Continue reading

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The Song in the Silence

Glastonbury Reception Centre Presents…The Silent Eye School of Consciousness & their 4th talk in the Song in the Silence series…The Architecture of the Soul: Simplifying the Mystery 7th August The Avalon Room, Glastonbury, 7.30pm £6.00 The word ‘Soul’ has been … Continue reading

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Cravings

“You know when women are pregnant…” “Vaguely…” I ought to really as I am, at this point, speaking to my son. “… and they get cravings…” I make the appropriate affirmative noise. With one of them all I wanted was … Continue reading

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Cover Reveal for Legends of Windemere: The Compass Key

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
Debuting August 8th on Amazon Kindle! Cover Art by Jason Pedersen Swords will clash and spells will fly in the newest adventure of young warrior Luke Callindor, Nyx the magic-flinging caster, and their friends.…

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Stoned in Glastonbury

On Thursday we will be in Glastonbury again. By ‘we’ I mean Steve, Stuart and myself on behalf of The Silent Eye, for the fourth of our talks under the aegis of the Glastonbury Reception Centre. The subject of the … Continue reading

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The problem with sons…

“What in God’s name made you come up with that idea?” “‘Possum ergo facit,’” my son replies. “‘I can therefore…’” It stands to reason. There are many things Nick cannot do since the attack that changed all our lives. He … Continue reading

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False colours

I’d been gardening all day and had nipped into town on the way back from a trip to the garden centre to pick up a few things, calling at one of the more up-market stores to look for a brooch … Continue reading

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Harvest of Being

In September the moors will still bear their crown of heather, veiled in autumn mists and the promise of gold. The moors around Ilkley are my heart’s home, a place that is, for me, unlike any other. At Solstice Steve, … Continue reading

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The hobbit and the golem

We had returned to the Barn, damp and bedraggled, for a final coffee before hitting the road. The meeting had gone well and we had done what we had set out to do… created a vessel for the talk we … Continue reading

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