Category Archives: Ancient sites

Carrot and Coals VII… Stuart France

* The stone is warm beneath her back. Above her the clear blue of the sky is powdered with clouds, barely moving. It is sheltered here in the circle, the earthen banks of the henge protecting the centre from the … Continue reading

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The Feathered Seer – Fear

‘All of you undisturbed cities, haven’t you ever longed for the Enemy?’ Rainer Maria Rilke “Burn and Grieve.” The title stared back at me from the screen. It seemed prophetic. Mute fingers poised, I wondered what on earth had possessed … Continue reading

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The Journey of the Feathered Seer: Part 1 by Alethea Kehas

Alethea Kehas and her friend, Deb, flew over from the US to share the journey of the Feathered Seer with us. Alethea begins her account of her part in the weekend… This time I traveled without my family, taking in … Continue reading

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Flight of the Seer VI…

Alethea Kehas and Barbara Walsh holding a photograph of Obi. * For those Companions who study the Silent Eye Correspondence Course the Sunday morning of our April Workshop is a special time. It is then that we mark their progress … Continue reading

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Carrot and Coals VI… Stuart France

* …The key to Arbor Low is to regard the stones as always having been laid flat. That way they immediately begin to speak and the first thing they say has to do with time. Wen ‘got’ a clock-face and … Continue reading

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Flight of the Seer V

* Any creative endeavour involves hazard. We are fortunate enough to work with an eclectic and talented bunch of souls which inevitably lessens that hazard. With our previous Workshop, Leaf and Flame, we had made a rod for our own … Continue reading

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Carrot and Coals IV… Stuart France

* The name Arbor Low is of Saxon derivation, originally ‘Eordburh-Hlaw’ meaning the Earth-Work Mound. Wen smiles, “Where did you dig that up from?” “I have my sources, you know.” “As your text only specifies Saxon, are we to presume … Continue reading

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Flight of the Seer IV

* “No one else is doing this.” “So far as we are aware.” “And if they are doing it they are not doing it in quite the same way.” * It was not always the case. The ancient mystery schools … Continue reading

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Flight of the Seer III…

* …Anyway, a quiet revolution has been under way over the last five years. We have been gradually expanding the boundaries of the temple ritual and nudging it outside and into the sacred site. Conversely, we have also been expanding … Continue reading

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The Lore-Spinner’s Saga by Alienora

The Feathered Seer: Alienora and Dean were our Lore Keepers, spinning the tales, warp and weft … Since early childhood, I have been a spinner of lore, working, oft-times, in tandem with my opposite, my all-but-twin, Sun to my Moon, … Continue reading

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