Category Archives: Art

Found Mounds: the Call of Albion…

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* ‘…Maybe it is because it is our third visit or maybe it is because there are three of us, or maybe we had to work out the St Andrew thing before we were allowed to ascend, who knows? Whatever … Continue reading →

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Graven Image…

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Sue Vincent

‘ … And look! A man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold… His body also was like beryl and his face had the appearance of lightning. His eyes were as lamps of fire, and his arms … Continue reading →

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Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett III

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The paintings of the north transept with their beheaded saint and crowned figures  would have been enough and well worth the visit. On this wall alone there are layers of decative themes, from figures to foliage, curlicues and stars. There … Continue reading →

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Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett I

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Frankly, this is another where I don’t know where to begin. I suppose I ought to begin at the beginning. Monday I was back from the north, Tuesday I was driving northwards again… not as far this time, just an … Continue reading →

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Impression of Contentment

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I never really got contentment. “Are you happy?” I once asked a friend. “No, but I am content,” was his reply. To me, it wasn’t enough. It seemed like accepting some kind of mediocrity. I was young then and life … Continue reading →

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China my China…

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* ‘In its essentials, Indian alchemy is the same as Western, and Chinese alchemy, although set in a completely different spiritual climate, can throw light on both…’ – Titus Burckhardt … We took up the collapsed form in our arms … Continue reading →

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Lyricist…

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Turisaz * …Merlin was still lamenting his plight; ‘How does it happen that the seasons are so different? Spring provides leaves and flowers, Summer gives crops, Autumn ripe apples, but then Winter’s ice wastes all! O, that there were no … Continue reading →

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The Lord of all Proud Beasts…

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* His skin is hard as rock. His heart huge as a boulder. His belly thick with spikes. * His eyes glow like dawn. He sneezes and lightnings flash. Flames leap from his mouth. * Continue reading at France & … Continue reading →

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Old Stones…

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Built by the sea But not of the sea These enclosing walls… * It is a ‘Celtic’ thing The Spirit tied-to-tide And it is still understood By today’s Old Bones… Continue reading at France & Vincent

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Carnival…

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* …Face of moving water Breathing in water The water a breathing face… * Today I will speak to you For, today, we hold a race A sprint to the death Whose spirit yields to the swiftest The fleetest of … Continue reading →

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