Category Archives: Art

Court Cairns…

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Stuart France

County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022… *** *** From a distance this looked like nothing more or less than a giant moot. *** *** And maybe that is what it really was? *** *** In which case we ought really … Continue reading →

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Craig’s Dolmen?…

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Stuart France

County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022… *** *** The history of Ireland can be perplexing. *** *** On the one hand, there are ample materials stretching far back in time… * And on the other, it is clear that the … Continue reading →

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Web of Light…

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Stuart France

The Hero’s journey, Sunday, 8th May, 2022… She carries their gifts… the dead ones, their souls in hers, more than memory. – Giants Dance * Take the pouch of seed-stones and hold them close to your heart centre… Close your … Continue reading →

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The Sleeping Giant…

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Stuart France

* … After watching the, again, somewhat recalcitrant sun-up, we decide to head back for breakfast via the cluster of, albeit haphazardly, positioned stones which we have come to call ‘the recumbents’. This is something of a risk, as we … Continue reading →

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SEE: October Zoom Cyber Room…

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Stuart France

Photograph – courtesy, the estate of Sue Vincent (All Tarot Card Images – Rider Waite Deck) * The Silent Eye’s October Explorations Zoom Talk The Thousandth Face – breaking through from the ordinary Jospeh Campbell’s book, ‘The Hero with a … Continue reading →

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Weland Mind-Weld…

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Stuart France

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 over with just a sealing of fire and water, inevitably, … Continue reading →

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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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