Category Archives: Art

The Alchemist… Stuart France

A drawing by Julien Champagne. * Why would the Mediaeval Stonemasons sculpt figures on the top of their buildings which no one can see from the ground? * Like some church towers, it was possible to scale the towers of … Continue reading

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A Fatal End?…

* The Druids of Erin, so the story goes, Long prophesied the coming of St Patrick. They told it in this way… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Who wants to come and play?

What with covid, lockdowns and everything else that has gone on this year…we don’t know what we will be able to do about Christmas or however else we celebrate the midwinter. One thing we can do is have a countdown … Continue reading

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Amnesia…

* A nameless shadow flits across the face of Science. The Theory of Evolution has not been proven. The ‘missing links’ for each species have not come forth from the fossil record. The constituent parts of our DNA have proven … Continue reading

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Lore Weavers: Coyote Tales…

* Coyote is a Native American culture hero, buffoon, and trickster figure who mixes animal and human traits to mostly comic, often catastrophic, and sometimes salutary effect. * The world in which Coyote moves can be conceived as a parallel … Continue reading

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Solstice of the Moon: Graven Images

Our last visit of a weekend that seemed to have flown by all too quickly was to a little church on the edge of Aberdeen. The sun finally decided to show its face… though it still managed to rain anyway, … Continue reading

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The Alchemists: Fulcanelli… Stuart France

This skyscape no longer exists due to renovation and the recent fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. * ‘There are deeper secrets in stone than in iron.’ * It is not to everyone’s taste. Some respected proponents of the Western … Continue reading

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Proud Angel…

* “The Peacock Angel fomented a rebellion among the Angels of Heaven, where he had been a leading light. * He declared that he would go and establish a kingdom for himself. * When going out at the Gates of … Continue reading

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Carrot and Coals: Fin Cop…

* …On the screen of inner sight a single glowing point of light that seems farther than the farthest star, yet closer than the sun. Between her and the light nothing but the streaks of passage… a stream of movement, … Continue reading

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Carrots and Coals: Green and Grey…

* …A hand extended, smiling eyes unseen but felt. She takes the hand, stiff after the long vigil in the chill of night, accepting assistance to regain her feet. The grass is cold, frost biting her bare toes. Above, a … Continue reading

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