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The peat-bog…

* “The peat-bog is as the raven’s coat, the stuttering quagmire rehearses the talk of the rushes is come; the ocean sinks asleep into a smooth sea and the river which runs apace is cut down; light swallows dart aloft; … Continue reading

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Time After Time…

* … “Ah, you’ve left the matrix in this time, that’s good,” says Ben, he pauses, “Why sages?” “You would regard Christ as a sage would you not?” “I would indeed.” “Christ is often pictured in a Vesica.” “It is … Continue reading

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Hear and Bow…

* ‘This world is not a goods depot.’ * Reblogged from France and Vincent

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Time Before Time…

* ALL-HAIL EVE Anu’s Folk studied in the North-Isles. Four seats there And four sages who taught them; A plentiful sowing… A dutiful flowing… A beautiful glowing… An artful knowing… * Wen catches a brief sight of the poem I … Continue reading

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Ars Geometrica: Many Tongues…

* Leaves ‘Seven’ and ‘Eight’: * ‘…What is sown ingloriously is raised in glory…’ * ‘…What is sown in corruption is raised incorrupt…’ * But no, as it turned out, many were the tongues and many the hands employed in … Continue reading

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‘P.C.’ World?

I’m in bed, desperately trying to get to sleep. It is after midnight, I’m warm and cosy, I’m more than tired, I have a long day ahead… and I am going to have to get up and get back on … Continue reading

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Of quantity and quality… Stuart France

* ‘One thing good, two things better… Two things bad, one thing good.’ Count Jack Black * Reblogged from France & Vincent

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Not-Things… Stuart France

* ‘While-ever you’re attached to things, You’ll never understand not-things…’ Count Jack Black * Reblogged from France & Vincent

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No such thing as just… Stuart France

* ‘The most important work you can do… Continue reading at France & Vincent

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Ars Geometrica: ABC’s…

* ‘…The secret of the magic of life consists in using action in order to attain non-action…’ – The Book of Heavenly Consciousness For the next few hours we were as if transported. We went nowhere, bodily, yet the vistas … Continue reading

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