Category Archives: earth

Carved hills

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

One of the most striking things you can see as you drive through the English countryside is the great white shape of a hill figure cut into the landscape. There are many to see, at least fifty known figures, ranging … Continue reading →

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A Land of Living Light

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

Every morning, the first thing I do is open my bedroom curtains to take a glance at the day. I rise early, usually before dawn at this time of year. When clouds obscure the horizon, all I can see is … Continue reading →

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The eye of the sun

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

Three weeks before the Full Circle workshop, Stuart and I had headed north to Cumbria on our ‘recce’ trip. Stuart had been ill for a couple of weeks and shouldn’t really have been going anywhere. But you can’t run a … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XLIX: Back to the future…

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

We went back once more to where it all began. Paying our respects to Dragon Hill, the ancient White Horse and the hillfort known as Uffington Castle, we left the car and the world behind and walked to Wayland’s Smithy. … Continue reading →

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Garden of Extinction reblogged from champagnewhisky

Posted on October 18, 2017 by

Reblogged from champagnewhisky… “Any species, now matter how unusual or common, is vulnerable…”: Of all the areas of the stunning Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa – and all the areas are stunning – one in particular … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Annabelle Franklin – Do we really need to leave Earth?

Posted on September 27, 2017 by

Recently, BBC2 showed a programme called The Search for a New Earth. It featured physicist Stephen Hawking, who claimed we will have to leave Earth within the next 100 years as it will have become uninhabitable. He listed various possible … Continue reading →

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Marking the Circle – Solstice of the Moon with Running Elk

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

While we continue to share tales of the Silent Eye’s summer weekend in Wales, The Prisoner of Portmeirion, we would like to invite you to join us in Scotland in September, for a Living Land workshop amongst the sacred circles of … Continue reading →

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The Journey of the Feathered Seer Part 3: Finding Peace by Alethea Kehas

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

Bratha left the Raven’s Nest with the gifts of the clan. Now cloaked with the wisdom of a seer, she traveled with her guide to speak Truth to those who sought knowledge. I had a day to process my experience … Continue reading →

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Clepsydra Elegy – champagnewhisky

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

Reblogged from Paula Read at champagnewhisky: It should come as no surprise that one of the earliest tools humans used to tell time was water. After all, it’s what we are, what we need to live. A clepsydra is an … Continue reading →

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Roots

Posted on January 18, 2017 by

The little cardboard carton had a yellow sticker afixed to its side, indicating a much-reduced price. The wilted shoots did not look hopeful. The bin of dying flowers was destined for the supermarket’s trash, yet amongst them there were plants… … Continue reading →

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