Category Archives: Landscape

Here and now

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

The problem with living in a downstairs flat is that there is no upstairs. This may sound obvious, but when you have lived in a house almost all your life, with an upstairs, you tend to forget. Many times I … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Side by side…

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

We decided to leave the main road and take the back roads, just for a last look at the hills. Add that to the possibility of avoiding a long traffic jam just ahead and the fact that there was a … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Ancient and modern

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

Although I have driven through it on a number of occasions, I hadn’t been to Conwy since I was seventeen. Thankfully, any pictures I might have of that trip,  are long since lost, or the scanner won’t work, or something… … Continue reading →

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Finding Magic in the Land: Mt. Cardigan – by Alethea Kehas

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

At the ancient stone circles in the United Kingdom, the shape of the stones often mirrors the surrounding land. It’s both awe-inspiring and eerie. The magic held inside the sacred structures, which extend far, far beyond the more widely visited … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Contrasts and small things

Posted on July 5, 2017 by

The heat was both welcome and unexpected. Britain in summer offers no guarantees, but on this, the Silent Eye’s third foray into Wales, we had once again been blessed with sunshine. Inevitably, at the earliest opportunity and armed with ice … 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 Wyrm and the Wyrd: Rabbit-hole or Looking-glass?

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

We were way too early at Portmeirion. Our companions were not due until ten, the gates did not open until half past nine, but we wandered over anyway about twenty past, just to get a first glimpse…and were allowed in … Continue reading →

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