Category Archives: Mythology

The House that Fish Built: Far Seeing One…

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …As the spencers rose to serve the food, the charioteer of Connor Cruel-Crest stood up and addressed the king, “O Far Seeing One,” he said, “many are the feats of Connor; majestic and commanding his gait, clashing swords he … Continue reading →

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The House That Fish Built: Long-Horn O’Leary…

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …From the south came Long-Horn O’Leary and his host. “Hail, the flame-hot hammerer: wielder of the red mallet,” said Father Fish as he lolloped alongside O’Leary’s company on foot, “When the men of Albion return from foreign lands you … Continue reading →

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The House that Fish Built: Connor Cruel Crest…

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* The house that Father Fish built was constructed in this way: it had nine compartments from fire place to wall, with each facade made of bronze, standing thirty feet high; it took a wagon team to haul each beam, … Continue reading →

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An Unseen Presence ~ Stuart France

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* There are other sections in the Book of Genesis which may be pertinent to our survey of St Michael… * … ‘Left alone at night, Jacob was attacked by an unseen presence which wrestled with him until day-break, whereupon … Continue reading →

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Tobias and the Angel: A dog called Toby…. Stuart France

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Domingos Sequeira – Tobias heals the blindness of his father * … “On a recognised Pilgrimage route?” “Why not?” “Well, that would explain the presence of the two other Archangels in the paintings even though there is no mention of … Continue reading →

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Tobias and the Angel… Stuart France

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

(Francesco Botticini) * The story of Tobias is told in the Book of Tobit in the Old Testament. The book of Tobit is part of the Catholic Old Testament but is considered apocryphal by Protestants and does not form part … Continue reading →

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Jude the Obscure… Stuart France

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Solved by Walking… * While the initial idea was to consider all the scriptural references to Michael, the General Epistle of Jude promised to be problematic. * It is the first and only scriptural text to refer to Michael as … Continue reading →

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Call of the Spirit…

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Stuart France

* …Yva and Abadam heard the Spirit calling for Abadel as they walked in the east. * They hid themselves amongst the trees of the garden. * And the Spirit said to Abadam, “where is Abadel your brother ?” * … Continue reading →

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Cool of Day…

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …Abadel’s soul escaped from his body: it flew about the scene of slaughter and eventually settled on the tree of life, where it assumed the form of a serpent and coiled itself about the trunk. * Abadel’s blood lay … Continue reading →

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Sapphire and Topaz…

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Abadam and his brother Abadel contended for the favour of Yva… * Abadam offered her sapphire while Abadel offered topaz. Yva was pleased with Abadel and she lay with him. Continue reading at France and Vincent

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