Category Archives: philosophy

Contrary Appearances…

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Most traditional mythologies, the world over, treat of a ‘Divine Brew’ or intoxicant. * The Greek Gods and Godesses had their ‘Ambrosia’, The Vedic Indian Divinities their ‘Soma’, and so on… * In many instances this liquid, for such … Continue reading →

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Reflections…

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The single note to a symphony. A fracture to the form. One outcome amid a range of possibilities. * How the variation chases the theme, and each colour its true hue… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Field of Nine…

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Why is the Octave so important? * Because it is simultaneously both the end of one thing, and the beginning of another.” * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Spirit of Place…

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* This notion, in the vague form in which it as come down to us, is probably more easily accessible, or, as some might have it, ‘fluffier’. * Still, few would deny that places can have atmospheres, Continue reading at … Continue reading →

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The Enormity of Life…

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* We do not ordinarily confine ourselves to the present moment. * It is not actually possible. * But neither do we extend ourselves much before and beyond it. * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Long-Sight…

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Sue Vincent

  * Something of the unseen beyond can be gleaned from consideration of the human visage. * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Functions in Time…

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The effects of the past on the present can be recognised in the unconscious persistence of our earliest psychological impressions. * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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The Singularity of Days…

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Everyone knows what a winter’s day looks and feels like. * Even if they have never experienced one. * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Dimensionality…

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The point, which has one, represents none. The line, which has two, represents one. The triangle, which has three, for us, represents four. * But what happened to two and three? * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Once in every lifetime…

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* We do not think about time, except in terms of its measurement. * Never as a dimension. * Yet every object extends in time as well as space. * Sometimes it is here, or there, sometimes it is not. … Continue reading →

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