Tag Archives: ancient sites

The Wallace Stone ~ James Elkington

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

Reblogged from Mountains, Myths and Moorlands: From Dunblane, head up the Glen Road for nearly a mile, turning left up the Sheriffmuir Road and all the way on till you reach the pub near the T-junction another couple of miles … Continue reading →

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Taking stock…

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

I was obliged to go into town. This is never a good thing and I had put it off as long as I could, but my son had errands for me and it could not be delayed any longer. Reluctantly, … Continue reading →

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Whispers

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

Stone Silent Unmoving Visitors stare Passing unaware Of the long, slow heartbeat The ghost of time remembers Crystalline veins communicate The coruscation of inner earth The flickering flames of celebration Honouring the origins of the stars Reflecting ordered constellations The … Continue reading →

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Ghosts #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 26, 2019 by

Magical castles Not raised by the hand of man Peopled with their ghosts

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Our Song of Truth…

Posted on December 28, 2018 by

* We circle the Long Stone, feet planted gently but firmly on the earth… Arms and hands hang loosely by our sides… We close our eyes… We breathe deeply… We perform our breathing exercise… And then again breathe deeply, listening … Continue reading →

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Seeds of Sound…

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

* Our Words of Truth with their intents… EARTH – to become aesthetically aware… CALM – to affirm in admiration…   Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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Paul Andruss reviews The Initiate…

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

Reblogging this splendid review by Paul Andruss of The Initiate. Paul Andruss, is the author of Thomas the Rhymer & Finn Mac Cool, has been a popular guest on the blog. He made our day when he sent us this… … Continue reading →

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Portraits…

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

* Photographing stones… * * Is not like photographing people. * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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Shadow Play…

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

* ‘Shadowing’ is our term for the phenomenon whereby a standing stone, or group of stones, recreates a distant landscape feature and thereby renders it immediately apparent or tangible. Most other megalithic writers on the subject have also, independently, recognised … Continue reading →

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Papal Bull…

Posted on November 24, 2018 by

Celtic Saint instrumental in the Eucharist of Fish and Loaves?… * The Venerable Bede recorded in his Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, a copy of the letter written in 601AD which Pope Gregory sent to Abbot Mellitus, who was part of … Continue reading →

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