Tag Archives: church

The Horns of the Dancers ~ Abbots Bromley ~ from the archives…

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Given a lousy headache and dodgy vision from the over-inflated flesh, I was glad to come across this old post. With the fallout from COVID keeping churches closed to visitors, and preventing many of our most ancient and mysterious traditions … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, England, History, Photography | Tagged abbots bromley horn dance, ancient dance, antlers, cave painting, church, tradition | 27 Comments

Discovering Albion – day 10: Selby Abbey – Interwoven Threads

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We walked down the Norman nave, passing Abbot Hugh’s pillar, identical to those at Durham cathedral where we had been the day before. Was it only the previous day? Similar too to the great carved columns of Dunfermline a few … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel | Tagged Abbey, church, Gothic, history, Maundy Money, Norman, Saxon, Selby | Leave a comment

Discovering Albion – day 9: The Church on the Cliff

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The Church of St Mary the Virgin sits high on its cliff above the town. It was founded around 1110 AD, during the time of Abbot William de Percy and the exterior reflects the twelfth century architecture in golden sandstone. … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel | Tagged Caedmon, church, history, St Hilda, Whitby | Leave a comment

Discovering Albion – day 7: Brechin

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Just when you thought we must surely be moving into the next day’s adventure now… we went for lunch. It seemed a reasonable thing to do at quarter to twelve. I, at least, was in serious need of the grounding … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Photography, scotland road trip, travel | Tagged Brechin, church, Ireland, Round Tower, Tay bridge | 2 Comments

On the Doorstep: Hidden Histories

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There was a point at which we realised that we had got it wrong. That the chapter entitled ‘The Triumph of Horsenden’ should really have been’The Triumph of Bledlow’… but not only did it not have quite the same ring … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, archaeology, Churches | Tagged bledlow, buckinghamshire, church, Horsendon, manor, Saunderton, The Initiate | 11 Comments

No-one home…

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I should have woken, on my birthday, to a view of a Scottish loch and autumnal hillsides… perhaps even a glimpse of late-blooming heather…and a humungous Scottish breakfast. Instead, I woke to the knowledge that I could not eat all … Continue reading →

Posted in Love | Tagged church, comfort, covid, love | 54 Comments

Facing Fear With The Silent Eye, Part 4 – Life and Death ~ Helen Jones

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Helen Jones continues the tale of her weekend with The Silent Eye in Derbyshire… I recently attended a workshop with The Silent Eye about Facing Our Fears, an extraordinary weekend spent among the hills and grey stone villages of the … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog, The Silent Eye | Tagged ancient spring, birth, carving, Cathedral of the Peak, celebration, church, death, eagle stone, flying fox, green man, history, Life, Moors, Natural History Museum, Peak District, salamander, stained glass, Tideswell, tradition | Leave a comment

Lingering ~Andrea Stephenson

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Andrea Sephenson at Harvesting Hecate: Autumn winds sweep in for a few days, making leaves dance and whipping up dervishes from cut grass. But the winds can’t sweep away the summer sun. It is still warm, dry and … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged A Girl Named Truth, Alethea kehas, autumn, church, memory, nature, seasons, summer | 9 Comments

Bad Trip ~ Fandango #writephoto

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“We were on vacation in Ireland and decided to take a spontaneous drive to the countryside one day,” Cal said. “So we found this delightful old church that seemed like a great place to stop,” Ed added. “We decided to each … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged #writephoto, acid, black cat, church, Daily Addictions, FOWC, RDP, stone steps, The Daily Spur, Werewolf, WOTD, YDWP | Leave a comment

Seeking the sacred

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

All my life I have visited sacred sites when I could, and I have been lucky enough to visit many. Whether ancient church, temple, stone circle or legendary landscape, there is something about these sites that touches a place deep … Continue reading →