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‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Whirligig… Stuart France

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* As the weekened progressed we were to work our way around ‘the limbs’ of an elemental pentagram. * Two sites from the region were given over to each element. * In the first we would consider the element in … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Seeing beyond fear ~ A weekend with the Silent Eye

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

As the June workshop in Scotland draws to a close, why not consider joining us in September for a weekend in the ancient landscape of stones, circles and strange places? Rites of Passage: Seeing beyond fear A weekend with the … Continue reading →

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The Golden Eye of Fiveness (3) Steve Tanham

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Figure One – the pentagram, emerging at the end of our search for perfect ‘fiveness’. “It is highly dishonourable for a Reasonable Soul to live in so Divinely built a Mansion as the Body she resides in, altogether unacquainted with … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

‘Know thyself’… Pausanius tells us it was inscribed in the court before the temple of Apollo at Delphi. We are given to understand it is associated too with the Inner Temples in ancient Egypt. It is one of the first … Continue reading →

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A question of joy…

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not. ‘Have you found joy … Continue reading →

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The ultimate robbery?

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was going to be one of those conversations… “… So what do you think happens then?” “Nothing… non-existence.” “So what is there to fear in that?” “Well, I’ll stop existing!” he said, as if that should explain it. “But … Continue reading →

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Living in a fairy tale

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I’ve been looking into old faery lore lately. Not the sanitised Victorian version of miniature winged beauties, but at the old tales of strange encounters, customs that go back beyond memory, time lost in the faery realm and the darker … Continue reading →

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The Bedouin ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Image by Cuyahoga from Pixabay It is said we learn most from those we would wish to emulate. Not copy, perhaps, but take from them an essence of thought, of action. If we are younger, of style, even… There must … Continue reading →

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Of Ceremony and Symbol…

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* First Man had many wives among the Animal People. The sacred beast, bird or reptile was treated with reverence and as totem was carried to ensure guardianship of the spirits. Continue reading at France and Vincent

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The Quest for Immortality: Anomalies… Stuart France

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Given that much of the Epic of Gilgamesh has found its way into the Hebrew Book of Genesis in a somewhat garbled form… Why, we may wonder, is the flood story re-told almost word for word? * We say … Continue reading →

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