Tag Archives: Derbyshire

Carrot and Coals IX… Stuart France

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …On the screen of inner sight a single glowing point of light that seems farther than the farthest star, yet closer than the sun. Between her and the light nothing but the streaks of passage… a stream of movement, … Continue reading →

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Inns and feathers

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We arrived early in Great Hucklow for the workshop weekend, leaving ourselves plenty of time for what has become the traditional coffee at the inn, high on the ridge. Looking out over the landscape towards Peter’s Rock was particularly appropriate … Continue reading →

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Carrot and Coals VIII… Stuart France

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …A hand extended, smiling eyes unseen but felt. She takes the hand, stiff after the long vigil in the chill of night, accepting assistance to regain her feet. The grass is cold, frost biting her bare toes. Above, a … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – The observer

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

”The spirit is so closely linked to the body as a thing that the body never ceases to be haunted.’ Georges Bataille We had chosen five of the ancient and sacred sites of the local landscape as inspiration and setting … Continue reading →

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Carrot and Coals VII… Stuart France

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* The stone is warm beneath her back. Above her the clear blue of the sky is powdered with clouds, barely moving. It is sheltered here in the circle, the earthen banks of the henge protecting the centre from the … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – Fear

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘All of you undisturbed cities, haven’t you ever longed for the Enemy?’ Rainer Maria Rilke “Burn and Grieve.” The title stared back at me from the screen. It seemed prophetic. Mute fingers poised, I wondered what on earth had possessed … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Seer VI…

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Alethea Kehas and Barbara Walsh holding a photograph of Obi. * For those Companions who study the Silent Eye Correspondence Course the Sunday morning of our April Workshop is a special time. It is then that we mark their progress … Continue reading →

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Carrot and Coals VI… Stuart France

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …The key to Arbor Low is to regard the stones as always having been laid flat. That way they immediately begin to speak and the first thing they say has to do with time. Wen ‘got’ a clock-face and … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Seer V

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Any creative endeavour involves hazard. We are fortunate enough to work with an eclectic and talented bunch of souls which inevitably lessens that hazard. With our previous Workshop, Leaf and Flame, we had made a rod for our own … Continue reading →

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Carrot and Coals IV… Stuart France

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* The name Arbor Low is of Saxon derivation, originally ‘Eordburh-Hlaw’ meaning the Earth-Work Mound. Wen smiles, “Where did you dig that up from?” “I have my sources, you know.” “As your text only specifies Saxon, are we to presume … Continue reading →

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