Tag Archives: druids

Riddles of the Night: The Temple of Hewn Stone II

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Continuing the story of a Silent Eye workshop in Derbyshire, in December 2017. Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six can be found by clicking the highlighted links. Traditional initiation ceremonies tend to follow a roughly similar outline. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, riddles of the night | Tagged ancient sites, Birchover, consciousness, dragons, druids, Freemasons, history, landscape, Photography, Rpwtor Rocks, spirituality, St Michael, symbolism, Templars, The Silent Eye, Workshop 2017 | 3 Comments

Riddles of the Night: The Temple of Hewn Stone

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Continuing the story of a Silent Eye workshop in Derbyshire, in December 2017. Parts One, Two, Three, Four and Five can be found by clicking the highlighted links. Just behind the Druid Inn and across the narrow lane from Thomas … Continue reading →

Solace Of A Winter Day – Jan Malique

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from strangegingsonintheshed: The heavens have been showering us with snow from early morning, and it continues to cascade down. Sound is muffled, a welcome relief from the noise of human activity. I love true winter and not the damp … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Birch, druids, peace, Photography, reflections, Ruthin, silence, snow, spirituality, Willow. | 4 Comments

Your fault by Helen Jones #writephoto

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent’s #writephoto challenge runs every week, and is a prompt based on one of her wonderful photographs. Here’s my response to this week’s image: ‘This is all your fault.’ ‘Humph!’ ‘Don’t you ‘humph!’ at me. We wouldn’t be in … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged arguments, druids, flash fiction, invasion, magic, short story | 2 Comments

Of Ash and Seed – Pawns to castle…

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Sue Vincent

As we hurried through the castle grounds in Beaumaris, a lone seagull was dancing. He seems to be marching on the spot, marking a rhythmic time with his feet. Worm-charming, said my companion. I didn’t even stop to take a … Continue reading →

Posted in albion | Tagged Anglesey, Beaumaris, Bryn Celli Ddu, druids, history, Holy Island, Photography, sacred sites, spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye, Wales, weekend workshop | 2 Comments

Of Ash and Seed – The mound in the dark grove…

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Sue Vincent

“We might have to go back to the hotel…” I didn’t look around as I was busy following the car in front and anyway, the snowy mountains of the mainland filled the horizon. My companion had been distracted during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Uncategorized | Tagged Anglesey, Bryn Celli Ddu, druids, history, Holy Island, Photography, sacred sites, spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye, Wales, weekend workshop | 8 Comments

Of Ash and Seed – Candy-floss dawn

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Sue Vincent

We woke to clear skies…and heavy frost. Our after-dinner walk the night before had seen us wandering the deep, unlit blackness of the shore, watching the colours of the stars in the cloudless night. The temperature had dropped dramatically, so … Continue reading →

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Of Ash and Seed- Offerings

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Sue Vincent

“The druids – that is what they call their magicians – hold nothing more sacred than the mistletoe and a tree on which it is growing, provided it is a hard-timbered oak…. Mistletoe is rare and when found it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites | Tagged Anglesey, druids, history, Holy Island, Photography, sacred sites, spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye, Wales, weekend workshop | 2 Comments

Of Ash and Seed – Spotlight on the past

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Sue Vincent

We walked the short distance from the car park by the beach to what appeared to be a beautifully preserved mound, right above the sea. Appearances can be deceptive though… this mound is not ancient, but a concrete dome covered … Continue reading →

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Of Ash and Seed – Beached

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Sue Vincent

We stopped for lunch in a surfer’s cafe in Rhosneigr very close to the sea. Once refreshed we were to go down to the beach to choose a stone for a simple but moving ritual at our final destination. Two … Continue reading →