Tag Archives: esoteric

Glimpsing Gargantua’s Garden… Stuart France

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘Fractals and Flowers’… * * ‘Platform over Precipice’… * Continue reading at Stuart France

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Books, Don and Wen | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Marsh King’s Daughter III… Stuart France

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Hi-ho the Carrion Crow, bow and bend to me… * …There usually is. Perhaps one reason for the tale’s obscurity these days is its perceived, overtly, Christian message. This takes the form of a priest who is captured and tortured … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Marsh King’s Daughter II… Stuart France

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

  ‘…The Earth will see you on through this time…’ * …There always is. The Marsh King sinks back beneath the waters with the unnamed Egyptian Princess in his thrall. Some time later a green shoot with a water-lily bud … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Marsh King’s Daughter… Stuart France

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

‘…Hi-ho the Carrion Crow, Fol-de-rol-de riddle…’ * Although the second longest of Anderson’s Fairy Tales, The Marsh King’s Daughter is relatively little known and perhaps, even, considered to be one of his ‘lesser’ tales. It is a huge, sprawling epic … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, symbolism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Half Remarkable Relations… Stuart France

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* In the monstrous Tyranny of process… What is Is next to What was and what is no longer… While what never was But what could have been And perhaps even what should have… Is that much stronger. * Continue … Continue reading →

Posted in alchemy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Celebration of Mister Fox: more and less… Stuart France

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …More, because our Foxes are one-third Man And also less, because our Foxes are one-third Man. Huh? Man’s individuality makes them more yet, By its very nature, That individuality has to be less than whole. * Continue reading at … Continue reading →

Posted in albion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Celebration of Mister Fox: bestial cluster… Stuart France

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Bear and Wolf, And Dog and Fox are all closely related. It is tempting to imagine a common ancestor; Bigger than Wolf but smaller than Bear. * Continue reading at Stuart France

Posted in albion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Celebration of Mister Fox…

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* I never knew Holmfirth in the days of mill workers and clogs. I really got to know her in the Post Industrial gloom, Of swish Cafe Bars, And cosy restaurants, All day drinking parties frequented by the nouveau riche… … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Don and Wen, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Annus Tumulus – Tomb of the Year… Stuart France

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

‘Well almost…quite loosely speaking.’ ‘Very loosely speaking.’ ‘And no, it’s not a new quiz show. And nor are there any prizes. A tumulus is an artificial mound.’ ‘And a natural mound is what?’ ‘One that isn’t man made.’ ‘Has it … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, Don and Wen, Photography, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Songs of the Stone: wolf…

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* The Red, the White, the Green… Some things have to be believed Before they can be seen… * …‘To bring something back into the world that was lost,’ she had said as a prelude to adventure. ‘Kraas’ “We’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Art, Books, france and vincent | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment