Tag Archives: history

A walk to Rí Cruin Cairn ~ Jo Woolf

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged fromThe Hazel Tree: It doesn’t seem like six weeks ago that we walked down the grassy lane to Rí Cruin, the most southerly chambered cairn in Kilmartin Glen’s remarkable ‘linear cemetery’. The roadside verges were high with the … Continue reading →

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Power, Prisoners and Parties at Criccieth Castle ~ Alli Templeton

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Medieval Wanderings: In the Epilogue of my Welsh Quest, I mentioned that we might find another couple of castles to visit during the rest of our stay in North Wales. And believe it or not, we did. But … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Castles, Edward 1st, Historical Periods, history, Mead, medieval, Plantagenets, Quests, Wales Walk, Welsh medieval history., Welsh wars. | 3 Comments

Facing Fear With The Silent Eye, Part 2 – Pestilence ~ Helen Jones

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Helen Jones continues her account of the recent weekend 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 Peak District. It’s … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: War and peace

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** We had left two of our companions to return to the hotel, as one of them, gallantly sharing the weekend in spite of upcoming surgery, had turned her ankle and needed to rest. We were, therefore, a reduced company … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged 7th Hussars, birds, Duke of Wellington, history, Hougoumont, landscape, lessons from nature, psychology, Rites of Passage:Seeing Beyond Fear, sacred sites, spiritual journey, Waterloo | 2 Comments

Rites of Passage: Worlds apart

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** Our next stop was not only a site extraordinarily rich in archaeological remains, but also a local beauty spot with plenty of parking nearby and well-defined paths… always a difficult combination. We would always wish to have these places … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged Ancestors, history, landscape, Nine Ladies, prehistoric sites, psychology, Rites of Passage:Seeing Beyond Fear, sacred sites, spiritual journey, stone circle | Leave a comment

Rites of Passage: Familiarity…

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It isn’t always what you know that counts… it matters more what you understand well enough to bring it into consciousness. Some of us were to get a graphic example of that as we took a break for lunch in … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: On the Edge…

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** On Saturday morning, we gathered on the Edge above Baslow. The rocky landscape here is one we know well, capturing and melding the wild essence of the land with the lives of its people, through history, necessity and modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged Baslow Edge, curbar, eagle stone, eyam, history, landscape, psychology, Rites of Passage:Seeing Beyond Fear, sacred sites, spiritual journey | 2 Comments

Rites of Passage: Light and shade

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** We walked through the village, watching the changing expressions of visitors as the full horror of the plague story hit home. From the mildly curious to the stark shock of those who aligned themselves with the story for a … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Changes…

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** On the morning of the workshop, long before our companions were due to arrive, two small figures faced a mass of stone and a fair degree of uncertainty. Having scaled the rocky heights, we were agreed… we would have … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Robbie Cheadle ~ Dick Turpin

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The myth of Dick Turpin Fiction writer, Harrison Ainsworth, glamourised thief and highway man, Dick Turpin, in his 1834 novel, Rookwood. The novel is set in England in 1737 at a manor house called Rookwood Place and the plot revolves … Continue reading →