Tag Archives: Holy well

Going West: Where Ancient Sites Collide

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Wreathed in mist and roses, the Mother greets those who visit the sacred spring of St Non. The little shrine to the Virgin was erected in 1951 when the Passionist Fathers restored and rededicated the spring, as if to leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Photography | Tagged Holy well, landscape, Mystery School, Neolithic monuments, pembrokeshire, sacred spring, spirituality, St David, St Non, stone circle, symbolism, Wales, workshop | 4 Comments

Going West: The Valley of the Flowers

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The rain hammered against the car. We’d been twiddling our thumbs for a while, attempting to keep the windows from steaming up too badly while we grazed on what we had in the glove compartment, looked at the map and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, History, Photography, Poetry, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | Tagged Cistercians, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Holy well, medieval floor tiles, Strata Florida, symbolism, yew tree | 2 Comments

Dreaming Stones: “…and under the earth…”

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Sharp tang of woodsmoke, tall shadows climb stone walls, reflected flames dance in a black pool. Deep in the belly of earth, the symbols of the rite painted on pale skin, I wait as the torches come… I could not … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, archaeology, esoteric, france and vincent, historic sites, Spirituality, travel | Tagged caves, earth, Holy well, Lodge Unicorn na h’Alba, Norman, Picts, promntory fort, psychology, Scotland, self exploration, shrine, workshop weekend | 5 Comments

A Thousand Miles of History XXXI: The Wells of the Wishing Tree…

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“Ooh!” My companion, well used to the consequences of such exclamations, braced himself as I swung the car off the road we were supposed to be taking and onto a narrow lane. The sign was intriguing and, although we had … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, archaeology, Books, Folk Tale, france and vincent, History, Photography, road trip, travel | Tagged clootie tree, Cornwall, fairy tree, folklore, healing, Holy well, King Arthur, modron well, mother goddess, sacred spring, wishing well | 3 Comments

Close to home: Bierton and St Osyth’s Well

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

With the current ban on travel curtailing our adventures, it seems a good time to take a look at some of the many places we have visited over the years but have never written about or which have been mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in historic sites, History, Photography | Tagged folklore, Holy well, legends, saints | 12 Comments

Hostýn and a strange image of Jesus ~ G. Michael Vasey

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Magical World of G. Michael Vasey : Last weekend I managed a quick trip out to Hostýn about 100km from Brno. Svatý Hostýn or St.Hostýn is a hill in Moravia and a place of devotion to Mary. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, reblog | Tagged churches, czech republic, energy, history, Holy well, leys, mystery, sacred spring | 1 Comment

Promises #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Wishes on the wind Ephemeral promises Made and forgotten * Meant in the moment Without true dedication Tradition withers The tradition of tying pieces of cloth to a tree, especially when it grows close to a holy or healing well, … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged clooties, clouties, healing, Holy well, offerings | 12 Comments

A weekend wander: Conjuring the Devil?

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

On Sunday afternoon, with a little time to spare, we wandered out to North Marston, just a few miles from my home, to revisit the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. While its name is quite a … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, England, france and vincent, Living Lore, Photography | Tagged buckinghamshire, healing well, Holy well, legends, miracles, Schorne | 19 Comments

Whitby Weekend: St Hilda’s Well

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I dropped my companions at the next stop, the tiny, hidden hamlet of Part Mulgrave. They were to walk along the clifftops for a couple of miles… a walk I would have loved under normal circumstances… but once again, I … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged ancient beliefs, Celtic Christianity, healing water, Hinderwell, Holy well, Spring, St Hilda | Leave a comment

The land of the ‘stone father’

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

At the heart of an ancient landscape is the Dorset village of Cerne Abbas. The village grew up around a Benedictine Abbey founded there over a thousand years ago and it is still a place where folklore, myth and legend … Continue reading →