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Three Steps to Heaven and Earth… Stuart France

* “Sure, ’tis a terrible thing to choose one or t’other.” The Aurally Man * “Alchemy as process has a number of stages.” “And nobody seems able to agree on how many!” “This might not though be a disagreement of … Continue reading

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Aural Sculpting II… Stuart France

* “There are so many different versions of  ‘The Emerald Tablet’.“ “It is an important text.” “Some hold that it alone contains the essence of the alchemical teaching, and most of the versions differ in only the slightest respect, as … Continue reading

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All – Ex – Andros… Stuart France

  One is All… In Alchemy there are no short cuts. Many are those who have spent a life-time seeking its treasure in vain. On the other hand, everything it promises to reveal is freely given at the outset. One … Continue reading

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Tell Tale Signs V… Stuart France

A very early version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, perhaps, yet there is much more here than merely a cautionary tale. Or is this the ‘first entrance’ of our much vaunted king Arthur? The emphasis on topography and the singularly macabre … Continue reading

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Eyes for an Eye… Stuart France

* “You know of what I speak, Gandalf. A great eye, lidless, wreathed in flame.” * I recall struggling to formulate this image when first reading Tolkien’s masterpiece. Even with the help of the cover illustrations it seemed to me … Continue reading

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Tell-Tale Signs IV… Stuart France

* One of Ireland’s, ‘Three Great Tales of Sorrow’ which all deal with the lives and tragic deaths of offspring, this one, the second in the series, is the most poignant perhaps as, ostensibly, the offspring are still children. Whilst … Continue reading

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Stellar Interiori … Stuart France

‘…One becomes Two, Two becomes Three… And out of the Third comes One as the Fourth…’ – Mary the Prophetess. Plate One of Duvet’s Apocalypse. The Apocalypse of St John serves as more than just a Coda for the New … Continue reading

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Back to Llandudno… Stuart France

* * “The Great Orme, it seems, hasn’t quite finished with us, yet.” “So it would appear.” “There is walk…” “Not more walking.” “…Which can be driven.” “Let’s do that, then.” * * Continue reading here

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Stairways of the mind… Stuart France

* “There are a lot of ugly looking lions in Portmeirion.” We shrink from wondering whether or not one of them is devouring the Buddha’s missing right forearm. “And lots of steps.” “Number Six spends a lot of time in … Continue reading

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Maxims … Stuart France

* Fight fire with fire And the world is burning. * Continue reading

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