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Rites of Passage: Lurchers, Stags and a mummified cat

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** Just over the road from the entrance to Cressbrook Dale is a pub. It is a most unusual pub and we could not pass up the opportunity to take our companions there to end the weekend. The Three Stags … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Last rites III

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** We walked on, the mood had changed with the meditation; all of us quietly aware that there was to be something more. The broad, well-trodden path continued to wind its way through the valley, but we took instead the … Continue reading →

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The Green Harper…

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “…all the great thinkers recognise the importance of rational thought but they also recognise the importance of getting beyond the rational and that is where the myths and fairy stories come in… Plato spends the greater part of his … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Last rites?

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** On the Sunday morning, the last day of our weekend workshop, we had arranged to meet close to the entrance of Cressbrook Dale, a deep, green cleft in the hills that has a strange and often dark history. Our … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Brief encounter…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** The Silent Eye weekends are not just about what is built into the schedule, they are also a chance to spend time with people we have come to know through the events and who have become friends. We are … Continue reading →

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Merlin, Beast-Master…

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* … It was night, the horns of the bright moon shone, the vault of heaven’s lights gleamed… * From the top of a lofty mountain, Merlin regarded the course of the stars… * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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