Tag Archives: legend

Living Lore: Lady Godiva ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Continuing Gary Stocker’s Sunday series of posts on the folklore, ancient sites and legends of Britain. If you have similar stories to share from the area in which you live, please read the footnote and send them in. The philanthropic … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest post, Living Lore | Tagged Coventry, folklore, history, lady Godiva, legend, Peeping Tom, protest, taxes | 3 Comments

Living Lore: The Red Horse of Tysoe, or “The Nag of Renown” ~ Gary Stocker

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Chalk horses carved into hill sides, whether they are ancient like the one at Uffington or more modern, like some others in the locality are fairly well known about. However there was a red horse carved into the hillside above … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Lore | Tagged archaeology, folklore, history, legend, red horse, scouring | 2 Comments

Facing Fear With The Silent Eye, Part 6 – Release ~ Helen Jones

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Helen continues her journey through the sacred sites of 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 taken … Continue reading →

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Timeless ~ Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was a silly idea but it stuck in my head and what did I have to lose anyway? An afternoon getting lost, back tracking lots then finally finding the correct field. Though, it’s hard to say those hours were … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged countryside, drama, escape, illness, Image Writing Prompts, legend, Life, mysterious, personal, stone, winter, writephoto | 1 Comment

Rainbow’s end

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I drove into a landscape lit by a rainbow, with crows and kites wheeling overhead, their wings carrying them into the light. I remembered the legends and stories associated with those ribbons in the sky that seem to emanate from … Continue reading →

Posted in Landscape, Living Lore, Photography, Spirituality | Tagged arrow, hope, legend, myth, Noah, rainbow | 22 Comments

Why Myth? ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘…history became legend, legend became myth…’ What a pleasant conceit, to suppose that this process produces myth. Whilst undoubtedly true for many legends the process can also work the other way. Many legends for example have produced history. Pre-eminently … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged Ancestors, ancient sites, consciousness, esoteric meaning of myth, history, Inner meaning of mythology, landscape, legend, magic, Neolithic monuments, perception, Photography, psychology, sacred sites, story | 2 Comments

The Last Witch to be Burnt in Perthshire ~ James Elkington

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Mountains, Myths and Moorlands: NN87980 24321 Along the A822 road past Crieff and then Gilmerton, shortly past here is a small road to Monzie and the Glenturret Distillery or Famous Grouse Experience. Go on this road and after … Continue reading →

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Living Lore: A half-forgotten tale ~ Bobby Fairfield

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Another little piece of alternative history… the story of one of the most elegant yet enigmatic great houses to be found on the wilds of Exmoor. The original Glenthorne estate was created by the Rev Walter Stevenson Halliday, son of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Lore | Tagged Exmoor, Guest, Holy Thorn, Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, legend | 5 Comments

Watcher ~ Sisyphus #writephoto

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The moor already wears its autumn veil, and, soon, we will be home. I know what you will say, when we walk up the hill, towards the place we have chosen for our retreat. “Look! He’s waiting for us, he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged #writephoto, autumn, legend, lost love, mist, moor, Watcher | 1 Comment

Merlin ~ Anita Dawes

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie: A young boy was found by the old hermit, wandering in the woods, naked, as thin as a reed. The hermit took him further into the woods to his cave, hidden from sight, … Continue reading →