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Morana and Spring Equinox – Gary Vasey

Reblogged from G. Michael Vasey: Way back at the start of winter, I engaged in an old Slavic tradition and collected materials from around my neighbourhood to construct an effigy of Morana, Goddess of Winter. I used natural materials gathered … Continue reading

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Graven Image…

‘ … And look! A man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold… His body also was like beryl and his face had the appearance of lightning. His eyes were as lamps of fire, and his arms … Continue reading

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Temple of Living Lore…

Maiden Castle * “Of course, once you have written one book, the next one is easy…” * It was true that we still had things we wanted to say, and some things which we had thought might make it into … Continue reading

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The Doomsday Books… Stuart France and Sue Vincent

He may have had a point. Pulling Freddie Mercury moves… in a wheelchair… whilst singing ‘Another One Bites the Dust‘ was probably not really appropriate for my current circumstances. But it was with no small sense of achievement that I … Continue reading

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Getting there!

Well, at last! The three books of the Triad of Albion are now live, in paperback and for Kindle… and illustrated in black and white, which finally takes the printing costs, and therefore the sales price, down to a sensible … Continue reading

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A Preponderance of Stone: Pentre Ifan… Stuart France

Images and Text from the Silent Eye Workshop: Whispers in the West… * Angles of Approach… * Concord of Stones… * Step forward Spirit… * Claws of what?… * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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Portraits…

* Photographing stones… * * Is not like photographing people. * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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Carrion by Graeme Cumming #bookreview

Having read Ravens Gathering, the previous book from the author, fantasy came as something of a surprise. It was no surprise, however, knowing Graeme Cumming, to see the book open with a masterly depiction of an incident on the water… … Continue reading

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China my China…

* ‘In its essentials, Indian alchemy is the same as Western, and Chinese alchemy, although set in a completely different spiritual climate, can throw light on both…’ – Titus Burckhardt … We took up the collapsed form in our arms … Continue reading

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North-easterly: A Final Grace

“…Manifest thy light for my regeneration, and let the breadth, height, fullness and crown of the solar radiance appear, and may the within shine forth!” Abbe de Villars, ‘The Comte de Gabalis’ “We’ve just got to the top of the … Continue reading

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