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Black…

* …As the lot had fallen to Black to go on the second watch, he set a flame to his brand and went off into the night upon Brown’s return, with Fin’s dog, Bran, padding softly behind him. Black wandered … Continue reading

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Claw-in-Glove…

* Wherever the spirit of industry triumphs over the aristocratic spirit woman aspires to the economic and legal independence of a clerk. * Continue reading at France & Vincent  

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The Alchemist: ‘A Violet Duke’?… Stuart France

Architect in the guise of Thomas-the-Apostle. * If our Alchemist was pulling his beard, it would be because he and the grotesques surrounding him on the tower baulstrades of Notre-Dame, Paris, were not actually mediaeval statuary at all, but nineteenth-century … Continue reading

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Brown…

* … Brown went on through the night until he saw a fire in the distance. He walked towards it and as he drew near he saw a large house, which he entered. Inside the house a large crowd of … Continue reading

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Solstice of the Moon: Tales of the Unexpected

Sadly, it was to be our last night in Scotland. We had found a place to stay just outside Pitlochry. The next morning we would begin the long drive to our next rendezvous… a meeting with a friend in Yorkshire. … Continue reading

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Brown, Black, Grey and Red…

* Fin Mac Coll was hunting with his Fenians south of Ballyshannon. Three strange men approached the company. “Let no one speak before they get to me,” said Fin. The three interlopers said nothing until they stood before Fin. “Our … Continue reading

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Of Ceremony and Symbol… Stuart France

* First Man had many wives among the Animal People. The sacred beast, bird or reptile was treated with reverence and as totem was carried to ensure guardianship of the spirits. * The two fundamental ceremonies of universal application are … Continue reading

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Solstice of the Moon: Mysteries on Loch Ness

After the incredible experience of Clava Cairns, it was probably just as well that our next destination was not far and would offer no more than beauty to bewitch us. I have camped on its shores and ‘showered’ in its … Continue reading

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Whirling Limbs…

* …As Abadam and Yva made their way out of the garden in the east, it seemed as though the leaves of the trees themselves were whispering: “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed … Continue reading

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The Incomparable Comper…

* The nearest church is St Nicholas’ of Great Kimble so we head off there.“Why blue specifically do you think?”“Well, we’re sort of assuming that it’s a healing energy but if we follow the Theosophists then I suppose it could … Continue reading

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