Tag Archives: myth

Living Lore: Lyn Horner ~ Spider Woman

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Traditional Navajo mythology is intended to teach and entertain their children. Such is the legend of Spider Woman, who according to legend, first wove a web of the universe, then taught the Dineh (Navajo) the art of weaving and how … Continue reading →

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From Light into Darkness ~ Jan Malique

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Strange Goings On in the Shed: Beach at Llanddulas, North Wales, Jan Malique The sunset on this evening triggered memories of attendance at my very first Silent Eye School workshop in 2015. It was entitled River of the … Continue reading →

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Libation – Jan Malique

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Strange Goings On in the Shed: Image: Rhyton in shape of bull’s head,  Jan Malique From reading my posts you may have inferred that I’ve a habit of wandering down paths strange and dreamlike. This will never change, … Continue reading →

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Drawing a dark veil…

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“Tell Augustine that he should be no means destroy the temples of the gods but rather the idols within those temples. Let him, after he has purified them with holy water, place altars and relics of the saints in them. … Continue reading →

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The Fireborn, on #LisaBurtonRadio

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Entertaining Stories: Don’t touch that dial. You’ve landed on Lisa Burton Radio, the only show that brings you the characters from the books you love. I’m your host, Lisa the robot girl. My special guest today is here … Continue reading →

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Weedwifery and the mythic imagination – Dr Sharon Blackie

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Enchanted Garden: In a chapter of The Enchanted Life entitled ‘Coming Home to Ourselves’, I wrote about the ways in which we can deepen our relationship and sense of belonging to the place we live: specifically, to … Continue reading →

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Omphalos – Jane Dougherty #writephoto

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The omphalos of the world slowly fills with water. Rainwater collects in the sacred stone, and though animals and birds drink from it, the sun evaporates it, green growing things siphon it, the level rises inexorably. If the omphalos overflows, … Continue reading →

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Cauldron

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

For Colleen’s tanka Tuesday

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#writephoto: Snow giants – Jane Dougherty

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Once it was a land of rich meadows, but the mountains are cruel. Each winter the snow giants hurl tempests of ice and snow into the valleys and the meltwater floods the plain in spring. The meadows are full of … Continue reading →

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The Message – Raymond Roy #writephoto

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

If I could talk what would I say, to the Lummi, the Shuswap, and Ojibwe I would share my sorrow of broken *Magic Pots, of runs of Salmon, no longer caught. Empty plains are where the Bison would run, Wiped … Continue reading →

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