Tag Archives: pilgrimage

North-easterly: A Final Grace

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

“…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 →

Posted in Ancestors, Ancient sites, Photography, The Silent Eye | Tagged Celtic Christianity, Holy Island, Lindisfarne, magic, Mermaids, monks, Northumberland, pilgrimage, psychology, sea, seals, skeletons, spirituality, St Aidan, St Cuthbert, tides, time | 9 Comments

Geoffroi de Charny and the Turin Shroud ~ April Munday

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from A Writer’s Perspective: These week we’re continuing with our look at aspects of the life of Geoffroi de Charny. Like most of his contemporaries, de Charny was very pious. In the 1340s he started planning the building of … Continue reading →

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Discovering Albion – day 3: Welsh Border Raid…

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It was, when I think about it, one of our ‘raids’; one of those rapid incursions which usually happen we visit somewhere an event is about to start. Like the wedding we almost gatecrashed, although we were to be fair, … Continue reading →