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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication III…

* … Bugs… The small rabbit came closer to his companion, lolloping on long hind legs. “Let’s go a bit further, Hazel,’ he said. “You know, there’s something strange about the warren this evening, although I can’t tell exactly what … Continue reading

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Have you danced today?

I came across the Nietzsche quote, remembering that I first read it years ago in his Zarathrusta, a book much in fashion in my youth. I was struck even then, armed with too few years and too little experience of … Continue reading

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Behind the Scenes…

It is an odd thing to put on a workshop where ritual and drama are mixed. Odd, but old… theatre has its roots in the sacred drama of ancient times. Even the rituals of the Church have a theatrical element, … Continue reading

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication II…

* …Cara: If we can’t trust the written word what can we trust? Bugs settles at the West and Cara at the East. Bugs: Vertical Polarity! Cara: recites… OL SONUF VAORSAGI GOHO IADA BALTA. ELEXARPEH COMANANU TABITOM. ZODAKARA, EKA ZODAKARE … Continue reading

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More than survival

  One of my all-time favourite fantasy cycles is the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson. They were the first fantasy books I ever read other than the classics such as Tolkien, Lewis and Carroll. My grandfather … Continue reading

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Rings of Earth and Sky – Steve Tanham

To find that time and circumstance Had placed us in an isle of fertile space Where others led us to a place A ring wherein the sky and earth would quarter meet There is no sense of wonder deeper Than … Continue reading

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication I…

* For those with eyes to see and ears to hear… * Floor Set up (Altar, placed centrally on chequered floor and covered… With, placed on it, top-hat, upended, with placed in it rabbit mask and ears x2, and cards, … Continue reading

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Jewels in the Claw (ii) – Steve Tanham

Continued from Part One He stops in the act of dismantling – the raven directly in line with his left eye. Reluctantly, he climbs onto the chair to unhook the left panel of rubberised black fabric that contains the bird’s … Continue reading

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Taxi from Hope: A Journey into the Heart of the “Jewel in the Claw” by Jan Malique

Reblogged from Jan Malique at Strange Goings On in the Shed. Jan shares her account of the workshop weekend: “The two halves of my spirit met and engaged in a dance almost forgotten, a dance traced in the dust and … Continue reading

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The vicissitudinous growth of grass…

The winter before last caught me by surprise with the early onset of rain. The final cut of the lawn was postponed due to wet weather… and remained that way until spring finally decided to put in an appearance. Now, … Continue reading

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