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Ars Geometrica: Atalanta…

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Sue Vincent

‘The Flight of Atalanta’ by Michael Maier… * …The ‘Sixteenth’ and ‘Seventeenth’ Leaves. * ‘…From a man and a woman make a circle…’ ‘…And then a square…’ * We thought again of The Officers Of Law who appeared to see … Continue reading →

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Ars Geometrica: Rose of Sharon…

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* The ‘Fifteenth’ Leaf. Operation Three: ‘I am the rose of Sharon as the Lily among thorns so is my love among the daughters.’ – Song of Songs 2:1 * In our mind’s eye we saw her: She was deep … Continue reading →

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Ars Geometrica: White World…

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* We turned the ‘Eleventh’ leaf of the book: * Operation Two: ’… to him that overcomes will I give a white stone, and in the stone a new name written…’ – Revelation 2:17 * …The ‘Twelfth’ Leaf. Albedo: A … Continue reading →

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Ars Geometrica: Ask…

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* ‘…We shall all be changed for this mortal, must put on immortality.’ – The ‘Eleventh’ Leaf. …Our respect for the stranger at our door grew. This little device appeared to effectively marry the elements and directions in a four-fold … Continue reading →

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Ars Geometrica: Many Tongues…

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Leaves ‘Seven’ and ‘Eight’: * ‘…What is sown ingloriously is raised in glory…’ * ‘…What is sown in corruption is raised incorrupt…’ * But no, as it turned out, many were the tongues and many the hands employed in … Continue reading →

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Ars Geometrica: Six…

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …The rest of the Night and into the Dawn is something of a blur for us. One can only take in so much after all. We continued to turn the leaves of the little book… Leaf ‘Six’: Operation One: … Continue reading →

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Wayland: Silver-Smith of Souls… Stuart France

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* There are a number of intriguing aspects to the legend of Wayland Smithy… The earliest written sources appear late and are decidedly piecemeal. * Wayland is the son of a God, Giant, or King of the Otherworld. He is … Continue reading →

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Ars Geometrica: Great Work…

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …Not that we were going to let that stop us. The next two leaves of the book can be taken together and it was these entries more than any others perhaps which gave us inkling that the book may … Continue reading →

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The Big-Bold-Blue of Beyond…

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* … When Brother-Warrior entered the chamber of the princess, because of his Cloak-of-Darkness, she thought she was enjoying converse and congress with a spirit. So too, did all her hand-maids but before departing he took off his cloak and … Continue reading →

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A Wooded-Isle… Stuart France

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Brother-Wizard and Brother-Warrior immediately set out for the sea-shore. There, moored at the mouth of a natural cave in the cliffs, bobbed a coracle. They both clambered aboard… * …The King of Castle-Hill took the magic halter to the … Continue reading →

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