Tag Archives: Wales

The Wyrm and the Wyrd: In search of breakfast

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We were surprised to find that breakfast would not be forthcoming. While we could, undoubtedly, have booked it separately, it was almost a matter of principle not to do so. I consider it cheating to neither include the meal in … Continue reading →

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Stairways of the mind… Stuart France

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “There are a lot of ugly looking lions in Portmeirion.” We shrink from wondering whether or not one of them is devouring the Buddha’s missing right forearm. “And lots of steps.” “Number Six spends a lot of time in … Continue reading →

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A Bibliomantic Tale VIII… Stuart France

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Pennant Valley * A slight change to the Sunday Morning plans means that there are two readings for one location this time. Escape * Pages Two-One-One and Two-One-Two No 4 (Light) ‘The profoundest disclosure in the religious experience is … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Under hill… and under construction

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The road through Snowdonia was spectacular…at least, once we had left behind the rush hour traffic on the main coast road that delayed us. Realising we might miss the pre-evening drinks, my companion sent a text to say we would … Continue reading →

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A Bibliomantic Tale VII… Stuart France

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Harlech Castle * “Patrick McGoohan’s, ‘The Prisoner’, displays many thematic similarities to Franz Kafka’s, ‘The Castle’ and ‘The Trial’.” Authority Pages One-Five-Two and One-Five-Three * No 8 (Light) O God, the longer I gaze upon your face, the more … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: ‘I am not a number’

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There were people… two of them… heading towards the Druids Circle… so we wandered over to have a look at the intriguing cluster of stones we could see just over the rise in the land. The trouble with these complex … Continue reading →

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A Bibliomantic Tale VI… Stuart France

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* A Prisoner of Portmeirion? * Resistance “Pages Two-Five-One and Two-Five-Two” * No 8 (Light) ‘The sexual origin of the lingam is, of course, obvious, but this only brings out the extraordinary depth of understanding in ancient India. Sex was … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Greeting the Druid…

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

You could not wish for a more spectacular setting for a stone circle. Perched high above the sea, with views to distant mountains in every other direction, it is a magnificent site. A slight rise to the seaward side blocks … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Ascent

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘The prophet takes over where the mystic stops. The mystic is ascent; the prophet descent.’ – William Everson The bibliomantic reading could not have been more appropriate. From the mines, we were heading for the heights to meet a Druid … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Descent

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The trouble with awe-inspiring landscapes is that the camera can never do them justice. It is not merely a matter of scale, depth and perspective… the lens can capture all the details accurately. It can hold a frozen moment of … Continue reading →