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Whitby Weekend: Morning memories

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Saturday morning dawned bright and clear. Allowing a wonderful view over the fields to the Abbey which would be our destination later that day. The plan was to meet on the top of the west cliff, walk down into, and … Continue reading →

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Whitby Weekend: Night Lights

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

We had, finally, booked into our hotels and headed back into Whitby to join the rest of the party for dinner. Arriving early, there was time to wander the darkened streets for a while and, eventually, call for a swift … Continue reading →

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Keys to Heaven: Design… Stuart France

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* … By Fox! That is ‘Mister…’ to you. ‘C.J.’ – Charles James… * Sue saw the Banner Torches, unlit. I heard the drums. We both said in unison, “That’s Fox!” “What’s Fox?” said Gary. “You’ll see.” * Continue reading … Continue reading →

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Keys to Heaven: Sobriety… Stuart France

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* With our third term, ‘sobriety’, we start to rise… By accepting the control we attempted to impose on the world in our ‘planning’ and singularly failed to exert upon ourself in ‘gluttony’. * Roads of excess can lead to … Continue reading →

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Keys to Heaven: Gluttony… Stuart France

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The Norse God, Odin, hangs over all. His attendant wolves symbolise our lower self, and both their names can be translated, ‘greed’, which leads us to glut… * For most people the plan is simple: to experience all they … Continue reading →

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Let go… G. Michael Vasey

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Gary continues to share his experiences on the recent weekend workshop in North Yorkshire: The last time I visited Whitby Abbey I was a boy. I recall little of it. Just that I was bored. Of course, I have been … Continue reading →

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Keys to Heaven: Planning… Stuart France

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Baldrick, famously, hatches cunning plans which always back-fire. * Dick Dastardly, equally famously, hatches devious plans which always back-fire, and he usually has to be saved from destruction by his pet dog, Muttley. * So, what is it that … Continue reading →

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What dreams may come?

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The stories we heard as children remain with us as we grow. We know them well and, at need, can dredge from memory all the salient points to retell them to a new generation of children. The characters are familiar … Continue reading →

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Chaperone…

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “The second stone points to Silbury Hill along the line of the midsummer sunrise.” “Can that be accidental?” “It seems unlikely.” * … “Would there be a symbolic significance for that?” “One would expect so.” “Could we offer an … Continue reading →

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Merlin, Beast-Master…

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* … It was night, the horns of the bright moon shone, the vault of heaven’s lights gleamed… * From the top of a lofty mountain, Merlin regarded the course of the stars… * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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