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Madding Merlin…

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* * … After many years had passed under many kings, Merlin the Briton was held famous in the world… * Peredur, King of North Wales made war on Gwenddoleu of Scotland… * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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A date for the diary ~ Scotland with the Silent Eye, September 2020

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Sue Vincent

On the trail of the Picts (plus optional Orkney extension) North of Inverness, Scotland 11th – 13th September, 2020 The Picts were a mysterious race who settled in the north-east of Scotland and flourished between the 3rd and 8th centuries … Continue reading →

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Web of Light… Stuart France

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “Plant a stone in a field. Any stone in any field. And watch it grow…” * Reblogged from Stuart France

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Rites of Passage: Light and shade

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** We walked through the village, watching the changing expressions of visitors as the full horror of the plague story hit home. From the mildly curious to the stark shock of those who aligned themselves with the story for a … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Changes…

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** On the morning of the workshop, long before our companions were due to arrive, two small figures faced a mass of stone and a fair degree of uncertainty. Having scaled the rocky heights, we were agreed… we would have … Continue reading →

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Hidden Avebury: Seeking the Unseen

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Almost everyone knows of Avebury, the great stone circle within which a village was built. A World Heritage site and one of the most incredible sacred complexes of prehistory, it is justly famous for its beauty and mystery. The site … Continue reading →

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Bean-Stalker… Stuart France

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

One of the ‘Cove Stones’ from the Avebury complex. * …Crisis! The milk cow has finished giving… Akin to a second weaning, but worse, this is a call to arms. ‘Go forth young man and make your way in the … Continue reading →

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‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Tower… Stuart France

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* To complete our pentagrams we returned to our core principles and considered the shadow. * The setting was not the swiftly flowing Spey but a quitely progressing brook which arced in a crescent around the space in which we … Continue reading →

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Seeking a light…

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Rites of Passage: Seeing beyond Fear A weekend with the Silent Eye Derbyshire, UK Friday 13th – Sunday 15th September 2019 Beyond the serene beauty of the Derbyshire Dales, old stories cast shadows across the landscape. From the veiled rites … Continue reading →

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‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Circle… Stuart France

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* As the weekened progressed we were to work our way around ‘the limbs’ of an elemental pentagram. * Two sites from the region were given over to each element. * In the first we would consider the element in … Continue reading →

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