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Shivering River…

* The traditional number of runes stands at twenty-four. A colt has twenty-four milk teeth. Sleipnir is a colt. * Continue reading at France & Vincent

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Odin’s Steed…

* We have to travel far and wide before we can comprehend this story, but in psychological terms ‘Loki’ is straightforward enough. He represents the shadow side of the personality. * In the Myth Cycle as a whole, Loki’s binding … Continue reading

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‘Seconds Away’…

* Language is often wiser than both, it’s vulgar and noble would-be users. * The Greek prefix ‘dys’ as in dysfunctional or dystopian, and the Latin prefix ‘dis’ as in dishonest and dishonourable Continue reading at France & Vincent

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Sleipnir…

* The next morning when the horseman led Svadilfari to the stone quarry he knew that the wall of Asgard would be completed on time and that the Goddess Freyja was to be his. * He took to humming a … Continue reading

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Treasuring Poetry – Robbie Cheadle meets fantasy author and poet, Diana Peach and reviews of Sunwielder: An Epic Time Travel Adventure

Reblogged from Writing to be Read: Welcome to the first Treasury Poetry post of 2021. Today, I am delighted to welcome fantasy author and poet, Diana Peach, who is sharing one of her own poems and discussing poetry. Which of … Continue reading

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Egg of the Id…

* A story should be taken to heart And incubated Brooded upon Mulled over Savoured. * The subject of a good story is always you. Every one of you. Not you as you are. You as you could be. And, … Continue reading

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Ars Geometrica: Seal…

* ‘For God created man immortal, and made him in the image of his own eternity.’ – The ‘Twentieth’ Leaf The preceding image we had to own did not seem to us particularly god-like. We turned the leaf: The Twenty-First … Continue reading

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Ars Geometrica: A Corn of Wheat…

* ‘…then a triangle and finally a circle……’ – The ‘Eighteenth’ Leaf. …This to our mind pretty much makes the earth feminine and the moon masculine which we expect also makes the sun feminine and the star behind the sun … Continue reading

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Temple of Living Land…

* … “So, why haven’t you written a book?” “Never been given a story.” * I remember the exchange well and the precise location. We were in the back room of the Queen Anne Public House, and it was the … Continue reading

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Ars Geometrica: Atalanta…

‘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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