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The Shrieking Womb: Plot…

* … At Emain Macha, Connavor prepared a magnificent feast for all the nobles of Ulster… * And so they came, one and all, and their bellies were filled with delicious meats, and exotic vegetables, and rare fruits, and they … Continue reading

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Carved

* A hollowed stone, baptismal well and caves of darkest night… Once more we find a secret hidden in the plainest sight; Where broken pillars signify Golgotha’s final doom Yet ancient wisdom echoes through the ever-silent womb. Continue reading at … Continue reading

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How to be King…

* The title is a phonetic rendering of the spiritual classic, ‘Tao Te Ching’. A more literal rendering would be, ‘How of the King’, or even ‘Way of the King’. All of which is quite widely known. A little less … Continue reading

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Circles

  * The Inner and the Outer hold a key to secrets sought Through maze of alleys leading to the circled temple court, Where wingéd horse lends flight to feet and horses carry two, And sleeping knights bear witness to … Continue reading

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Bally’s Tale: Treasure of Tara…

* …Many years later, in the reign of Art-mac-Conn, at the festival of Samhuin, the Master Poets came to the feast, as was their custom, and they brought their tablets of poetry with them… * When king Art saw the … Continue reading

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Aural Sculpting…

* …Such notions remain controversial Some, might also regard them as ‘obscure’ Or even ‘perverse’… * Continue reading at France and Vincent

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Bally’s Tale: Apple and Yew…

* …Afterwards the same uncanny man went to the south and accosted Elaine as she was resting from her travels in a sun-trap. “From whence do you come and where are you heading, unknown?” said Elaine. “From the mouth of … Continue reading

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Face-off

* From shadowed hall, to hidden cache, once more into the light, The face of pure tranquillity presented to our sight. A Templar treasure painted from a Face by faith revered A pale expression of its joy, down through the … Continue reading

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Aurally Speaking…

  * “Why are there are so many different versions of ‘The Emerald Tablet’.” “It is an important text. Some hold that it alone contains the essence of the alchemical teaching, and most of the versions differ in only the … Continue reading

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The Tale of Bally-mac-Buan…

* Bally ‘sweet-speech’ the renowned story teller secretly arranged to tryst with Elaine, daughter of king Fergus. The one from Ulster, the other from Leinster… Both set out to meet at Ross-na-Ree on the south side of the river Boyne. … Continue reading

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