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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Song for Pan
A deity who has fascinated me for decades is the Greek god Pan, but it’s a long story and I’ll have to write about it on another occasion. In the meantime, I’ve just come across this beautiful Song for Pan … Continue reading
Modern Machinations & Merlin’s Engines
Once again, the astonishing Antikythera Mechanism is in the news and rightly so, because further detailed study of this intricate device has suggested that it’s older than was previously thought and may have been constructed as early as 205 BC. … Continue reading
Posted in Antiquities, Stonehenge, Uncategorized
Tagged Antikythera Mechanism, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Merlin, Stonehenge, The Magic of the Mind
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Newton’s Strange Seas
The older I get, the more pleasure and satisfaction I derive from reading poetry, although I wouldn’t say that my tastes are all-encompassing. When I was a child in the 1960s, I was thrilled to hear songs by the Beatles … Continue reading
Survey of Fairy Sightings
A few days ago, I learned of a survey being conducted by the Fairy Investigation Society, so if you wish to contribute to this study, you can do so here, either as a first-hand observer or as someone who knows … Continue reading
Posted in Magic & the Supernatural
Tagged Fairies, Fairy Investigation Society, John Aubrey
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Jesus in Britain – A Shunned Aspect of British History
Whenever Stonehenge is mentioned in the media, the journalist responsible for the written or filmed piece invariably adds some background to whatever the current story may be by mentioning any one of a number of aspects of the place, such … Continue reading
“Praying to the Devil to keep them safe”
At the beginning of October, I was fascinated to read this BBC feature dealing with the active worship of the Devil in certain working mines in South America, then earlier today, by another one of those cosmic coincidences, I learned … Continue reading
Posted in Antiquities, Current Affairs, Language, Magic & the Supernatural
Tagged Church of England, Devil, Jack Price, Pachamama, Stonehenge
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Lucid Dreams
My personal possessions are going missing to the extent that I’m seriously beginning to entertain the possibility that a supernatural agency such as a poltergeist may be responsible. These are things that have no business going missing, mainly because I … Continue reading
Posted in Magic & the Supernatural
Tagged Lucid dreams, prophecies, Stonehenge, The Magic of the Mind
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Tessa, you lit up the world
In late October of this year, I learned to my great sorrow that my friend Tessa Winship had died. I collected my thoughts as best I could, then a few days later, I posted some memories of her here on … Continue reading
Black Pete, White Jesus
Once again, violent controversy has erupted over Black Pete, the figure from folklore in Holland and Belgium who is personified as the jester companion to St Nicholas in some of the Christmas celebrations in those countries. While I’m not an … Continue reading
A Perfect Spy
A few notable interruptions notwithstanding, I’ve spent the last decade or so writing about Stonehenge and judging from the amount of traffic my Eternal Idol site received, as well as from some of the kind words that have been sent … Continue reading
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