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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Pagan Dawn and Alan Moore
It may well be because I’m looking in the wrong places, but I’m frequently disappointed by the quality of much that I see online concerning paganism, magic, art, poetry and the like, mainly because the ideas expressed are either vague … Continue reading
Apollo 10, the Music of the Spheres and Konstantin Raudive
I was fascinated to learn of the experience of the crew of the Apollo 10 spacecraft while they were orbiting the Moon in 1969. When their craft lost contact with Earth as it disappeared around the far side of the … Continue reading
Donald Trump, “Knight of the Round Table”
I am honoured to have many American friends who are some of the most cultured and enlightened people it is my pleasure to know, so I think it’s a great shame when Americans are stereotyped as people who are ignorant … Continue reading
Shelley’s Wrecks
Earlier this evening, I was happily browsing through an anthology of English poetry when I came upon the Chorus of Shelley’s verse drama Hellas. I had read it before and enjoyed it, long ago, on account of the memorable stanzas … Continue reading
Posted in Dead Poets, Language
Tagged Hellas, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Shelly, William Shakespeare
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The Kite and the Crow
“Behold the soaring crow and kite Emblazoned in their woodland flight Plumed in totem black and red As if both heart and night had bled Elemental sprites of air To make poor humans stop and stare.” The photograph above shows … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Magic & the Supernatural, Writing
Tagged Awen Photos, Red Kite, Red Kite of Agarty, Red Raven
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Echoes in the Darkness of Silbury Hill
In 1849, workmen under the direction of Dean Merewether hacked another tunnel into the side of Silbury Hill, hoping to uncover the golden coffin of King Zil or else the legendary ruler himself seated on a life-size horse cast from … Continue reading
Jesus the Shape-Shifter: Luke 4, verses 28-30
This may well be old news to some of you reading this, but I was nonetheless intrigued when I learned of the discovery in 2013 of an ancient Coptic text, written in the name of St Cyril of Jerusalem, that … Continue reading
Posted in Antiquities
Tagged Gospel of Luke, Jesus, Shape-Shifter, St Cyril of Jerusalem, the Missing Years of Jesus
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Stone Cold Sober at Stonehenge?
The recent proposal by English Heritage to ban alcohol at Stonehenge during the open access events has been met with indignation in some quarters. Many of those complaining describe themselves as pagans, who might make a vastly more convincing case … Continue reading
Posted in Antiquities, Current Affairs, Stonehenge
Tagged Alcohol Ban, English Heritage, Stonehenge, Summer Solstice
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