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druid, mathematician, blogger, gardener...

Scorhill Stone Circle

Posted on September 30, 2017

“To the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.” – William Blake Last week I went with a friend to see Scorhill stone circle on Dartmoor. It was a magical visit on a lovely autumn day, and … Continue reading →

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Vine Month

Posted on September 2, 2017

According to the Celtic Tree calendar today is the first day of Vine month, and the grapes on my little vine are ripening, whilst the birds and I keep a watchful eye! There are quite a few vineyards nearby, and … Continue reading →

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Worshipping Space

Posted on June 5, 2017

A friend asked me the other day what I worshipped in nature – was it trees, rivers, mountains for example? I’m not quite sure about ‘worship’, but thinking for a while, I went for space – that unthinkably huge collection … Continue reading →

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Shaper of Forms

Posted on April 12, 2017

It looks like bodies have been half-formed from the molten rock in this amazing photo of a lava skylight. It reminds me of the thoughts I had about the Cailleach (the old goddess) at Sligo in Ireland: “a shaper of forms, … Continue reading →

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Healing Dreams

Posted on March 29, 2017

I recently had major surgery, and during the early days of recovery I experienced a lot of dreaming which I think was to do with the healing process. I want to briefly describe two of these dreams. The first dream … Continue reading →

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The Octave and the Tree of Life

Posted on March 1, 2017

This post is part of a series about the octave as a way of understanding the world. The previous post was about Gurdjieff’s Law of Seven. The central image of the modern Kabbalah is the Tree of Life – an image … Continue reading →

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Bears Ancestors in the Pyrenees

Posted on February 22, 2017

Originally posted on Sareoso:
“Lehenagoko eüskaldünek gizona hartzetik jiten zela sinhesten zizien. Basques used to believe that humans descended from bears.”  This interesting quotation sets the scene for a study of bear lore in the Basque areas of the Spanish and…

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