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Category Archives: Britain
Elements
After seven days off sick, I’m finally feeling semi-human again. I’ve been thinking about elements. During the trip to England we visited a number of places which were ruled by the old alchemical elements in quite clear ways: AIR At … Continue reading
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Crossing the ocean
We’re back. After an interminable journey across the Atlantic we have arrived back to Californian warmth and long summery days. Our adventures in England were fantastic and will be the source of good memories for all of us who went … Continue reading
Stonehenge
After a five hour drive we arrived in Salisbury, where we were privileged to be able to spend dawn within the stones at the greatest of megalithic monuments. It’s hard to describe how this felt, as the last time I … Continue reading
Posted in Black birds, Britain, Life, Neolithic britain
Tagged megalith, neolithic, stonehenge
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St Michael’s Mount and Bodmin Moor
We made it to St. Michael’s Mount, which is an island at high tide, but part of the land at low tide. It’s a wonderful in-between place, used by Neolithic folk as a location where they could meet ship born … Continue reading
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Tagged hurlers, moor, neolithic, stone circle
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Tintagel crows, and a holey place
Tintagel castle is associated with King Arthur because in the 1200’s a local nobleman decided to construct a castle suitable for the legendary Englishman. There is almost no evidence that Arthur ever came near here, but it’s still a fabulously … Continue reading
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Dartmoor
I think hiking on Dartmoor is one of the greatest pleasures in life. There is no landscape like the moors, nowhere with folklore like that of the piskies and giants, the ghosts of the moors and the black dogs that … Continue reading
Avebury photos
The Devil’s Den. A lovely spot, dramatic, isolated and worth every minute of the journey.  On Fyfield Down scattered sarsen stones mingle with thorns, creating a magical landscape populated by crows and occasional sheep, one of the most beautiful … Continue reading
Avebury
We have had a fantastic two days at Avebury, the greatest megalithic temple in the world. It’s a giant circle of stones surrounded by a deep ditch and embankment combining to an impressive thirty feet or so in places. When … Continue reading
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Bones of my ancestors
Here, resting in the British Museum, lie the remains of an ancient Briton. This fellow was placed in a crouched position with a beaker marked with the impression of a piece of cord. The people who made the great stone circles … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Life, Neolithic britain, Other people's work
Tagged ancestors, archaeology, art, bones, megalith, mystical, neolithic
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In England
It’s colder and grayer, but we made it here in one piece despite some drama on the way when a bus caught fire outside the terminal at LAX, reminding me of the Glasgow airport incident with the Jeep Cherokee. In … Continue reading
Posted in Britain, Making work
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