Sue Vincent's Blog: Echoes of Life, page 16
September 10, 2022
Tirnony Dolmen…
County Derry, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022… *** *** Should it surprise us that people who lived so long ago were engaged in magical practices? *** *** Hardly, and certainly not if we turn a critical eye upon the nature of … Continue reading →
September 9, 2022
Ballymacaldrack…
County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June 2022… *** *** There are twenty-seven stones, or sockets for stones, supporting the burial mound. *** *** The ‘rubble’ in the outer court shown above on an old photograph from the nineteen-forty excavation, would have … Continue reading →
September 8, 2022
Court Cairns…
County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022… *** *** From a distance this looked like nothing more or less than a giant moot. *** *** And maybe that is what it really was? *** *** In which case we ought really … Continue reading →
September 7, 2022
Craig’s Dolmen?…
County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022… *** *** The history of Ireland can be perplexing. *** *** On the one hand, there are ample materials stretching far back in time… * And on the other, it is clear that the … Continue reading →
‘Where be Giants?’…
County Antrim, Tuesday, 14th June, 2022 *** ‘In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king.’ *** *** Clochan na bhFomharach, being, ‘Stones of the Fomorians’, who were, according to ancient Irish tradition, the early, if not … Continue reading →
June 10, 2022
Web of Light…
The Hero’s journey, Sunday, 8th May, 2022… She carries their gifts… the dead ones, their souls in hers, more than memory. – Giants Dance * Take the pouch of seed-stones and hold them close to your heart centre… Close your … Continue reading →
June 4, 2022
The Daughters of Meg…
The Hero’s Journey – Saturday, 7th May, 2022… Long Meg and her shadow – The situation of Long Meg predates that of her Daughters because it is clear that her shadow path helped determine the construction points for their circle. … Continue reading →
June 3, 2022
The Ogmios Line…
The Heroes Journey – Friday, May 6th, 2022… Castlerigg Stone Circle * “…Will you forge the straight track for us, old friend?” Merlin asked the giant. Ogmios’ eyes gleamed in the starlight. – Swords of Destiny * The straight tracks, … Continue reading →
April 21, 2022
UPS, Lost Stones and a question of Time
The four of us donned what protective gear we had with us and set off over the moor. It soon became evident that we should have brought Wellingtons. Stuart was the only one thus sensibly clad and my walking shoes … Continue reading →
March 28, 2022
The Sleeping Giant…
* … After watching the, again, somewhat recalcitrant sun-up, we decide to head back for breakfast via the cluster of, albeit haphazardly, positioned stones which we have come to call ‘the recumbents’. This is something of a risk, as we … Continue reading →
