View From The Big Hills

We woke up this morning to a perpetual drizzle of rain and increasing swirlings of mist. It looked like it would be one of those Sundays spent indoors enveloped by a suffocating fog. By lunchtime the sun had broken through, the rain had stopped ... "Mr Blue Sky" graced us with his presence. Family and dog decanted from the house and bounded up the Malvern Hills delighting in the warmth of the sunlight upon our faces. Three weeks after the Autumn Equinox and it could have been Summer but for the falling leaves and apples. However, the nights are drawing in and it will soon be the Winter Solstice followed by the long and dark journey of the Water Tide through to the Vernal Equinox. Enjoy the sunlight while it lasts! Soon be time to batten down the hatches!

"A dream of heaven was brought a little nearer to earth at Chalice Well during its hey-day...the spirit of the place lives on and does not die, for it does not belong to any person, but uses persons to its ends." Dion Fortune, Avalon of the Heart Chalice Well at the foot of Glastonbury Tor is a peaceful and healing place. Many questing souls visit this beautiful peace garden every year. The water tastes of blood due to its exceptionally high iron content. Myth, legend and magic arise from the depths of this place to leave those with eyes to see utterly changed forever. These are some of my favourite photographs from this place. Chalice Well has been an inspiration to me and many many others over the past century and beyond. (Above - the well head at Chalice Well). "The rune of the Water Bearer Ye have supped from the Pools of Sorrow Ye shall drink from the Wells of Joy! The golden Wheel is turning -  The heavenly sphere's employ!" Al...

Celtic Fire – the passionate soul (my musings on elements of the Celtic Black Book of Carmarthen) I am the Green Flame of Fire, blazing with passionate Love; I am the shining spark of Light, illuminating the depths of eternal truth; I am the rough and roaring sea, heaving with righteous indignation; I am a peaceful and calm lake, comforting and stilling the troubled breast; I am the wild storm, raging at human wrong-doings; I am a gentle refreshing breeze, blowing hope into saddened human hearts; I am dry dust choking cruel human ambition; I am the damp and fertile earth, bearing generous gifts of Love and Grace. Blessings Celtic Fire

I took a day trip to the Rococo Gardens in Painswick in the Stroud Valleys. Surrounded by a carpet of budding snowdrops I walked past the beautiful statue of Pan. I've been on good terms with him for a number of years.   With the Spring energies and the returning daylight on their way, I was very much struck by Rumi's short piece on daylight. Rumi: Daylight If ten lamps are present in one place, each differs in form from another; yet you can't distinguish whose radiance is whose when you focus on the light. In the field of spirit there is no division; no individuals exist. Sweet is the oneness of the Friend with His friends. Catch hold of spirit. Help this headstrong self disintegrate; that beneath it you may discover unity, like a buried treasure. * In many ways, the promise of Spring is the promise of the Light returning....and that Light hath healing in its wings.......healing that brings Unity of Spirit. Best wishes Ce...