Category Archives: mythology
Liquid Gold
There’s a space between the world we know, and the otherworlds of Gods, ancestors and myths, and this space is as thin as a slender golden thread. Filled with boundless light and endless tales, it shimmers in between our thoughts, … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, mythology, spiritual
Tagged dreams, fairytale, King Arthur, magic, myth, nature, photography, scotland, sunset, water, winter
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Oaks and Pig Tales
Down in the woods, autumn is breathing her frosts and mists across the leaves and grass. Bracken is turning orange, the beech trees are golden and copper leaves and nuts lie strewn across the forrest floor. But among the oaks, … Continue reading
Posted in ancient history, Celtic, mythology
Tagged boar, Celtic, magic, myth, oak woods, photography, pigs, scotland, symbols, wild woods
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Mystery in Stone
We travelled as far North and as far West as you can in Britain, and we found the oldest mystery cast in stone. I have so much to tell and share, but for now this is a tiny taste of … Continue reading
Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, elemental, mythology
Tagged Callanish, Celtic, history, magic, mystery, mythology, photography, scotland, standing stones, travel
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Swan Lake
On a steep hillside, overlooking the Firth of Forth, near its mouth at Dunbar, lies a hidden loch. Cloaked on all sides by the remnants of the ancient oak woods of Lothian, it has side stepped the passage of time. … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, mindfulness, mythology
Tagged Celtic, magic, mindfulness, myths, nature, photography, relaxation, scotland, spiritual, swan, water
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The Birth of Magic
There’s a hill, just beyond the hill behind the last hill you can see, rolling away into the distance. On the breast of this hill magic is brewed each and every day. It rises in soft white and purple clouds … Continue reading
Posted in Celtic, elemental, mythology
Tagged birth, Celtic, earth, elemental, fairytales, imagination, magic, myth, nature, photography
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Sun Worship
Summer lovin’ Bastet style. Nobody soaks up the suns heat as stylishly as cats, and our Bengal positively shimmers in the solar heat. The Egyptians worshiped cats, and cats worship the sun. Perhaps they have a drop or two of … Continue reading
Posted in mythology, relaxation, weekly photo challenge
Tagged cats, Egyptian, golden hour, mythology, photography, postaday, relaxation, summer, sun, worship
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Stone Owl
Stone owl watches Waiting for his flower maid Heartache will follow
Royal Relics
This wonderful characterful unicorn is part of a fairytale Scottish relic commissioned by King James V. It has stood in the central courtyard of Linlithgow Palace since 1538, just one year after the young Scottish King married the sophisticated and … Continue reading
Posted in history, mythology, weekly photo challenge
Tagged fairytale, history, love, magic, myths, photography, postaday, royalty, scotland, travel
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Skye Clouds
There’s an almost mythical island which you may have heard of, drifting to the west, dipping in and out of view. Here the clouds and mountains mimic each others shapes, merging sky and mountain into an impossible tantalising illusion. Some … Continue reading
Posted in elemental, mythology, nature photo
Tagged change, clouds, golden hour, mountains, nature, photography, scotland, Skye, travel
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Sun Stars
It was the end of another beautiful Scottish day, and the waves lapped lazily in soft sights onto the beach. They could hardly summon the energy to move even the tiny white shells which lay in drifts across the pale … Continue reading
Posted in art, Celtic, mythology, relaxation
Tagged golden hour, magic, myth, photography, scotland, Skye, spiritual, Tir na nOg, waves
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