Tag Archives: myths
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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Oak Kings and Dragons
Deep in the winter forest, the oak kings wrestle limb to wooden limb. Their wooden fingers clatter in the bitter ice wind, struggling to find holds, even as their sap blood seeps away into the dark earth. Pulling and tugging … Continue reading
Posted in ancient sites, Celtic, elemental, mindfulness, mythology, nature photo, photos, poem, spiritual, verse
Tagged Celtic, Haiku, myths, nature, Oak King, photography, poetry, spiritual, wood
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Fairytale Towers
Fairy tales are full of slender towers of white marble piercing cloud filled skies. The lofty height of the spires sweeps our imagination up and away from the mundane world and into the creative space of dreams and stories. In … Continue reading
Posted in change, elemental, mindfulness, mythology, philosophy, photos, spiritual, stuckness, unconscious
Tagged change, fairy tale, myths, philosophy, photography, psychotherapy, stuckness, symbolism, tower
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Rose Shadows
Beneath woven rose shadows the fairies wait All delicate blossoms and shimmering laughing light Till the thorns claim blood.
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