Thoughts on “The Alchemical Wedding.”

I’ve researched the Rosicrucians and Alchemists and such and have come to my own point of view about the mysterious alchemical wedding. Yes. It can be a man and a woman coming together to create a child but… …It can also be seen as the integration of one soul. Regardless of gender, we ALL carry […]

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A DANDY Highwayman

I watched this “Forgotten Lives” video a few days ago and had an AHA moment when the name Plunkett was said. All I kept thinking about was…. the amazing soundtrack of this film :o) OK. So. We get a bit of Begbie/Hamish Macbeth and a bit of Sick Boy/Sherlock Holmes plus a Loud LOT of […]

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Slow. Slow. QuickQuick. SLOW!

Has NO ONE else in the Whole Wide World made the connection between… IKI : Grand Tour And the MS BS narrative about the “DISCOVERY” of ancient buildings? P.S. Someone. Somewhere. Knows EXACTLY where I’m going next :o) “But Grandma, What BIG TEETH you have!”

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Gibet de Montfaucon

I came across this….”place of execution”….many, MANY times in my research. It always creeped me out. Even more than Tyburn in London. YukiPoodia : Gibet de Montfaucon Make the connections? There is also a very bizarre connection to Villon (French poet) and Montfaucon. I’ll leave THAT one for y’all to find out :o)

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A Modern Herbal | Mrs. M. Grieve

Yesterday, I was given a VERY PUBLIC shout down by some thing (the same creepy wannabe) in a live chat about the herb feverfew and just how brilliant it is for migraines. I told a true….TRUE story about MY mother and still got maligned and dismissed and……! Whatever. I bowed out because I KNEW that […]

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The Negative Trait Thesaurus

Crafting likable, interesting characters is a balancing act, and finding that perfect mix of strengths and weaknesses can be difficult. But the task has become easier thanks to The Negative Trait Thesaurus. Through its flaw-centric exploration of character arc, motivation, emotional wounds, and basic needs, writers will learn which flaws make the most sense for their […]

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Charles Perrault

Note to Self : Go back to your decades old notes about 17th c fairy tales and M. Perrault. SMH! Sliki : Charles Perrault

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The Nature of Silence

A side note before starting : I went to pick something up from our local surgery today and was stunned to be greeted by HUGE yellow notices on all the doors and windows. Please do NOT enter this surgery unless you are wearing a face mask. For once – I practised what I preach (!) […]

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TGINF

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow – I might find the poem Silence amongst my mad, untidy computer files (?) Meanwhile : Back at the Madhouse….

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Silence

There is a little known source hidden amongst all the Arthurian literature that has fascinated me for a long time. It’s an octosyballic verse – and quite convoluted. Many things intrigue me. Not least the story of it’s “discovery.” In 1911, a crate was opened in a house in Nottingham, UK and the script was […]

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Your Thoughts Are NOT Your Own

The image above is an intro to Vol 1 of Neil Sanders’ book of the same name. The video below is Neil Sanders talking to Richard D Hall. And in between…Do NOT be fooled by the the RichPlanet Tag (?!) Richard D Hall

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