A Thousand Miles of History VII: Legends on the rocks
by Steve Tanham
Category: Spirituality
Vikings Invade Heysham
by Steve Tanham
Every July, for the past few years, the lovely and ancient Lancashire seaside town of Heysham (He-sham) has been invaded by Vikings… They come in their hundreds, bearing their weapons, tents and tools… and with their families. They sweep in from the ‘sea’ and set up camp on the grassy hollows of the playing fields, where their fires soon fill the summer air with … Read More Vikings Invade Heysham
More sea mist…
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Stuart France:
* After our pre-historic village and our cause-wayed isle, we return to Lands End, ostensibly, to at least, again, consider ‘doing-the-touristy-thing’… Only to find that our dragon has been dining out on pea soup and that the parking charge would in all probability be wasted… * * We know that Carn les Boel is on the coast and that…
An Orcadian Diary (4): The Light of the North
by Steve Tanham
We could be in any of the great cathedral cities of Britain. If someone took off the blindfold and asked, we might say Salisbury, York, Lichfield or the wonders of Durham Cathedral. The latter is significant, because they who built Durham came here to add their skills… We are in the capital of Orkney – Kirkwall (reference ‘F’ in the Northlink Ferry’s map, … Read More An Orcadian Diary (4): The Light of the North
The Garden
by Steve Tanham
Jordis is new to blogging. Here you can read a very spiritual and joyous story of her sister’s passing…
Ash Samara
by Steve Tanham
➰ In the gold-washed glow on green Of July’s vivid evening blue I watch your spinning fall to earth ➰ Through softer air than day’s has been Your path to ground is freshly spoken The soil-drawn spiral just for you ➰ Entranced, enspelled, entwined My sight conceives of your conception In six seconds of descending grace ➰ Stephen Tanham is a director of … Read More Ash Samara
The Giant and the Sun – The one with the magician…
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye Our penultimate church was in Batcombe… these days a small and straggling hamlet, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There has been a church on the site of St Mary Magdalene for nigh a thousand years and very possibly more. It stands in a green valley, far from enough people to make a congregation seem barely feasible. The church boasts a … Read More The Giant and the Sun – The one with the magician…
The Giant and the Sun – The Great Hill
by Steve Tanham
Maiden Castle… from Sue. The Silent Eye Our final site of the official weekend workshop was Maiden Castle, an enormous prehistoric structure just outside the Roman town of Dorchester. We gathered in the car park beneath the hillfort and began the climb to its gates. The name, Maiden Castle, is of debated origin, with some scholars taking it to mean an impregnable or unconquered … Read More The Giant and the Sun – The Great Hill
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