Thursday 25 December 2008

A Very Merry Christmas From The Abbey.

Tuesday 23 December 2008

Calm Waters

Monday 22 December 2008



















Waiting

Saturday 20 December 2008

Better go back to sheltering in the shadow of the tomb.....until a shadow falls upon me or Death on his winged steed tramples me to fragments.

Tuesday 16 December 2008

Abandon hope all who enter here.

Monday 15 December 2008

Yuletide

Friday 12 December 2008

All paths lead somewhere.
The Twin Pillars (Jachin and Boaz) or (Jehovah and Baal) represent the B and J inscribed on pillars at Solomon's Temple.

The free standing pillars can be found in Masonic Lodges throughout the world.

Hidden Wisdom and Unconscious Knowledge are just two attributes of The High Priestess.


Hera (Greek)
Diana (Roman)
Juno (Roman)
Isis (Egyptian)

Persephone
Artemis
Morgan le Fay
Saint Bridget
Pope Joan

Thursday 11 December 2008

Chasing Moonbeams


Passing Through ....Hillsea Rocks



Coming down Desolation.


Wild, Wet and Windy.

On the road again.

Wednesday 10 December 2008

What is the colour of wind?
Li Po
Green Mountain

You ask me why I dwell in the green mountain;
I smile and make no reply for my heart is free of care.
As the peach-blossom flows down stream
and is gone into the unknown,
I have a world apart that is not among men.
Du Fu And Li Po are the most famous of the ancient Chinese poets.

Li-Po
Poet, Wanderer and Master of the Wine Cup.


Bodhidharma



Dharma Wheel

The Eightfold Path of Buddhism


Ancient Stones

Tuesday 9 December 2008

The Abbey is under preparation for Yule..The Winter Solstice.
Listen to The Chanting at the Abbey.


The Listeners


"Is there anybody there?"


"Tell them I came."


The Waste Land.



Early Morning Walk!!!

Monday 8 December 2008

Walking a Thousand Eerie Miles


Enchantment

Skimmers
Experience the repetitive and mesmeric chanting at the Abbey.
The Abbot lights the Lamp of Hope.

Sunday 7 December 2008

Crowley had the Hymn to Pan recited during his funeral service.

Pan and Nymphs


Green Man





Herne The Hunter.


Herne the Hunter
The Green Man
Pan


The Winds are Breathing Low.

Saturday 6 December 2008

Symbols.
Earth, Air,Fire and Water.











The Chaos Warrior.


The Wandering Man...Wanders On


Hills and Mist



Misty Morning


Earth Mother
Alpha State at the Abbey

Friday 5 December 2008




Zodiac
The Wing- Footed Messenger Of The Gods

MAGUS
MERCURY
(
Roman)
HERMES
(Greek)




Keeping the Golden Balls of Life in endless play.




Thursday 4 December 2008

The Sator Square.


SATOR
AREPO
TENET
OPERA
ROTAS


The Waste Land
In Crowley's *Argenteum Astrum* the Neophyte starts at Malkuth sephira and progresses to Ipsissimus the highest order (Supreme Crown) at Kether.
Have you seen the Willis Dancers?
The paths of wisdom lead the Fool on his spiritual journey.


The Sephiroth
The twenty-two major trumps of the tarot pack are connected with the twenty-two paths of the Cabala (Sephiroth Tree).


The Lord of Misrule.

The Wandering Man.

Wednesday 3 December 2008


I'm a Lord.....get me out of here.


Zen
Z
O
O
M
I
N
G

Through the mists of time
Along the paths the angels tread
My mind has raced a million miles ahead
I thought I lived - but know I'm dead
Aahh!! Death is a very ................ Zen experience.


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Driving in a trance .. listening to Tangerine Dream ... Sorcerer and Zen Garden.


Jack Kerouac.



On the road again with Jack.

Tuesday 2 December 2008



Ancient Stone Circles.


Iron Age Village.
Take The Goods The Gods Provide.


Fogue


Looking For Clues.

Monday 1 December 2008

Nunc Est Bibendum!
Burgundy

A Wine for Lovers


Genuine Burgundy comes from a long stretch of winefields running from Dijon in the north to Lyon in the south.

The COTE d'OR is the heartland of Burgundy with the majority of the renowned vineyards.
It is divided in two by a break in the mountains - the northern part being the COTE de NUITS, the southern part the COTE de BEAUNE.

White Burgundies from the COTE de BEAUNE include
Puligny Montrachet,Le Montrachet and Meursault.

The COTE de NUITS famous commune names are Fixin, Moray Saint-Denis, Vosne-Romanee, La Tache and Nuits-Saint-Georges.

The COTE du RHONE stretches from Lyon down to Avignon.
Chateauneuf-du-Pape,Hermitage (and the finest French Rose) - Tavel are the most famous.

Culture and Wine Snobbery at the Abbey.

Wine.

Bordeaux

A wine for scholars.

The Bordeaux region is in the South West side of France.
The (Medoc) stands supreme in the world of red wine.
Bordeaux wine at the top level takes a decade or more to mature.
Soil = Gravel. The soil drains well.

Districts, Chateaux's and fine wines

Margaux.
Chateaux Margaux
Chateaux Palmer
(Fine bouquet)

Pauillac
Chateaux Lafite
Chateaux Latour
Chateaux Mouton Rothschild
(Big wines -Superb bouquet)

St Julian
Chateaux Leoville-Barton
(Lovely fragrance)


St-Estephe

Chateaux Clark
(Full fruity wine)

St-Emilion

Chateaux Ausone

(Lovely fragrance)

Pomerol

Chateaux Petrus