I had an assumption that land was the main driver around all architecture, in built form and the designed landscape. That the place, the physical plain that I was working with, would be the first place that we would find inspiration and define how the design, for whatever was placed upon it, would develop. In… Continue reading Land Driven Architecture
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Recessed Space Article
Reading the rocks: Stonehenge, tools, time & memory While visiting the British Museum exhibition The World of Stonehenge, Jeremy Rye wonders about crafted stone and uses it to consider time, shared memory, and our relationship to matter. Looking at the marks on an axe head and landscape stone can help us think about how our ancestors considered their… Continue reading Recessed Space Article
Festival words: Imbolc
"Dedication for growth, for release and expansion." One thing that most people all know about this time of year and therefore associate with the Festival of Imbolc, is that it signifies the start of spring. Without the need of a festival to mark the moment, we are all actively looking for signs that a period… Continue reading Festival words: Imbolc
Dragon words: Sacred Walk
Walking to reveal the “value” and “validation” belief systems that no longer serve me. Walking the land offers us the opportunity to reveal the truth. To pilgrimage the land and to walk with a clear intention and in a sacred manner is to hear our own self speaking. The journey in a group helps us… Continue reading Dragon words: Sacred Walk
Pilgrimage words
A dark time pilgrimage. We always have a choice on the esoteric work we undertake for the land. Sometimes though the offer is a little forceful, especially when things seem to have been contrived to bring you to a certain place, at a certain time and it would seem churlish to refuse given that fact.… Continue reading Pilgrimage words
Gatekeeper Trust Magazine
From pillow to pavement pilgrimage. When I wake early and know that any further sleep will elude me, I allow myself to drift off in to London and seek out a pilgrimage to wander through my mind. In that point between sleep and fully awaken, I can get a strong sense of the journeys taken… Continue reading Gatekeeper Trust Magazine
Francis Bacon Society
Francis Bacon’s desire to live by truth and by truth alone led to his betrayal. Bacon was a devoted advocate for the seeking of truth no matter the consequences and in all its forms. Not just the seeking of truth but the living of truth. To live by a philosophy that to truly understand the… Continue reading Francis Bacon Society
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