15 November 2019
Think mountains, rock, crystal, granite and diamonds. When a muscle is tensed it is harder than bone, harder than wood. The first artillery missiles were rocks; and they worked very effectively. Stone is solid, stable and immutable; it drives through. Stone or Earth is central. It is this element that takes water and energy from […]
15 November 2019
Think of the wind bending a bamboo. Start with being fully rigid, then relax just enough to allow for bending, but always with enough tension to snap back like a bow, or a wooden ruler or a cane. (ahh, school days!) Wood has its own way of moving, of holding tension and that is what […]
15 November 2019
The traditional place of Metal involves cutting and adornment. Both weapons and agricultural implements are generally used to cut; often they were the same tools, if you found an area that was forested, you wouldn’t be surprised if the local men tended to fight with axes. Metal jewellery, other adornments like buckles and fine crafted […]
15 November 2019
Picture the leaping bush fire, the roaring furnace. Now think of the full flowering of crops in Summer, the optimism of the expected harvest; the joyous anticipation of the harvest to come. Picture the Celtic army fighting in full passion and absolute exuberant optimism; Their charge will either sweep the enemy aside or fail. Death […]
15 November 2019
Think of Water in its many various contexts: the bubbling brook, the steady flowing river, the lake, the waterfall and the ocean. Water never strives to go up hill. It makes no effort of its own. If an obstacle is in its way, it goes around, it is patient, it finds a way without effort. […]