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Land of the living: Dance in the Book of Kells
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Friday, 28 December 2007. Dance in the Book of Kells. According to a Sunday Times article. A folk-dance tutor claims he has solved the mystery of illustrations in the Book of Kells that has puzzled historians for generations. Alan Nowell claims the interwoven patterns depict monks performing ancient mystical dances.". The Book of Kells is an ornately illustrated manuscript containing the four gospels of the Bible. It was produced by Celtic monks around AD 800. Even more interesting is a video.
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Land of the living: The Mystery of Dark Matter
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Sunday, 23 December 2007. The Mystery of Dark Matter. We live in a big and mysterious place. I still haven't come to terms with the theory that most of the universe is made up of. Things that we cannot perceive directly. We can only see dark matter by its effects, such as ever-so-slightly bending beams of light. This photo is also shown, along with many other amazing ones, in the Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2007. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dance in the Book of Kells. The Mystery of Dark Matter.
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Land of the living: Taliesin Poem
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Sunday, 6 January 2008. One of Taliesin's poems in praise of Urien, read in the original Welsh with a re-enactment video. The poem is number XXXV in the Book of Taliesin. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Flower of Life.
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Land of the living: Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2007
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Saturday, 22 December 2007. Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2007. Mad British pastime No. 1: chasing a cheese downhill. Tactics ranged from dainty shimmying on the backside to head over heels tumbling that resulted in surprisingly few casualties – with only 20 minor injuries treated by St John Ambulance on the day. Twisted ankles, broken wrists and bloody cuts were all regular sightings on the bedraggled competitors as they limped, smiling, back to the crowds. Watch the video. Dance in the Book of Kells.
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Land of the living: British Tree Gallery
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Monday, 31 December 2007. Here's a good reference site: the British Tree Gallery. Lists about 130 trees, each with one or more pictures and some basic information. All native British trees are included, as well as many introduced trees. There are also much longer essays on some of the trees, including facts, traditions, legends and herbal lore. The Tree Gallery is part of a larger site which is worth a browse - The Tree. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dance in the Book of Kells.
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Land of the living: Tyger
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Wednesday, 19 December 2007. Here's a wonderful short film by Guilherme Marcondes which captures something about living a magical life. Make sure your sound is on to catch the great soundtrack. Based on the William Blake poem. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dance in the Book of Kells. The Mystery of Dark Matter. Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling 2007. What did Orion mean to a stone-ager? Platonic solids from the stone age.
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Land of the living: The Flower of Life
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Sunday, 6 January 2008. The Flower of Life. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The islands of Britain and their ancient mysteries, and the new physics, and ritual landscapes, and whatever existed before the big bang, and heaven and earth, and tales from the Mabinogion, celtic saints, stone circles, sacred geometry and all and everything needed for a magical life in Britain today. Welcome to the land of the living! The Flower of Life.
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Land of the living: January 2008
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Sunday, 6 January 2008. One of Taliesin's poems in praise of Urien, read in the original Welsh with a re-enactment video. The poem is number XXXV in the Book of Taliesin. The Flower of Life. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Flower of Life.
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Land of the living: December 2007
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Monday, 31 December 2007. Here's a good reference site: the British Tree Gallery. Lists about 130 trees, each with one or more pictures and some basic information. All native British trees are included, as well as many introduced trees. There are also much longer essays on some of the trees, including facts, traditions, legends and herbal lore. The Tree Gallery is part of a larger site which is worth a browse - The Tree. Friday, 28 December 2007. Dance in the Book of Kells. In Skerries, Ireland. Things t...
