Caught up with my reading this morning and what a wonderful read ‘The Rattling Grain’ is. I love to read about your discoveries thoughts and contemplations in Norfolk, soul food for sure.
Interestingly I’ve been musing and reflecting on John the Baptist’s head this year. We have long celebrated the St John’s both Baptist and Evangelist on their respective days. This year in June while contemplating and preparing for Midsummer, the story of the be-heading of JTB really struck me and I following the threads of memory and lore surrounding our Wild Saint, rediscovering and finding new links with other sacred severed heads. My wonderful and wild meanderings inspired me to devise an Oracle Head Tarot Spread, which over the Summer tide has been illuminating and helpful in navigating through the strange Summer Lands of this year. Joyfully read about the church at Trimingham, with its beautiful golden roundel and dedicated to the beheading of JTB I didn’t know that medieval churches were dedicated to the feast days as had always took it that it was the saint themselves - there you are there’s always something to discover and learn😀I feel a visit to Trimingham may be on the cards at some future point, you do have some amazing churches. We are incredibly blessed on this tiny island of ours with such diverse landscapes and treasures to be discovered. Thank you for sharing your Norfolk ones. As we approach Equinox and 2nd harvest the weather is fantastic here a real gift of sun and heat at last to store before the darker days enfold us.
Blessings and good harvest to you dear Imogen. 🍇 🧡🌀💜
Dear Lynne, thank you so much for your fascinating comment; much food for thought for me, too. And I also have a great affection for both the Johns … when you say ‘we’, is it a group of you who have an interest in the old saints and their Ways? I would love to know more about your Oracle Head tarot spread - if you would be prepared to share, of course. If you so come to Trimingham in the footsteps of the pilgrims of old, do let me know! Wishing you a golden September and autumn beyond X
Well I just got to reading this. Busy with harvest, picking luscious blackberries, drying herbs for winter. The skies were cloudy on night of super blue moon, but last night - 2 of September - it was still glorious and brilliant. Great spooky stories about the missing moon. Thank you for this mellow golden visit into September.
So sorry I only just found this comment Cornelia. Thank you! I hope your harvest has been bountiful and your September continues to be mellow. Time for early morning jewelled spider webs here ..! X
Thank you Daisy Anne - it was a gift to realise I was going to have to look into this Blue Moon thing in order to write about it! There was a lot I hadn’t known before.
I’m looking at all the appropriate seasonal posts and I’m going to make the jam! Lots of blackberries here at the moment. Even though it’s no where near St John’s Day, I’m sure he’d approve 💫🌿
Good morning Imogen,
Caught up with my reading this morning and what a wonderful read ‘The Rattling Grain’ is. I love to read about your discoveries thoughts and contemplations in Norfolk, soul food for sure.
Interestingly I’ve been musing and reflecting on John the Baptist’s head this year. We have long celebrated the St John’s both Baptist and Evangelist on their respective days. This year in June while contemplating and preparing for Midsummer, the story of the be-heading of JTB really struck me and I following the threads of memory and lore surrounding our Wild Saint, rediscovering and finding new links with other sacred severed heads. My wonderful and wild meanderings inspired me to devise an Oracle Head Tarot Spread, which over the Summer tide has been illuminating and helpful in navigating through the strange Summer Lands of this year. Joyfully read about the church at Trimingham, with its beautiful golden roundel and dedicated to the beheading of JTB I didn’t know that medieval churches were dedicated to the feast days as had always took it that it was the saint themselves - there you are there’s always something to discover and learn😀I feel a visit to Trimingham may be on the cards at some future point, you do have some amazing churches. We are incredibly blessed on this tiny island of ours with such diverse landscapes and treasures to be discovered. Thank you for sharing your Norfolk ones. As we approach Equinox and 2nd harvest the weather is fantastic here a real gift of sun and heat at last to store before the darker days enfold us.
Blessings and good harvest to you dear Imogen. 🍇 🧡🌀💜
Dear Lynne, thank you so much for your fascinating comment; much food for thought for me, too. And I also have a great affection for both the Johns … when you say ‘we’, is it a group of you who have an interest in the old saints and their Ways? I would love to know more about your Oracle Head tarot spread - if you would be prepared to share, of course. If you so come to Trimingham in the footsteps of the pilgrims of old, do let me know! Wishing you a golden September and autumn beyond X
Well I just got to reading this. Busy with harvest, picking luscious blackberries, drying herbs for winter. The skies were cloudy on night of super blue moon, but last night - 2 of September - it was still glorious and brilliant. Great spooky stories about the missing moon. Thank you for this mellow golden visit into September.
So sorry I only just found this comment Cornelia. Thank you! I hope your harvest has been bountiful and your September continues to be mellow. Time for early morning jewelled spider webs here ..! X
Loved learning about blue moons, so fascinating! Thank you 🌝
Thank you Daisy Anne - it was a gift to realise I was going to have to look into this Blue Moon thing in order to write about it! There was a lot I hadn’t known before.
I’m looking at all the appropriate seasonal posts and I’m going to make the jam! Lots of blackberries here at the moment. Even though it’s no where near St John’s Day, I’m sure he’d approve 💫🌿
I will have to try the Chia jam.