Convex mirror. The silver sea off Hartland Point…
where the real world meets the world of myth and magic. Please read on…
‘Thought and Memory’ – Huginn and Muninn above my mantelpiece. Made by ’embroidery artist extraordinaire’ Paulina Bartnik – from Warsaw in Poland. Held in the hand they are unbelievable; hundreds of intricate, minute stitches. Viewed from a short distance one could be fooled into thinking they are real – like taxidermy – only Paulina’s ravens are so much cleverer – they are alive with the magic that she works into her unique pieces. I absolutely love them – they share centre stage in the heart of my home. Please read on…
(Paulina’s shop – https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/cOnieco)
I was having a lazy Sunday a couple of weeks ago – when a visitor came-a-calling…I was sitting at my computer enjoying my first cup of tea of the day, when suddenly through the open french-window door, I heard the distinctive call of a raven. Hurriedly I got up – and stepped outside into the garden to search for it. I looked skyward in the direction of the raven’s call – but the sun was blinding and I had to shield my eyes; I could hear it but couldn’t locate its whereabouts against the brightness of the midday sky. Moments later – a black silhouette with arrow-shaped tail feathers – flew out of the Sun towards me – it circled above the roof of my house – and our neighbour’s house – before it disappeared into the great blue yonder. I live in the middle of a village not on the edge of a wild moor – and although I regularly see and hear a pair of ravens on my evening walks around the block – I have never had one come calling at my door. It was such an uplifting experience; very spiritual for a raven lover like me.
Sometimes I think that if you believe in something enough – it is possible to draw ‘it’ towards you; it certainly seems that way for me with ravens…
Drawing down Corvus corax. Please read on…
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At the edge of the world – where a wise-man of Dartmoor lives by the sea…
Wise-man of the Earth – and air and sea…
there is a stretch of awe-inspiring coastline – called, Hartland Point. As the Corvid flies – Dartmoor is not really that faraway either…
“One for sorrow, two for joy…” One Magpie characteristically poses on a gate on the way to the Point…
and another sits auspiciously atop a dilapidated barn.
On a clear day – the island of Lundy appears so close it feels possible to reach out and touch it…
On the horizon – ‘touchable’ Lundy island. Word of warning though – don’t lean too far-out and try!
Looking West; the sheer, rugged cliff of Hartland Point dramatically silhouetted against a metallic sea…
Away to the edge of the world and beyond…
Two ravens appeared from out of the blue…(click on image to enlarge – opens in new window)
and alighted on top of the ‘point’ right in-front of me…
Can it really be Odin’s ravens, Huginn and Muninn? And what secrets will they take back from the ‘point’?
That I cannot proclaim to know – but they are definitely telling about something.
Way-marker so you know you have arrived at the ‘point’…
A secret to be told. A souvenir of my magical visit to the ‘point’ – bought from the lovely beach-hut cafe – where they also sell the most delicious ice creams EVER.
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl
Addendum –
Got the fridge magnet – and the badge! In Norse Mythology – Huginn and Muninn are Odin’s clever messenger ravens. Every day they fly-off around the World – and at the end of each day they report back to Odin and tell him news of their travels from far and wide; I wonder what they told of their recce to Hartland Point?
The most lovely post, and I just adore the embroidery’s talk about realistic… I’m off to bed now but I’m coming back tomorrow with a cup of tea and a cake and having some more time scanning your glass pages.. beautiful x
Hugs Lynn x