Hartland Point; where two worlds meet.

Hartland Point - Something About Dartmoor

Convex mirror.  The silver sea off Hartland Point…

Huginn and Muninn

where the real world meets the world of myth and magic. Please read on…

Huginn and Muninn - Something About Dartmoor.

‘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

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 Earth, and Air and 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 for sorrow, two for joy…” One Magpie characteristically poses on a gate on the way to the Point…

"Two for Joy..."  and another magpie

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…

Lundy on the horizon.

On the horizon – ‘touchable’ Lundy island.  Word of warning though – don’t lean too far-out and try!

Sheer cliffs slope down to a silver sea...

Looking West; the sheer, rugged cliff of Hartland Point dramatically silhouetted against a metallic sea…

Hartland Point

Away to the edge of the world and beyond…

Ravens - Something about Dartmoor.

Two ravens appeared from out of the blue…(click on image to enlarge – opens in new window)

and alighted on top of the 'point'...

and alighted on top of the ‘point’ right in-front of me…

Can it really be Huginn and Muninn?

Can it really be Odin’s ravens, Huginn and Muninn? And what secrets will they take back from the ‘point’?

I think so.

That I cannot proclaim to know – but they are definitely telling about something.

Way marker at the 'point'...

Way-marker so you know you have arrived at the ‘point’…

Hartland 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.

Ravens - Something about Dartmoor.

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl

Addendum –

Huginn and Muninn - Something About Dartmoor

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?

 

One thought on “Hartland Point; where two worlds meet.

  1. 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

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