Monthly Archives: January 2019
A forest closes around me as I stumble after my rescuer, tripping over half-buried tree roots and stubbing my toes on hidden boulders. Brambles reach out, grabbing at me with sharp, hard thorns as I push through the undergrowth on the snaking path that meanders through ancient oaks. We pass over knolls and through green, leafy dells and as I look around, I realize the forest is beautiful. I feel my senses opening to my surroundings. I can hear birds…..
Every now and then a person enters your universe who implants an unforgettable impression on your psyche and even if that impression leaves a bad taste, you know it is going to stay with you for the whole of your life. Tanguistl, a witch chanced upon by Alex in “Alex and the Druids’ Eclipse: A Cornish Tale”, is one such personality. Here is her story (Part 1-The Early Years). I was born during the night of a black moon, a…..
I was born early one Sunday morning, at my parents’ home in Liskeard, a market town in East Cornwall where, from a very early age, I soon realized I was bound by love, spirit, cultural heritage, myth and legend to this Celtic peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the sea and partially separated from England by the Tamar River. My paternal grandparents lived just down the road and the tales they told of ‘old’ Cornwall captivated and influenced me to…..