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By Hole Ousia Posted on July 28, 2021March 9, 2023

‘THAT’S NOT LOUD’

The above photograph was taken in the summer of 2010 on a family holiday to Shetland. In this photograph I am with my son Andrew and behind us is Muckle … Continue reading ‘THAT’S NOT LOUD’

Categories: Family history, Philosophy, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: 'THAT'S NOT LOUD', a family holiday to Shetland, Andrew Robert Gordon, Antiquary, Bridge of Allan, catharsis, cathartic, Deborah Levy, diabetes, Dr Peter Gordon, Hole Ousia, I can speak loud, I do not generally swear aloud - so this was cathartic., In this photograph I am with my son Andrew and behind us is Muckle Flugga where Sian's great-great grandfather was a Lightkeeper, let's swear at the top of our voices!, Lighthouse, lighthouse keeper, Mossgrove, Muckle Flugga, Peter Gordon, Peter John Gordon, Raploch, rebel antiquary, Say it Louder, Shetland, Social maverick, summer of 2010, swearing, The Antiquary, The Rebel Antiquary, Things I don't want to know, This memory came back to me in reading a passage from 'Things I do not want to know' by Deborah Levy:, Type I diabetes, We were standing at the most northerly point of the British Isles and there was nobody else about [or so we thought].

By Hole Ousia Posted on March 12, 2021March 7, 2023

Secret of the Yew Tree

‘If we are on a path of initiation into the secrets of landscape, earthlore and healing, the yew tree can become a powerful heirophant.’ In the middle of the yew … Continue reading Secret of the Yew Tree

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By Hole Ousia Posted on February 14, 2019February 14, 2023

‘The Persecuting Raploch’

By 1856 the only remains of the ancient mansion of Raploch, in the parish of Dalserf, was a Doocot and an old yew tree. This was how Raploch was described … Continue reading ‘The Persecuting Raploch’

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