Category Archives: Travels

Wandering with the saints

Posted on September 27, 2019 by A Misanthropic Bear

We spent the day out. Searching for a persistently mislaid group of stone circles. I’m sure they may just be shy, and fully expect them to pop out one of these days when we least expect them to. In the … Continue reading →

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Call of the Summer lands

Posted on December 5, 2017 by A Misanthropic Bear

Caught in this stream whilst falling asleep under last night’s “mackerelled moon”. An oddly, out of season, theme which made little sense till the title came at the last. ~~~ I thought I heard you call last night. Maybe it … Continue reading →

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Reining in the kids…

Posted on November 21, 2017 by A Misanthropic Bear

Dearest Children of Horus, I’m laying the line down here, as it’s difficult to know where else to put it; and, frankly, to leave the current situation to find its natural end is no longer tenable. You mess with dark … Continue reading →

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Freaky Friday

Posted on May 10, 2015 by A Misanthropic Bear

Friday was the day of the big test. With some trepidation, I miss lunch and bum a lift to the hospital. In-patient radiology department, yellow zone, level 2 reception. “Take the lift down. Left, all the way to the end, … Continue reading →

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The Spaces Between…

Posted on November 1, 2014 by A Misanthropic Bear

Unbelievably, it’s been all of six months. The most unexpected and hectic six months possible. Hopefully, with some luck and a good tail wind, things will settle into a reasonable sense of normality, now that we are falling into the … Continue reading →

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…but is it real?

Posted on February 17, 2014 by A Misanthropic Bear

Aherm! Two posts in as many days? (Don’t be expecting it regularly! 😉 ) One of the questions that often crops up, is the reality, or otherwise, of the experiences involved in shamanic work. This is true also of meditation, … Continue reading →

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A New Suit of Armour

Posted on February 16, 2014 by A Misanthropic Bear

I’ve been feeling kind of exposed whilst out and about journeying of late. I never expected physical signs of conflict, so the obvious welts and scabbing which resulted from this little excursion, and similar, though less dramatic ones since, has … Continue reading →

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Touching the dragon

Posted on June 2, 2013 by A Misanthropic Bear

This week has been long. I’m tired. Soul deep tired. Last weekend saw the culmination of the healing activity alluded to in the previous post, and I’ve been paying a heavy price since. So much so, that even now I … Continue reading →

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