'Behold, it is by the cracks in the wall that light comes through, whereby men become aware of the light and therein perceive the wall and how it stands.' The Lost Road - J.R.R. Tolkien

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News Update: December 2011

My first serious piece of writing; an essay centred on Tolkien's unfinished time-travel story The notion Club Papers is finished and getting ready for publication.

Both writing and research for the 'Game of the Goose' book continue at a grinding pace. I've recently found a haven to work on it in a peaceful corner of the countryside near Swindon, thanks to my Druid friend Chris, whose beautiful work, art and magic can be glimpsed at:

www.acorneducation.com

My re-interpretation of the ancient Game of the Goose board is now past its draft stage. You can have a look at the final stages of the pencil work here. What originally was intended as its accompanying booklet has gradually become such a serious piece of work, that it now seems it'll actually be the board game that will accompany the tome! Initiatic in purpose and embedded with timeless symbology, the Game of the Goose is connected with the pilgrimage route of the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain.

On the more earthy side of things, I continue working in projects related to land restoration, astro-geomantic landscaping, permaculture gardening and low-impact building. My latest design has been at Jasmine and Simon Dale's plot in the Lammas Eco-Village, where back in July I 'laid' a Golden Egg (based on the Golden Ratio/Phi) with axis aligned to various geo-astronomically significant markers.

And right now, I'm helping to build yet another beautiful straw-bale house in an organic farm. I'm hoping the next one will be a house I can call my own.

A course on Applied Astro-Geomancy is in the works, details to be unveiled around Xmas.

Also, my latest workshop on Low Impact Building for the Freeconomy community in Bristol turned out into an opportunity to link up with Mark Boyle, founder of Freeconomy and author of The Moneyless Man. We've been getting together since to cross-pollinate about High Positive Environmental Impact strategies. Mark is in his second year of living without money.

Finally, I found a way to produce somehow affordably a small run of my Vitruvian Woman design printed onto T-shirts and mugs. Check up the shop for details. The image has been receiving quite a lot of attention after being featured at the Goddess Conference in Glastonbury. In its latest version it integrates a pentacle within the composition to further emphasize its Venusian/Pythagorean essence. You can read more about the genesis, conceptual background and hermetic significance of the V-Woman here

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