{"id":6343,"date":"2021-04-29T13:37:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?p=6343"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:37:29","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-blazing-beltane-%f0%9f%94%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/?p=6343","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f525; Blazing Beltane &#x1f525;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ff6600; font-size: 14pt;\">happy Beltane dear friends<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"127\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/The5ColouredLights-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 127px) 100vw, 127px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SamheinFireMoon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SamheinFireMoon.jpg 513w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SamheinFireMoon-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #003300;\">Beltane is the Gaelic May Day festival, commonly held on 1st May<br \/>\nor about halfway between the spring equinox &amp; summer solstice.<br \/>\nTraditionally rituals were performed, special bonfires were kindled,<br \/>\ntheir flames, smoke and ashes deemed to have protective powers<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #008000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #993366;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"87\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KurukulleSMallRed-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 87px) 100vw, 87px\" \/><br \/>\nCelebrating the sacred feminine energy of the universe,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #993366;\">a time to welcome the abundance of the fertile earth<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #993366;\">when the earth mother opens up to the fertility god,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #993366;\">and their union brings about healthy livestock,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #993366;\">strong crops, and new life all around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5258 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TanjaBudhess1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TanjaBudhess1.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/TanjaBudhess1-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">&#8230;feasting, some of the food &amp; drink<br \/>\nwould be offered to the aos si &#8211;<br \/>\na super natural race in myth who walk amongst the living<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans:<br \/>\na parallel world<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6362 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BeltaneSacredFemImage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BeltaneSacredFemImage.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/BeltaneSacredFemImage-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;&#x1f43f;<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6365 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WheelOfTheYear.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">A brilliant moment in the Wheel of the Year to bring ideas,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">hopes and dreams into action&#8230;.and to have some fun<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KaliBeerLabel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KaliBeerLabel.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KaliBeerLabel-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\">I invite you to offer your unique flavour to the world,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\">to bring your gifts to the table<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\">put your realisations into action:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\">whatever that means for you &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\">each one of us exalted and wonderful<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ff6600;\">with so much to give and a heart full of love,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">just waiting to be expressed for the benefit of all<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard.png 522w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard.png 522w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard.png 522w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard.png 522w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SYmbol4Dzog1819CTibetanInitiationCard-217x300.png 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\npresently <strong>kitchen sink studio<\/strong> is sorting out resources<br \/>\nafter a watery accident: rediscovering old work<br \/>\nand unexpectedly revisiting the archive<br \/>\n&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;&#x1f30a;<br \/>\nmuch of our present work is digital,<br \/>\nwe invite you to enjoy the wild woods with us&#8230;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6386 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2BuddhaHeadTreeFrame-1013x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2BuddhaHeadTreeFrame-1013x1024.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2BuddhaHeadTreeFrame-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2BuddhaHeadTreeFrame-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2BuddhaHeadTreeFrame.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6388 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ShoesOnWoodsPath.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ShoesOnWoodsPath.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ShoesOnWoodsPath-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AngelLeavesGravestoneFrame-736x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AngelLeavesGravestoneFrame-736x1024.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AngelLeavesGravestoneFrame-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AngelLeavesGravestoneFrame-768x1069.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AngelLeavesGravestoneFrame.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-1024x884.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-1024x884.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet.jpg 1191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-1024x884.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-1024x884.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet.jpg 1191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-1024x884.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-1024x884.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet.jpg 1191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-1024x884.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-1024x884.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SkullBracelet.jpg 1191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">a couple of pictures from the archive<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MergeBenchHouses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MergeBenchHouses.jpg 944w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MergeBenchHouses-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MergeBenchHouses-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/span><\/em><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VisionCollage2016-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VisionCollage2016-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VisionCollage2016-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VisionCollage2016-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.seeingthings.me.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VisionCollage2016.jpg 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">should you wish to be introduced to Dzogchen, the nature of mind,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<div id=\"wpfp_f64467993a05a8c960d94d938c8a16d6\" 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