Palimpsest Pippin And The Spooky Brides Of St Ives, Cornwall

Imagine my complete delight when I found a supernatural fiction book which was set in St Ives, Cornwall. it was like having apple pie and custard all at once. I have read all the supernatural 'Haunted St Ives' and 'Haunted Cornwall' books. But to be honest, they are a bit dry and lacking any real entertainment.

The horse that waits on the beach for his master to come back out of the sea is probably the best of the worst of the well known guide book pieces (his hoof beats can be heard too, apparently) and the Jamaica Inn stories are interesting but constantly mentioned, so there is no real new stuff.

So when I found this quirky work of fiction (as shown in the picture, with Pippin, above), I was interested to give it a try. It has a really good map of St Ives in the front, even for the armchair traveller who uses astral, rather than satellite, navigation!

It was funny too and as I said, quirky to begin with because it was better than a guide book, but some way in to the story it actually became very interesting and cleverly done too - the story actually became quite a gripping supernatural thriller in its own right.

I really think that Pippin likes this book a lot too. I got the impression he was trying to get near to it and may even have been trying to take a sneaky peak inside!

See also:
Mona Steorra

Occultism On The Trail Of A Mysterious Temple

I have actually been inside the temple which is mentioned above. It was quite a long time ago and the temple now no longer exists as it was defaced and destroyed. However, when it was first discovered as a place of note, back in the early 80's, it caused quite a stir. These are not my personal written research notes as shown above but are some I managed to obtain from an old archive, back in 2009.

Many people (who are interested in this kind of thing) tend to be moving away from the heavy ceremonial ritual magick because it is not always practical or convenient. Ceremonial magick tends to be done for the love of the ritual and the honour of pomp and circumstance, perhaps to contact a particular deity in a group setting.It puts very heavy emphasis on doing every thing at the right time, including chants and hand movements.

A friend of mine is an atheist who believes in nothing - No Godhead figures or Supreme Beings. She doesn't even celebrate Christmas. It is quite a challenge being in communication with someone like that because it appears to me that life is too great only to exist the one time and for nothing else to be out there anywhere. But I respect that she is so replete in her security on the earth that she does not feel the need for anything other than what she can experience with her five senses that is right in front of her. Each to his own in every way, so to speak.

The television and media often portray what is termed as 'magick' or 'magic', as being linked to someone waving a wand and dancing round a cauldron and wanting lightening quick results from spells and potions.

Real occultism, in my opinion, is the genuine love of magick, occultism, the supernatural etc, for its own honest sake, not necessarily to gain any 'power' from it, other than real enjoyment, even from it just being there and yes, existing. To do rituals and enjoy doing them as a connection to the earth, sky, sun, moon etc and feeling that connection, can be extremely rewarding, whatever one's personal beliefs about who is actually 'in charge' up there. There is magick to suit virtually every religion and most circumstances, some good and some not so good, but choice is always the keyword.



See also:
The Hermetic Order of the Silver Luna Mist

Back Road Artworks, St Ives, Cornwall, Lots Of Art And Pippin Of Course ....

There must be loads and loads of people who go to world famous St Ives in Cornwall, to paint. Many of the offerings are very Andy Warhol-esque - with pop art houses painted in very bright soda pop acid colours.

There are paintings just about everywhere and many galleries, including an off-shoot of the famous London Tate Gallery.

I came across the Back Road Artworks gallery just the other day and thought Pippin might like to make some sort of astral visit there.

So to set the scene - to really get in to it - I made him a gallery backdrop to sit in front of. Pippin certainly seemed to enjoy himself, looking at pictures of the sea and lots of red rooftops.

Pippin's Ostara Adventures With The Ostara Hare And Another Little Friend

Pippin had a really good time at Ostara, the first day of spring, this week. He was out with his friend - the Ostara Hare - and - another little doggie pal who decided to tag along. They all had a great time posing for photos. Pippin gets all over the place. He is always in demand and very busy. Pippin even had his own necklace on this occasion - proudly spelling out his name. He is a totally gorgeous and well -  he is a natural at posing for the camera!

Pippin's St Patrick's Day Extravaganza

Pippin pulled out all the stops for St Patrick's Day, on 17th March. He tired on a shamrock covered hat but it was a bit too big for him. Never mind, he still enjoyed the shamrock decorations and the green glowing candle.
That is the thing about Pippin - he is a very curious little dog - always in to everything. He is not one to sit back and let the world go by as a rule - unless he is snoozing that is and then he might forget to look! However, generally he is always alert to the next new thing.

Pippin's Pottery Daze

Little Pippin has taken a liking to some St Ives original pottery, before the company who made it moved to Newlyn, or thereabout. Pippin has a particular liking for the late 60's and very early 70's designs.

To be honest, this pottery goes by a special name and was intensely popular back in the 60's. It used to be on sale in seaside towns - the kind of stuff someone would take home for a souvenir for the grandparents or something of this kind, after spending a week making sandcastles and visiting the local amusement arcades. It has gained popularity again recently and Pippin seems quite drawn to it generally.

Ghostly Poldark Mine And The Spectral Book

Round about 2009 - I bought an extremely interested book about Haunted Britain. it is divided in to sections and each section features different areas of the country. The Cornwall section features the Poldark Mine which was of course re-named and has been a tourist attraction. It is apparently Britain's deepest mine, according to the book.

I have a particular favourite photo in the book which I will probably use at another time. However it has nothing to do with Cornwall and actually features a place in Brighton. I was constantly drawn to a particular photo which caused me to research the family in the photo out of curiosity, but I will use that particular incident as a different post as it also features a little dog which is what drew me to the Brighton photo originally.

Something else happened when I read the book - which is a large one with expressive photos and drawings.I kept smelling flowers and floral scents as well as pipe tobacco and other things. It felt like the ghosts from some of the places were coming through the book - either that or I was picking up on them - so I put it away and only get the book out very occasionally now.