#richard heygate

[dk-thrive]

Magic begins in darkness

Magic begins in darkness - the darkness of the earth, the sky and the body - and an awareness of it is born with light. Seeing green shoots appearing out of the dark soil, the sun, moon and stars rising and setting in the sky, fire leaping up in the midst of a cold night, were all primal experiences that awakened that sense of awe and wonder that lies at the heart of the magical experience. — Philip Carr-Gomm & Richard Heygate, The Book of English Magic (Abrams Press; October 14, 2010)  (via Alive on All Channels)

[dk-thrive]

Magic begins in darkness

Magic begins in darkness - the darkness of the earth, the sky and the body - and an awareness of it is born with light. Seeing green shoots appearing out of the dark soil, the sun, moon and stars rising and setting in the sky, fire leaping up in the midst of a cold night, were all primal experiences that awakened that sense of awe and wonder that lies at the heart of the magical experience.

— Philip Carr-Gomm & Richard Heygate, The Book of English Magic (Abrams, Oct 14, 2010) (via Alive on all Channels)

[karavansara]

A magic primer

I have just delivered the last chapter of a big job to the editor, I have spent one hour revising a translation (more work on it tomorrow), and tonight after dinner I will try and write a 1500-words flash-fiction to answer an open call. Maybe. Maybe I will just go on and follow up on my before-dinner reading.

To celebrate the closing of the big one, I have cracked open a book I have had here…

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[kittenvoodoo]

Good stuff.  ♥