Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel

1446 - William St.Clair begins to build Rosslyn Chapel which is intended to be used to pray for the soul of the founder and spread intellectual and spiritual knowledge.

1650 - Oliver Cromwell's troops destroy Rosslyn Castle but spare The Chapel which is used as a stable for the troops horses. 

18th and 19th centuries - Rosslyn became a muse for writers, poets and artists alike. 

1842 - Queen Victoria visits the chapel and expressed the desire for The Chapel to be 'preserved for the country'.

2004 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is published which causes an unexpected increase of visitors to the chapel. in 2006 the movie is produced which further fueled the interest in Rosslyn's mysteries.

Am I your woman?

In a previous blog I posted some good ways to land yourself a date with me. I figured it only makes sense to post my own qualities so that you know why you want to land a date with me, so here it goes:

• I'm a musician, so I could write you cute love songs. 
• Being a musician comes with good taste in music. In my case anyways.
• I mysteriously taste exactly like mango. Lucky you!
• I'm an excellent tree climber.
• I can cook a meal suited for a king. My king?

Are you my man?

Basically just lookin' for a super hottie to take me out on a super sexy date.
Here's how you qualify:

• You must be a wizard, or at least aspire to be one.
• A beard is a bonus, if you can, try to grow some scruff for our date if you don't already have some
• A musician with a beard is a double bonus and you are definitely on the right track. If you write some real passionate tunes, you're ahead of the gang. (Well done!)
• A healthy lifestyle. I like someone that respects the idea that "you are what you eat". This means that fast food is not an option for dinner/lunch dates.
• An honest acceptance for my love of LOTR and Harry Potter. How nice would it be if we could take long walks through forests while discussing the epic tales of Gandalf the Grey?

If you feel like we might hit it off, feel free to contact me. I'm dying for a real man here.

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The Invitation

The Invitation by Oriah

It doesn’t interest me
what you do for a living.
I want to know
what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me
how old you are.
I want to know
if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me
what planets are
squaring your moon...
I want to know
if you have touched
the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened
by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know
if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations
of being human.

It doesn’t interest me
if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear
the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know
if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me
who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.