On The Trail Of More Hauntings And Drowned Villages Written By The Learned

Well, I have just received a book of folk tales which to be fair is interesting enough. It even has details of another ‘drowned’ Cumbrian village. 

There is however a gripe. We all like our books to entertain, engage and educate, but do we really need the author’s ego to come to the fore to justify this?

A guy with an MBE wrote the book, and included this little piece of ‘credibility’ to assure readers that he knows what he’s talking about.  It’s a bit like when a surgeon takes a legal case, or the barrister walks into the operating theatre in a wig and dismisses the surgeon.  As learned folk, we can cross boundaries at any time.

Master of one trade isn’t master of all – that is reserved for the Jack!  A thoroughly competent operator in most domains, but considered a master in none.  So why would the King choose to play the Jack?   Maybe as a King so to speak, he is also a more credible Jack amongst his subjects, despite lacking any true aptitude in his chosen alternative field.

We are all members of the Universe, players in the theatre of life and members of our respective countries and empires.  Our ‘status’ is confirmed by our nationality and the exploits of our forebears.  We don't need a dignitary or Head of State to give us permission to be a fully paid up member.

It seems somewhat sad that it is crucial for today’s authors to emphasize their academic status as a means to justify their foray into other realms.  A vulgar display of narcissism to obscure a naïve or honest viewpoint that actually resonates with a book’s true readership really isn’t necessary. 

The link to the book in question is below - enjoy :)

Cumbrian Folk Tales

Black Magickal Rites And Hauntings Amongst The Mountains

There is a book set in America which claims to be true and which is about a band who turned to the dark side in order to be successful and odd things happened to them. There are a lot of dark and light magick covens doing the rounds in the English Lake District, which is inundated with hikers, walkers and tourists. But in little dark dells after the tourists have gone home, many strange things  happen when the erstwhile visitors slumber in townie beds surrounded by earlier noughties Ikea flat pack and other trinkets from twee online stores and shops advertised in expectant magazines bristling on supermarket shelves.

Black, White Or Green Magick? UFO Sightings And Occultism At The Summer Solstice

As a person who is interested in and has indeed practised many different kinds and art forms of magick in very many ways - I really liked what came through at the Summer Solstice 2017.
We didn't need to be at a place like Stonehenge, though there are standing stones like that around here, though not as fancy. Ilkley Moor for example is well known for UFOs and black magick, as well as plenty of unusual stones, including a stone circle.

A previous partner of mine used to live in a large dwelling called Spring Grove House on Lower Road, up on the moors near the Scammonden Dam on the Halifax/Huddersfield border in the UK, at a place known as  Barkisland A village had been drowned to make the dam but the church still stood.  At drought times the village became visible again just like Mardale Green and rose above the water in the dam.

My former partner was coming home from his friend's house one evening when it was dark (he was about 11 or 12) and he saw a red flashing light in field. Suddenly a small green man stepped out and tried to block his bicycle. After this he fully believed in UFOs - whatever they are and wherever they come from - even if they cannot be explained by science.

Pippin Does Some Reading And Looks In To Terror Tales Of The Lake District

Pippin The Dog used to hang out up in the English Lake District before he took a journey to Cornwall. so he blog hopped for this post, sort of going back in time a bit, whilst remaining in the present. The man shown on the book is of course Tom Fool who is mentioned in another post on this blog.

This particular book - Terror Tales Of The Lake District, is actually one of the very best in the series. it is definitely in the top three best I think. Pippin thinks so too, of course.

See also:
Postulating Pippin

Very Old Genuine Photos Of Lake Winderemere And The Surrounding Lake District

Lake Windermere

Gummer's Howe, Lakeside

Long Crag, Coniston

Stock Ghyll Force, Ambleside

Dove Cottage, Grasmere

Furness Abbey

The Cloisters, Furness Abbey

I was lucky enough to obtain these genuine old photographs (not postcards) of Cumbria from a time when it was most likely known as Westmorland and Cumberland, two separate identities.

The previous owner had carefully listed the pictures in a photograph album from long ago, probably as a reminder of an enjoyed holiday or field trip. Whoever they belonged to certainly managed to get about a bit and do some serious photography.

Muncaster Castle And Tom Fool - Haunted Times

Tom Fool was very loyal to the Pennington family of Muncaster castle. He played the Fool literally, but he was also an assassin who worked for the head of the family doing despatch jobs as and when required. He is still supposed to be around the Pennington family and there is apparently a portrait of him in the castle. It is where the word 'tom foolery' comes from. Tom Fool also allegedly met William Shakespeare during his illustrious career too. The castle is of course, understood to be haunted as mentioned in a ghost book of mine, as shown above.

Feast Day Of Saint Brigid - Imbolc

This interesting corn effigy is a little bit of a take on the traditional 'Breed's Bed theme', as well as all ceremonies requiring a doll, was later put outside with a cake which was made and iced specially for Imbolc. They were placed under a Hawthorne Tree on the local green around 4.30am in the morning as an acknowledgement of Imbolc which is known as Candlemas to Christians.