Wraiths, and Ghost Stories
I originally published this article January 12th, 2021 on my KoFi blog.
With all the bad news lately, I thought it might be a pleasant diversion. The article is part of a series covering a broad range of topics in the Catholic sphere, focusing on the importance of Matter, Form and Intention in daily life, both in ordinary and extraordinary happenings.
And I ended it with a spooky story of my own.
I hope you enjoy.
God Bless!
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“Cold be hand and heart and bone, and cold be sleep under stone; never more to wake on stony bed, never, till the Sun fails and the Moon is dead. In the Black Wind the stars shall die, and still on gold here let them lie, till the dark lord lifts up his hand over dead sea and withered land.” (Chant of the barrow-wight, The Lord of the Rings) A long time ago, I went with friends to a part of England called Uffington, to the famous chalk carving there called The White Horse. Many people will tell you, if you haven’t seen it yet, that it …More