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Joanni
Nov 11, 2007 19:55:54 GMT
Post by suntorytime on Nov 11, 2007 19:55:54 GMT
hahaha amy your post cracked me up! I just had to listen to this and try to find the "Ah that's Kate Bush, sex magnet" bit. I nearly fell off my chair LOL
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Joanni
Nov 12, 2007 14:10:29 GMT
Post by Adey on Nov 12, 2007 14:10:29 GMT
OK.. so now we're all playing the track to death..
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amy
Reaching Out
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Joanni
Nov 12, 2007 20:09:56 GMT
Post by amy on Nov 12, 2007 20:09:56 GMT
He he! Did you hear it?
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Joanni
Nov 12, 2007 20:12:42 GMT
Post by suntorytime on Nov 12, 2007 20:12:42 GMT
I don't think I'll ever be able to unhear it again =P
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Joanni
Feb 15, 2008 13:04:36 GMT
Post by tannis on Feb 15, 2008 13:04:36 GMT
[purple]MOON, EARTH AND SUN PUT ON AERIAL DISPLAY...[/purple]The cover art to Aerial seems very much dedicated to Apollo, the Sun God... the chariot of the sun, set out on some horizon, sunlight dancing about the sea...And as early as 1978, Kate Bush confirmed that she was interested in the Occult:There are frequent references to her occult in her music; to Beelzebub, to her love of the "whirling of the dervishes", and even the invitation in 'Wuthering Heights' to "let me grab your soul away". KB: "That's really interesting, that's an amazing thing about interviews, they really make you think. I am interested in the occult but not the negative side of it. I really don't know much about it. I believe we are controlled by forces... the moon and the stars." And, as she describes in 'Strange Phenomena', seemingly purposeful coincidence. "Haunting Kate Bush" (1978)gaffa.org/reaching/i78_nz.htmlI believe we are controlled by forces... the moon...Maybe, just maybe, KB has identified herself with Artemis, the Moon Goddess, in the photograph accompanying 'Joanni'? ... Like a moony-lamp of Night, her face could be the amber orb of the moon floating in the night sky... Maybe KaTe believes she has become the moon... a controlling force...So when one flicks through the CD booklet, the Sun and the Moon appear to be in direct alignment... Indeed, given the interluding cartoon 'King of the Mountain' sketch, one could say that "the sun and the moon meet on yon hill..."----- [purple]PHOEBUS[/purple] - i.e. the shining, pure or bright, occurs both as an epithet and a name of Apollo, in his capacity of god of the sun. [purple]PHOEBE[/purple] - a surname of Artemis in her capacity as the goddess of the moon (Luna), the moon being regarded as the female Phoebus or sun. see more: Aerial and Apollo[/i][/color] katebush.proboards6.com/index.cgi?board=leaveitopen&action=display&n=1&thread=1998&page=1
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Joanni
Mar 13, 2008 15:17:55 GMT
Post by tannis on Mar 13, 2008 15:17:55 GMT
"IN the night of the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6th) at the end of the medieval Christmas season, in the year 1412 during the final waning period of relative peace secured by the Truce of Leulinghen, a baby was born to Jacques Darc (or "d'Arc") and his wife Isabelle in the village of Domrémy. She was christened Jehanne ("Joan"), apparently after her mother's sister Jehanne Lassois, or her godmothers Jehanne Royer, Jehanne de Viteau, and Jehanne "the wife of Mayor Aubéry". Lord Perceval de Boulainvilliers later claimed that the roosters of the village, "like heralds of a new joy", hailed her birth by crowing long before dawn, as if to announce a different type of dawn." www.joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_biography.htmlWho is that girl? Do I know her face?'Joanni' conjurs up Jeanne D'Arc's divine guidance and victory at Orléans (or KB as she looks through her old press photos!). During the 1449 Rehabilitation Trial of Jehanne Darc, some of the villagers who had known her still referred to her by her childhood nickname, "Jhenette", which means Little Joan or Joannie. [/color] The standard notion that Joan was a young girl who heard voices seems very inadequate. Even the most superficial inquiries into the life of Joan of Arc indicate that her real story has never been revealed. Her relationship with the prominent Angevin Grail dynasty suggests that there is much more than meets the eye. For ages before the appearance of Joan of Arc on history's timeline, there was a popular tale in French folklore that in the nation's darkest hour, “The Maiden of Orleans” would appear, unite its citizens and vanquish its foes. So popular was the legend that certain leaders attempted to manufacture such "Maidens" to serve their own ends. Invariably, a skeptical public saw through such ploys, and all of these attempts came to naught. Until Joan came along. Joan of Arc was thought to be the “Daughter of God”, a sort of feminine French Christ sent to Earth by the primordial patriarch to save the monarchy of France. Pretty wild stuff, but not at all inconsistent with what you would expect of an Angevin/Merovingian conspiracy. René de Anjou's ancestors were masters at manipulating archetypes and reviving old myths with new emanations. Also, both René and Joan were so close that many presumed them to be lovers. [In more recent times, an ancestor of René d'Anjou was said to have been married to a woman named Melusine who was half-serpent, half-human. This is an obvious recapitulation of the cabalistic tradition which states that Cain's mother Lillith was also a mix of serpent and human...] Just as Christ had reconstituted the myth of Osiris, Joan of Arc has, in a way, reconstituted the myth of Christ. She was the “Daughter of God”, sent to save her people. Had all not gone awfully awry, she would have been worshipped as a living goddess. In fact, her martyrdom, which she wholeheartedly embraced, lead to essentially the same result. The real question in all of this seems to be: “To what extent was Joan consciously aware of the process in which she was involved?”As an illiterate girl of age 19, she exhibited a cleverness above and beyond that of her learned prosecutors and judges. How does a simple peasant girl become a master of rhetoric, a victor in debates with scholars conversant in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, and Old English? Was she divinely inspired or simply well-tutored? No one disagrees that Joan's tutor and mentor was René d'Anjou's mother Iolande. Iolande de Bar was held in such high regard that the Dauphin immediately married her daughter. The influence of Iolande cannot be overestimated. Her impact on the politics of France (and in turn, Europe) is undeniable. The most difficult aspect of the Joan of Arc story is trying to ascertain the degree to which she may have been a mere pawn of the Angevins, and the degree to which she was a conscious and willing co-conspirator. There are, of course, compelling arguments on either side. But for a dynastic family so obsessed with blood, does it seem likely that they would choose an obscure peasant to occupy a position with such potential politico/religious authority? Of course not. Joan of Arc must surely have been a natural Angevin (i.e., illegitimate.) It is altogether possible that Joan was the bastard offspring of René's father, who was the Duke of Bar, where René was born. This would make René and Joan brother and sister. We needn't belabor the archetype of the divine couple as brother and sister. (Isis and Osiris are the most obvious example.) Could it be at all possible that, had not everything gone hopelessly awry, Joan and René might have married and become the focus of a new national cult in France? Ponder it for a second: René was a descendant of Lohengrin, Godfroi de Bouillon, and ultimately of Christ. Joan was perceived as the Savior of France, sent directly by God. Such a couple would have been viewed as a modern Adam and Eve: a divine couple whose offspring would be divinely ordained to rule. The monarchical ideal would have been born anew...The transcripts of her trial (never accurately reflected in modern films about Joan) reveal the true modus operandi of these court sessions. It is not a trial of a heretic, it is a trial in which one historical tradition is being brushed by another. It is, yet again, the bloodline of the Grail being suppressed by orthodoxy... What one immediately notices in the testimony of Joan at her trial is how closely her responses seem to match those of the Templars and Cathars tried for heresy...The building of cathedrals on ancient pagan holy sites was an early example, as was the co-opting of ancient holidays. Right or wrong, the Church knows what it's doing, just as it knew that Joan of Arc was a viable threat. Here was the “Virgin of Orleans”, a warrior and a reputed “Daughter of God”, a French Christ in feminine form. Given the proper circumstances, a figure of this magnitude might well have overshadowed the Church of Rome. She could have made France (and not Rome) the focal point of global religion, and indeed, the center of the world... Was Joan a mere pawn of the Angevins, or a conscious co-conspirator? We opt for the latter, because Joan was always conscious of the bigger picture, and fanatical in her devotion to her ideals. She embraced her martyrdom, as Christ did his, understanding full well that she would exercise far more power living on as an ideal than she ever could in the course of her day-to-day life. She told her accusers that she would win a “great victory” over them. A monk, preparing her for death at the stake, inquired as to what had happened to the “great victory” her God had promised her. Where was it now? Unhesitatingly, she replied: “My martyrdom.” And she was correct. see more:www.thevesselofgod.com/home.html
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Joanni
Mar 14, 2008 4:19:52 GMT
Post by tannis on Mar 14, 2008 4:19:52 GMT
A Gallery of Archetypes The Archetypes of modern day KNIGHTS TEMPLARISM include Saint Joan d'Arc. A female martyr introduces a feminine aspect of knighthood that is appropriate for the world of today...- nndnn.org/knights_templar_process.htmAvenger (Avenging Angel, Savior, Messiah) This archetype and its related manifestations respond to a need to balance the scales of justice, sometimes by employing aggressive techniques. Attorneys who work for the impoverished or disadvantaged, or who volunteer part of their time for pr bono work are modern avengers. Bringing war criminals to trial or legally pursuing corporations that harm society are examples of the Avenger on a global scale, fueled by a sense of righteousness in behalf of society. One can also be motivated to avenge an injustice against oneself or one's family. The Avenging Angel is an expression of this archetype of mythic proportions that suggests that one is on a mission from God, as in the case of Joan of Arc. On the global level, the shadow manifests as avenging perceived immoral behavior by resorting to violence, from acts of ecoterroism to bombing abortion clinics. The "rightness" of one's cause can never justify harming innocent third parties. (Gandhi countered the shadow of social vengeance by emphasizing passive resistance to illegitimate authority.) In evaluating your connection to this archetype, review your life for experiences in which your primary motivation was to defend or represent a cause in behalf of others. One instance is not enough. You need to relate to this archetype as a primary force through which many of the choices and actions of your life are directed. A burning desire to get even can be so forceful that you organize a lifetime around meeting that end. Films: Ingrid Bergman in The Visit; Jane Fonda in Cat Ballou; John Wayne in The Searchers; Julia Roberts in Erin Brokovich; Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin in Nine to Five; Vincent Price in Theatre of Blood (shadow--an actor who kills his critics); Al Pacino in The Godfather (shadow); Robert de Niro or Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear (shadow). Television: The Avengers. Drama: The Oresteia by Aeschylus; Hamlet and Macbeth by Shakespeare. Fiction: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper S. Lee. Religion/Myth: The Furies or Erinyes (avenging spirits of Roman and Greek myth, respectively); Bastet (Egyptian cat-headed goddess who is the instrument of Ra's vengeance); Durga (vengeful warrior goddess of the Hindu pantheon); Kali (Hindu mother goddess and symbol of destruction who annihilates ignorance and maintains the world order). ----- Joan of Arc - www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintj05.htmAlso known as Jean D'arc; Jeanne d'Arc; Jehanne Darc; Maid of Orleans Memorial 30 May Profile One of five children born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romee. Shepherdess. Mystic. From age 13 she received visions from Saint Margaret of Antioch, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Michael the Archangel. In the early 15th century, England, in alliance with Burgundy, controlled most of what is modern France. In May 1428 Joan's visions told her to find the true king of France and help him reclaim his throne. She resisted for more than three years, but finally went to Charles VII in Chinon and told him of her visions. Carrying a banner that read "Jesus, Mary", she led troops from one battle to another. She was severely wounded, but her victories from 23 February 1429 to 23 May 1430 brought Charles VII to the throne. Captured by the Burgundians during the defence of Compiegne, she was sold to the English for 10 thousand francs. She was put on trial by an ecclesiastical court conducted by Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, a supporter of England, and was excuted as a heretic. In 1456 her case was re-tried, and Joan was acquitted (23 years too late). "About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they're just one thing, and we shouldn't complicate the matter." - Saint Joan of Arc, as recorded at her trial. Born 6 January 1412 at Greux-Domremy, Lorraine, France Died burned alive on 30 May 1431 at Rouen, France Beatified 11 April 1905 by Pope Saint Pius X Canonized 16 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV Name Meaning God is gracious Patronage captives; France; imprisoned people; martyrs; opposition of Church authorities; people ridiculed for their piety; prisoners; rape victims; soldiers; WACs; WAVES; Women Appointed for Voluntary Emergency Service; Women's Army Corps
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Joanni
Jul 7, 2008 20:31:58 GMT
Post by tannis on Jul 7, 2008 20:31:58 GMT
Where Are The Lionhearts ~ The Phoenix Recordings, Demo, 1976
Destiny took me in her arms and told me: "You're a little lost on the fall. You fall for all the men You shouldn't fall for, at all." Ooh, I know she knows, but still I go on, Well, I'm a fool.
Climbing up the (l)adders To slide down the adders
On the rocks, On the rocks, On the rocks, On the rocks, On the rocks...
Joan of Arc walks into my mirror, A burning sword. I'd like to cry. I look into her eyes. I see she's seen, the long days and nigh(t). "Ooh," she says, "The games are still the same, I see, But they've changed the names now. Are all Lionhearts put in parks, apart?"
Lionhearts in the asylums, Lionhearts tossed at sea, Lionhearts who've lived their lives, like Arthur. Lionhearts in cathedrals, Lionhearts at mournings, Lionhearts in every seed
But they're sown On the rocks, On the rocks, On the rocks, On the rocks...
Somebody I couldn't see Tied me up and put me away, Here on the rocks, Here on the rocks, Here on the rocks...
Kate Bush - Where Are The Lionheartswww.youtube.com/watch?v=ovNWlvxKi2IKaTe on her old songs: "I could sing in key but there was nothing there. It was awful noise, it was really something terrible. My tunes were more morbid and more negative. That was a lot of people's comment: they were too heavy. But then a lot of people are saying that about my current songs. The old ones were quite different musically, vocally, and lyrically. You're younger and you get into murders..." Trouser Press, "Kate Bush Gets Her Kicks" (1978) gaffa.org/reaching/i78_tp.htmlMaybe she spent too much time listening to Leonard Cohen... KB: "Some writers concentrate on the negative area. It's selfish masturbating really, and art's not a selfish thing. If I listen to Leonard Cohen, I get depressed. So many of his songs are autobiographical self-indulgent negativity - writing with no hope or objectivity." Sunday Times, "How To Write Songs And Influence People" (1980)gaffa.org/reaching/i80_st.htmlKB: "I've really enjoyed artists who indulge in personal writing. People like Leonard Cohen. I admire him, but I just can't stand listening to him. At the end of the album you feel so depressed." Melody Maker, "Paranoia and Passion of the Kate Inside" (1980)gaffa.org/reaching/i80_mm.htmlLeonard Cohen-Last year's manwww.youtube.com/watch?v=OW3_j6SoHXMI met a lady, she was playing with her soldiers in the dark Oh, one by one she had to tell them that her name was Joan of Arc. I was in that army, yes I stayed a little while; I want to thank you, Joan of Arc, for treating me so well. Leonard Cohen - Joan of Arcwww.youtube.com/watch?v=NAdaS_vuqg4Now the flames they followed joan of arc As she came riding through the dark; No moon to keep her armour bright, No man to get her through this very smoky night. She said, Im tired of the war, I want the kind of work I had before, A wedding dress or something white To wear upon my swollen appetite.from Leonard Cohen, Songs of Love and Hate (1971)
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Joanni
Jul 7, 2008 21:13:09 GMT
Post by Al Truest on Jul 7, 2008 21:13:09 GMT
^ Thanks! Where are the Lionhearts has always been my favorite of the demos. If you don't mind me asking - do you do research for a living, Tannis? I am always so impressed with the work and links you put into your posts. There seems to always be something new to look at in her work and from your perspective.
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Joanni
Jul 7, 2008 22:59:06 GMT
Post by tannis on Jul 7, 2008 22:59:06 GMT
Yes, thanks, Al. 'Where Are The Lionhearts' is probably my favorite demo, too! And The Sensual World of Kate Bush inspires my posting efforts. Joanni, Joanni wears a golden cross And she looks so beautiful in her armour Joanni, Joanni blows a kiss to God And she never wears a ring on her finger...Of course, KaTe uses "ring" as a marriage symbol. But from the record of Saint Joan of Arc's Trial of Condemnation, we know that Joan of Arc did wear a ring on her finger. Indeed, the record shows that Joan owned at least two rings - one given to her by her parents and one given to her by her brother. FIFTH PUBLIC EXAMINATION In their presence, We summoned and required Jeanne simply and absolutely to take her oath to speak the truth on that which should be asked her. "Does not Saint Margaret speak English?'' "Why should she speak English, when she is not on the English side?'' "On these crowned heads, were there rings? - in the ears or elsewhere?" "I know nothing about it." "Have you any rings yourself?" [Addressing herself to Us, the Bishop:] "You have one of mine; give it back to me. The Burgundians have another of them. I pray you, if you have my ring, show it to me." "Who gave you the ring which the Burgundians [now] have?" "My father or my mother. I think the Names 'Jhesus Maria' are engraved on it. I do not know who had them written there; there is not, I should say, any stone in the ring; it was given to me at Domremy. It was my brother who gave me the other - the one you have." [Continuing to address herself to Us, the Bishop:] "I charge you to give it to the Church. I never cured any one with any of my rings." "Did Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret speak to you under the tree of which mention has been made ?" "I know nothing of it." "Did they speak to you at the spring, which is near the tree?" "Yes, I have heard them there; but what they said then, I do not know." "What did they promise you, there or elsewhere?" "They have never promised me anything, except by God's leave." " But still, what promises have they made to you?" "That is not in your Case: not at all. Upon other subjects, they told me that my King would be re-established in his Kingdom, whether his enemies willed it or no; they told me also that they would lead me to Paradise: I begged it of them, indeed." "Did you have any other promise from them?" "There was another, but I will not tell it; that does not touch on the Case. In three months I will tell you the other promise." "Have your Voices said that before three months you will be delivered from prison?" "That is not in your Case. Nevertheless I do not know when I shall be delivered. But those who wish to send me out of the world may well go before me." "Has not your counsel told you that you will be delivered from your actual prison?" "Speak to me in three months, and I will answer. Moreover, ask of those present, upon oath, if this touches on the Trial." We, the said Bishop, did then take the opinion of those present: and all considered that this did touch on the Trial. "I have already told you, you shall not know all. One day I must be delivered. But I wish to have leave to tell you the day: it is for this I ask delay." "Have your Voices forbidden you to speak the truth?" Saint Joan of Arc's Trialswww.stjoan-center.com/Trials/
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Joanni
Jul 7, 2008 23:01:18 GMT
Post by rosabelbelieve on Jul 7, 2008 23:01:18 GMT
Where Are The Lionhearts is one of my favorite demos as well. It captures so well a lot of feelings someone growing to have an artistic and spiritual sensibilty has, and the pains that might carry, for me. And I find it fascinating that Joan of Arc meant enough to Kate that she is mentioned in both one of her earliest songs and her latest ones.
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Joanni
Jul 13, 2008 7:14:01 GMT
Post by tannis on Jul 13, 2008 7:14:01 GMT
JOANNI: "Who's That Girl?""Her interviews are few and far between and are legendary in the total lack of any revelations whatsoever. You come away from a meeting with Kate giggling, charmed, probably madly in love, and you couldn't care less that she's told you absolutely nothing about herself. Yet her songs have always held such mysteries and hidden depths, you can scarcely credit the person and the artist as occupying the same skin. But then that's the glorious enigma of Kate Bush..." "Who's That Girl?", Colin Irwin, 1993gaffa.org/reaching/i93_rw.htmlKB (looking through her old press photos): "Who is that girl? Do I know her face?"[/color] Here is a picture from Gaffa of KT dressed as a Knights Templar, a Lionheart, or as Joan of Arc... Joan of Arc walks into my mirror...KaTe dressed as Knights Templar, Lionheart, or Joan of Arc?gaffa.org/wow/k210.jpgThe Sun Mask, which Kate Bush holds as a shield, looks very much like the Sun Mask made by Paddy Bush for him to wear in the Delius (Song Of Summer) video, and which is used again in the Breathing video.Kate Bush - Delius (Song Of Summer)www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmADS0sFCGA1:27-1:48Kate Bush - Breathingwww.youtube.com/watch?v=9n2VSe_lja44:10-4.14"Delius was based around Ken Russell's film of Delius's life, and his connection with Eric Fenby. At first it seems a strange subject-material for a song, but the images of that TV production grew to haunt us over the years. The portrayal had a two-fold problem. Firstly, how were we to convey the character Delius? And secondly, Kate wanted to create the impression of floating on water in a BBC studio. It's well known that Delius spent most of his last years of composition confined to a wheelchair, so with the help of the BBC Props Department this became the foundation of his portrayal. To portray his character authentically could have presented a multitude of problems, so we chose a sun for his face and I made a sun mask [later used again in the video for Breathing]." Paddy's Second KBC Articlegaffa.org/garden/paddy2.html
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Joanni
Jul 15, 2008 3:04:35 GMT
Post by tannis on Jul 15, 2008 3:04:35 GMT
JOANNI: "Who's That Girl?"W.B. Yeats and Maud Gonne, the 'Joan of Arc' of Irish Independence.Throughout his lifetime, Yeats kept notebooks full of astrological charts. Many of the charts were horaries for Tarot readings. He may have begun his astrological studies as a student of theosophy when he was eighteen. Yeats left the Theosophical Society in 1890, soon after he became a member of the Hermetic Society 0' the Golden Dawn at age twenty-five. Yeats moved quickly through the ranks of initiations of the Golden Dawn, and two years after he joined he became 'Instructor in Mystical Philosophy' for the Order. The Golden Dawn was a magical organization founded in London in 1888 with the specific intention to train people in the Western Magical tradition. The Golden Dawn is particularly significant to students of the occult when we consider that, perhaps for the first time since Christianity had separated them, men and women came together as equals in magical ceremonies. Rituals were modeled on the sacred rites of Egypt and Greece, and attempted to connect the participants to specific spiritual entities. Astrology was part of the Golden Dawn training as were Kabalah and Tarot. The Rider-Waite Tarot deck developed from this group *. The Golden Dawn attracted artistic, literary and political revolutionaries of the time. As well as Yeats, members included Maud Gonne, the 'Joan of Arc' of Irish independence.Irish revolutionary, Maud Gonne inspired Yeats's greatest poetry and plays, and was "Ireland's Joan of Arc" and "Woman of the Sidhe." As members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in London, Paris and Dublin in the 1890s, they used magic to change the politics, literature and theatre of their time, heralding a "new age" and a "new woman." Yeats wrote of Maud Gonne: "She had sat one night over the fire thinking over her future life, and chance discovery of some book on magic among her father's books had made her believe that the devil, if she prayed to him, might help her. She asked the Devil to give her control of her own life and offered in return her soul. At that moment the clock struck twelve, and she felt of a sudden that the prayer had been heard and answered. Within a fortnight her father died suddenly, and she was stricken with remorse." (Yeats, Memoirs) Maude Gonne had an illegitimate daughter, Iseult, born on August 6, 1894. see more: Women of the Golden Dawn www.hermeticgoldendawn.org/Documents/Bios/GDwomen.htm#_ednref24 Women of the Golden Dawn: Rebels and Priestesses www.boudicca.de/gdwomen-e.htm A Vision: Key to Yeats as Poet and Magicianwww.astrologyinstitute.com/Articles/article_sf.htm* Compare and contrast the Rider-Waite THE MAGICIAN Tarot card and the single back cover to RUNNING UP THAT HILL...THE MAGICIAN Tarot card from the Rider-Waite tarot decken.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magician_%28Tarot_card%29RUNNING UP THAT HILL single backwww.katebush.pl/singles.htm~ If I only could - I'd be running up that Hill ~pics.livejournal.com/scarlett_h/pic/000qyw96/s320x240homepage.eircom.net/~twoms/p_ad4.jpgThe RUTH/Magician is fascinating, isn't it! ... The photograph of KB on the RUTH single back could be the back of the Rider-Waite MAGICIAN! ... see more: Famous Archerskatebush.proboards6.com/?board=houndsoflove&action=display&thread=1714&page=2
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Joanni
Jul 15, 2008 3:10:49 GMT
Post by tannis on Jul 15, 2008 3:10:49 GMT
No Second Troy by W. B. Yeats
WHY should I blame her that she filled my days With misery, or that she would of late Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways, Or hurled the little streets upon the great, Had they but courage equal to desire? What could have made her peaceful with a mind That nobleness made simple as a fire, With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind That is not natural in an age like this, Being high and solitary and most stern? Why, what could she have done being what she is? Was there another Troy for her to burn?MAUD GONNE saw Irish peasants being evicted, and their stone & thatch cottages being demolished by battering rams. When she asked her father about it, he said: "The people have a right to the land." Later, in France, someone asked her: "Why don't you free Ireland as Joan of Arc freed France?" It was like a mandate. The peasants called her a Woman of the Sidhe, one with magic powers. Her fame spread. An elderly English liberal baronet followed her to a Donegal cottage, thrust a diamond pendant into her hand as he unsuccessfully proposed. Said Maud: "I thank you for the gracious thought, and your kindness shall not be wasted. This jewel will save this family from eviction." Yeats fell madly in love with her, addressed many of his loveliest lyrics to her. She starred in his play, Cathleen ni Houlihan. Very tall (6 ft.), wearing her Paris clothes carelessly in those days, she was, in George Bernard Shaw's words, "outrageously beautiful." She wore a clasp in which was set an English musket ball that had killed a Frenchman fighting for Ireland. [Shaw wrote Saint Joan in 1923, shortly after the Roman Catholic Church canonized Joan of Arc.] Maud told Yeats: "You make beautiful poetry out of what you call your unhappiness, and you are happy in that. The world should thank you for not marrying me." She began campaigning for the release of Irish fighters serving life sentences in England's jails, and, after three trips to the U.S. raising funds and commotion, had the British government so worried that they freed the prisoners. She eventually married John MacBride who was executed for his part in the 1916 Rising. Their son Seán MacBride would later have a varied career as a republican, IRA chief of staff, lawyer, government minister and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace and of the Lenin Peace Prize. see more: Death of a Patriot, TIME, Monday, May 11, 1953www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,935321,00.html
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Joanni
Jul 15, 2008 3:18:07 GMT
Post by tannis on Jul 15, 2008 3:18:07 GMT
JOANNI: "Who's That Girl?"BERNADETTE DEVLIN was also regarded as Ireland’s Joan of Arc, likening her arrival in the House of Commons on her 22nd birthday to that of “a peasant in the halls of the great”. "When a young Catholic woman, Bernadette Devlin, was elected to Parliament in April 1969, the newspaper reaction was overwhelmingly favourable, with headlines about her being "a Celtic Joan of Arc." Her maiden speech in the House of Commons was accorded the same kind of reception." Patriotism and the media by Roy Greensladeics.leeds.ac.uk/papers/vp01.cfm?outfit=pmt&folder=193&paper=1493Bernadette Devlin McAliskey was born in 1947 in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone and educated in Dungannon and at Queen's University, Belfast where she became involved in socialist and republican movements. She took part in the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) marches in 1968 and 1969. A founder member of People's Democracy, she was elected to Westminster for Mid-Ulster in 1969 at 22, the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Commons. In the same year she published a volume of autobiography The price of my soul and took part in the 'Battle of the Bogside' in Derry. She served four months in Armagh Gaol in 1970 and after 'Bloody Sunday' in Derry in 1972 became notorious for an incident in the House of Commons when she thumped the Home Secretary, Reginald Maudling. She lost her seat in 1974 and in 1981, with her husband Michael McAliskey, was shot and seriously wounded during a raid on their home by loyalist paramilitaries, though she played a prominent part in the National H-Block Committee campaigning on behalf of prisoners taking part in the hunger strike for political status at that time. She continued to associate herself with several leftwing and republican causes, was never in the mainstream of politics again and was critical of the 'Peace Process' in Northern Ireland. Bernadette Devlin, The price of my soul, London, 1969.www.scoilnet.ie/womeninhistory/content/unit4/biog.htmlDerry Street Resistance,Bogside 1970. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBnZ1Y4MWeg Derry people take on the Brits in response to the arrest of Bernadette Devlin.
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