Above: although there is still a lot of snow on the ground there was some bright sunshine today - flooding in through the south windows of this church in streams of golden light.
Above: at the back, on the north wall of the tower, were lead plaques with drawings of sailing ships.
Above: No indication of who created these plaques or what thy meant. On the whole I liked the sense of mystery. They were obviously antique, and examples of folk art.
Jung writes about "the power of myth and the collective unconscious, a reservoir of age-old images buried deep in the mind which are tapped in moments of genius". Apparently we all inherit these archetypal memories and they come to the forefront of the mind during the creative process. All great creativity draws upon this reserve, and all great art features some variation of these archetypal narratives.
Anyway, looking at these plaques made me think of Donovan singing Atlantis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmXElrdrJ3U
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