paused in cosmic reflection

in the morning of the thursday horsemouth watched the live stream of the winter solstice from newgrange. the sunlight penetrated the barrow at sunrise, well shortly after actually (there was a 15 minute window- it was touch and go whether the clouds would part to permit it to happen). 

later he went for a walk on the common. later still he went out and cut some mistletoe.  

horsemouth republished the poem he wrote in 2021 about the winter solstice.   

later still dowth (near newgrange) was opened in the afternoon between 2.30pm and 4pm. the setting of the sun on the winter solstice was the time when the passage was illuminated. 

the moon is a decent size (but it is up behind clouds). 

this morning he will attempt the same livestream neolithic experience with stonehenge 

last night on tv a choice between the detectorists  (BBC 2) or the treasure of abbot thomas (freeview 82).  the detectorists won out in the end. 

horsemouth liked and shared an image printed by calverts from a  silk screen by the artist kate gibb for the chemical brothers' book paused in cosmic reflection. he then went off down a rabbit hole of kate gibb's other work for the chemical brothers and the images that inspired them. 

the cover of  surrender, for example, is based on a photo jesus amongst the fans taken by richard young at the great british music festival at the kensington olympia in 1976, jesus being a well known london hippie scenester. 

but what he was really looking for is the origin of the title. 

the solstice is when the sun halts on the horizon (and the days get no brighter or darker) when we are all  paused in cosmic reflection (as we are now). and er... this is what we tend to get up to over the winter solstice as a break is imposed on us. a title similar in sentiment to alice coltrane's 1973 album reflection on creation and space (a five year view).