tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027518648837784444.post1664069814057035188..comments2022-12-13T15:49:21.003+00:00Comments on Sarah de Nordwall's Blog - Poetry Opens the World: because of reading John BetjemanSarah de Nordwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01706162734273583928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027518648837784444.post-29390651990665926432011-03-29T13:42:44.612+01:002011-03-29T13:42:44.612+01:00In the unbaptised collective memory of medieval Eu...In the unbaptised collective memory of medieval Europe, there was the idea that certain transitional times, such as midnight, dawn and dusk, were uncertain, even dangerous, because the normal progression of time was disrupted. Hence midnight was 'the very witching hour of night' (Hamlet), and the Tuatha De Duanann could be glimpsed in wild places at twilight (like the Eldar seeking the Grey Havens).<br /><br />Every now and then, this almost-forgotten memory can sneak up on us, and we may feel the uncanniness our ancestors felt - before Christianity came, teaching that God was knowable, logical and benign.<br /><br />Christ's light has done so much for us, psychologically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027518648837784444.post-2809180295744587122011-03-24T12:09:38.879+00:002011-03-24T12:09:38.879+00:00Yike!Yike!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com