One of the key principles of alchemy was the belief in the unity of all things, and the idea that everything in the universe was connected and could be transformed by the manipulation of the four basic elements of nature - earth, air, fire, and water.

Silence is so accurate. Mark Rothko

It is a season when we feel that beneath frozen waters and dead frozen ground, there is a new life that starts to move a bit in sleep.

Folklore traditions on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean are telling us the story of the female deity or spirit abducting people at sea whilst they are swimming or boating.