As far as I can make out, 'entelecheia' means "the realisation of potential". The idea is that many things in nature have potential, but it can only be realised when the conditions are right. So, for example, an acorn has the potential to become a mighty oak tree, but it can only fulfil that potential…Read more Entelecheia
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The Book of Secrets
Magpie Murders Not so much a blog post, more a placeholder again this week. The bug that laid me low last time has left me with a lingering lethargy and a backlog of tasks to finish. But let's not despair. In a recent mailing, I uncovered a secret. In fact, a whole book of secrets,…Read more The Book of Secrets
In a Lifetime
I write this piece with a mixture of profound joy and heart-wrenching sadness. Five days ago the Crotchety Couple enjoyed another Clannad concert. We saw them perhaps 20 years ago and they were a delight, although the sound then was a little muddy where we sat in the wings. This time we had just about…Read more In a Lifetime
Newgrange
Today we have something old and something new. This track-of-the-week is called Newgrange, but that's a highly anachronistic name for an ancient Neolithic monument. The song is Clannad's response to the large burial mound with that name in County Meath, Ireland. Dating from around 3200 BC it is older than both the stone circle at…Read more Newgrange
Crotchety Man 