St Peter’s South Hanningfield – Winter Solstice Pictures

The symbolism of the mushroom amongst the Ivy – Mushrooms are a hidden network of communication in the plant world when you see a growth above the ground in the form of a mushroom/Fungi/Mould is means that little bubbles of hidden truth’s are coming to the surface. Ivy is also considered to be a very magical plant with its roots deep in Celtic mythology. It is said to have
been brought to England by the Celts bringing in the power to protect the home from harmful spirits. It
magic lies in surrounding the home with a bubble of eternal love and its that light that will protect.
The Heart wreath with Mushrooms and Winter Red Berries. As this was taken on the approach to Christmas and the red berry most associated with this time would be the Holly Berry meaning Joy and festivities, it calls us deep into our root and adopts the masculine attributes through the Winter, the Holly Berry reminds us that even on the darkest of Days we endure and hold within us the connections and good experiences you’ve shared.
The face on the doorway of the porch of the church.
The Tower of the Church
The Beautiful Door into the church, it was too early for the church to be open and to be fair we were all focused on the view.
Part of the tarot reading had referred to the ‘Fallen Oak’, and this was what greeted us when we arrived and this is where spirit message can be a little misunderstood, our expectation would have been a tree that had fallen over however ‘fallen’ can also refer to being overcome. This is the tree that had massive bracket fungi around it’s base.
We Will Remember – another reference to the fallen
The east Stained Glass Window
Full View
The Symbol of Christ engraved on the War Memorial directly in front of us
The Symbol of the Virgin Mary from the outside