Here you can find the resources we are developing for the journey. Many of these are linked to the smartphone app.
25 resources were found:
Stones for the startUsing stones as an aid for reflection as you walk
Stones for the startUsing stones as an aid for reflection as you walk
A poem to start the pilgrimage
A poem to start the pilgrimage
Reflection on the experience of faith falling apart.
Poetry cycle by George Mackay Brown
Instrumental music
Reflection on the heart as we journey to the heart of the Mainland.
Poem located at the Harray Loch.
Poem on the effort of moving through landscape.
Poem on how the St Magnus Way does not need to be declared open, written for the launch of the final section.
Our theme for the site of Magnus’s murder is peace, reflecting on the peace that his death secured, the enduring peace in the islands and, at the same time, the things which disrupt peace here and elsewhere, in us and around us.
Our theme for this stage is Loss – reflecting on the death of Magnus, the loss of a son for his mother Thora and our own stories of loss.
Our theme for this stage of the journey is Growth – reflecting on the growth of the cult of Magnus in the years following his death and in the shifting base of power from West to East in Orkney, as well as in our own stories of growth.
The theme for this stage is Change – reflecting on the changing landscape and ways of life over the centuries as well as our own often conflicting attitudes to change as something both welcomed and feared.
Our theme for this stage is Forgiveness – reflecting on whether Hakon was sorry for the murder of Magnus, and our own need to both receive and extend forgiveness.
Our theme for this final stage is Hospitality – reflecting on the place of feasting then and now, as well as the place of welcome afforded Magnus in Kirkwall, and the reception we ourselves anticipate.
A reflection on our theme for this section, Loss at the end of a day's pilgrimage from Evie to Birsay.
A reflection at Midhouse by Allan McCafferty.
An imaginative piece from the perspective of a medieval pilgrim approaching the Brough of Birsay by Graeme Brown.
