a dream of St. Teilo
March 4th, 2010
Ever since I’ve come to the UK I’ve been having really vivid dreams. The
one I had my first night was especially life-like and strange. A bunch of
things happened, but the one that stuck out in my mind the most was that
Maxine at one point was riding a deer that had been saddled like a horse.
I told her about it last Sunday because it was such a strong image and
Maxine loves loves loves deer.
So it was quite surreal to spend some time today in this amazing old Welsh
church, and come across a wooden carved railing that told the story of St.
Teilo. At one point in his story, St. Teilo is told by a Count that he can
have all the land he is able to ride around, from sundown to the cockrel’s
first crow in the morning. In order to get as much land as possible, St.
Teilo rides on a white stag…
It was just odd to see this image from my dream echoed here, carved in
wood. Very odd.