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An ongoing collection of interesting images provided by R.I.L.K.O. members, including a number of artistic illustrations by Joyce Hargreaves and photographs taken at R.I.L.K.O. events and outings.

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Aquarius Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves This drawing was used in each R.I.L.K.O. journal on the title page and on the website. It is based on an idea that in the age of Aquarius there still remains something of the age of Pisces. The fish of Pisces can be seen in the decoration of the two urns, while the curves of their bodies are continued to form a Vesica Piscis.	Aquarius
Cancer	The Goddess of the Moon Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves This picture was used to portray the sign of Cancer in the article "A Little History of the Origins of the Signs of the Zodiac". The ruler of Cancer is the Moon which emphasises the reflective, imaginative and subconscious side of humanity. It is the eye of the night as the sun is the eye of the day.
Carved Stone Head Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves A stone head carved on a wall in the Middle East.	Carved Head
Pythagorean Triangle	The Pythagorean Triangle Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves This drawing is the result of a brief conversation held one afternoon in autumn 2005. By placing the Pythagorean triangle within a circle or a wheel, Joyce has chosen a somewhat unusual way of suggesting some of the more arcane aspects associated with this triangle of 3-4-5 sides, that has such a universal significance.
The Goddess of the Golden Section Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves This drawing has been used in each journal on the title page and on the website from 2005 on. The Goddess wears a crescent moon and a necklace of lunar symbols around her neck. She holds a nautilus shell, one symbol of the Golden Mean Section and an incomplete sketch of the section surrounds it.	Goddess of the Golden Section
Man Stone	Man Stone Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves This drawing was an illustration for an article by Dusty Miller about Tree Spirits which are known as Dryads. Not conceived especially for this article, the drawing was Joyce's reaction to the destruction of so many beautiful trees that occured during the hurricane that hit the South of England during the 1980's.
Merlin Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves This drawing was a design by Joyce for the poem "Merlin and the Gleam". It shows Merlin as an old magician together with a dragon, the symbol of both King Uther Pendragon and his son Arthur.	Merlin
Rushton Lodge Gable	The Triangular Lodge at Rushton - Gable The Triangular Lodge is a three-walled Elizabethan building in the shape of an equilateral triangle, based on the mathematical power of 3, with much symbolic carving and ornament, designed by Thomas Tresham and built in 1593.
Sagittarius Sagittarius was designed by Joyce Hargreaves as a cover for Journal no 73. IT shows the upper part of the centaur/hunteraiming his arrow with part of the arc of the bow conceived as a rainbow.	Sagittarius
St Michael	St Michael and the Dragon Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves The dragon appears on many heraldic shields and crests, notably on the Welsh flag, and also appears on the helms and shields of both Arthur and Uther Pendragon. In many churches there are masterpieces of hagiography, depictions of St Michael and St George slaying the monster in combat. This drawing is of an embroidery on an ecclesiastical cope showing St Michael's mastery of the beast.
The Triangular Lodge at Rushton This photograph was taken during the 2009 R.I.L.K.O. outing to mark the 40th anniversary of the Research Into Lost Knowledge Organisation and in keeping with the main theme of its educational Trust, namely “studies in patterns”.	Rushton Lodge R.I.L.K.O. Party
Collage	Collage Incorporating images from many different sources, this collage by Joyce Hargreaves was used as a cover for a book list to show the diversity of the subjects that R.I.L.K.O. members study.
Arthurian Grave Mention is made in the “Historia Britorium” by Nennius of a wonder in these islands the truth of which could be checked in his day. This took the form of an elastic grave, said to be that of King Arthur’s son Amr, which extended and contracted in length between six and fifteen feet. Although the writer who recorded this marvel vouched for the accuracy of the report, it has been fashionable with Arthurian scholars to dismiss the story as a “monkish fable” but anyone who has spent more time in observing the country than sitting indoors at a desk will easily recognise what is intended. It is evident that the earlier story tellers recognised and were referring to King Arthur as the Solar power. The offspring of the Sun is light, and the grave of sunlight is a shadow which is short in the Summer and long during the dark Winter period. The site of this grave is recorded at a spring Licat Amr, the source of the river Gamber in Herefordshire and it seems probable that a standing stone originally accompanied the spring. ELIZABETH LEADER Journal 28.	Arthurian Grave
Madonna	Madonna This is a wood engraving by Michael Renton which seemed an appropriate illustration for our Journal cover number 68, which was a Christmas edition.
Zodiac The Zodiac here is an Egyptian planisphere showing the Zodiacal signs of the Northern Constellations according to Athanasius Kircher. It is to be found in Oedipus Judaicus by Sir William Drummond, a comparative study between different zodiacs and findings of unusual interest from names of the ancient kings of the Old Testament. This book, now out of print, was published by R.I.L.K.O.	Zodiac
Pisces	Pisces A drawing of a stained glass window in Chartres Cathedral, France, shows Pisces, the last of the twelve signs of the Zodiac. Its image is of silver fish joined together by a silver cord, the fish face opposite ways and one is upside down. The opposing fish symbolize coming and going, the past and the future. Journal 44
Lion In Alchemy the Green Lion disgorging the Sun shows the generation of wisdom [sun] through the formation of matter [lion]. A drawing based on one in a treatise ‘Rosarium Philosophorum’ by Arnold Villanova 16th century A.D. Journal 49	Lion
Herald Dragon	Herald Dragon The dragon in this heraldic drawing shows another side of the creature's character. Here it is not evil for, although the beast looks as if it is devouring its prey, the picture actually represents enlightenment (the figure with the solar headdress) coming out of wisdom (the dragon) which is renowned for its knowledge.
Red Isis Drawing by Joyce Hargreaves This illustration, combines the elements of the tree in which the coffin of Osiris was enclosed, the severed head of the God and the marshland which was the setting for the tragedy. Here Isis has discovered one of the most important remains of her husband, his head. The Uraeus serpent, symbol of royalty, twines around a branch above his forehead and faces a corresponding serpent on the headdress of Isis who holds an ankh, the symbol of life. Journal 33.	Red Isis
The Abbey	The Abbey The ruins of the Abbey at Glastonbury was bought in 1907 and placed in charge of a Diocesan Trust. In the following year Frederick Bligh Bond, whose name must forever associated with the Abbey excavations because of the important foundations that he uncovered, started work on the ruins. But in 1918 Bond published his book The Gate of Remembrance in which he claimed that much of his success was due to experiments in psychic research. At that time this revelation was deeply disquieting to the trustees who dismissed him in spite of the others agreeing with his findings. It was a blow from which he never fully recovered. Journal cover 66 Illustration by Brian Hargreaves
Architecture This architectural drawing comes from the R.I.L.K.O. publication 'An Architectural Handbook of Glastonbury Abbey', with a historical chronicle of the building by Frederick Bligh Bond F.R.I.B.A. and an introduction by Keith Critchlow and Janette Jackson. (See the 'Books' page of this website). This picture shows a study of fragments remaining in the Abbey grounds that suggest the treatment of the Nave Triforum recalls that of Wells Cathedral.	Architecture
Great Seal	Great Seal The Great Mediaeval Seal of Glastonbury Abbey is alas no more, but an impression of it still remains and this is a sketch of it which Sue Watts-Cutler has provided for us. She has also given a detailed history of the seal. The side shown here has the Virgin Mary flanked on the left hand side by St. Catherine of Alexandria and on the Virgin's right hand side is St. Margaret of Antioch.
John Michell This is a portrait of R.I.L.K.O.`S Professor Emeritus the late John Michell. Among his many publications were The New View over Atlantis, A Little History of Astro-Archaeology, City of Revelation and The Earth Spirit - its ways, its shrines, its mysteries. He will be sorely missed.	John Michell
The Great Stupa at Amaravati	The Great Stupa at Amaravati RILKO Journal Cover No. 50 Illustrates an article about John Irwin. Illustration by Margaret Hall
Glastonbury Zodiac A map in the book ‘Glastonbury, a study in patterns” (Ed. Mary Williams)	Glastonbury Zodiac
New Grange Stone	New Grange Stone Illustrates an article about the Grooved Ware People Illustration by Brian Hargreaves
Pelican in her Piety RILKO Journal cover No.52. Illustration by Joyce Hargreaves. A copy of a piece of stained glass.	Pelican in her Piety
The Whore of Babylon	The Whore of Babylon RILKO Journal cover No.62. A drawing by Joyce Hargreaves based on one of a set of tapestries. The whore and her beast are a symbol of decadence.
Two Wyverns RILKO Journal cover, No. 65	Two Wyverns
Poseidon	Poseidon RILKO Journal cover, No. 67 Illustration by Joyce Hargreaves