Island Magic: Week 1

Freedom and Finding God

The wild green coast of Guernsey. Photo from Visit Guernsey

“Somehow they battled through, they never quite knew why or how. It was as though they had entered into a whirlwind and after hideous battling had found themselves standing serenely in the core of peace at its centre. Rachell learnt the lesson of withdrawal into her own innermost tranquillity. Andre learnt that monotonous toil can be so used that it becomes the rhythm of thought… and both of them had learnt that peace that is not threatened has no value, and thought that is not bought by pain, no depth.”

Island Magic by Elizabeth Goudge

What is freedom?

We are chatting about chapters 1 & 2 today. Freedom is one of the major themes in Island Magic, and we will continue to see how many of the characters have explore this concept in a number of ways.