Re: Rosettes

[Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>]

At 15:46 09/04/00 -0600, you wrote:
> Dear Niven
>  
> I for one am interested in the details of the "rescue
> of Tombstones" from an "old Sinclair Graveyard".
> I am sure it is a good story. 
> Please share it with us.
>  
> Ken/SK/Canada
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Niven Sinclair 
> > To: sinclair@mids.org 
> > Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 2:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: Rosettes
> >
> > "The King of Terrors" is "death".   Momento Mori.  Remember death as is
> > graphically depicted in Rosslyn Chapel where there is one of the finest
> > examples of the danse macabre - the dance of death - where living people 
> > are led off,  in order of precedence, to their graves.  The beautifully carved 
> > representation of this 'dance' is seen above the access to the retro-choir
> > in Rosslyn Chapel.  Naturally, it begins with a robed and crowned king
> > with his adjacent skeleton and ends with a ragged pauper and his skeleton
> > - a poignant reminder that, in death, all men are equal.
> >
> > "The King of Terrors", which you see in Rosslyn Chapel, was 'rescued' by me 
> > (with two Templar tombstones) from an old Sinclair graveyard which had
> > become derelict and, to my mind, had been desecrated by covens of witches
> > who were using the site for their ceremonies.
> >
> > Niven Sinclair 


  K.W.S. wants to know more.  After 'rescuing' the tombstones and the King of Terrors,
  I was eventually accused of drinking blood from skulls and for partaking in other
  Satanic rites and, of course, for desecrating a burial ground.

 Those people, who know me, will know that the accusations are untrue and, as for those
 people who don't know me, it doesn't matter.  My conscience is clear.  I was intent on
safe-guarding part of our history.  This was done.

Niven Sinclair