Author Archives: Sue Vincent

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.

Locked-down #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Conjuring colours Recall from memory’s vault Seasonal delights Spotless snow drifting Rainbows and autumn’s leaf-fall Painting the landscape No expectations Trapped in a monochrome world Waiting for freedom

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged colour, covid, haiku, lockdown | 12 Comments

Smorgasbord Cafe and Bookstore – Author Updates

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Sally Cronin’s Smorgasbord, featuring… #Reviews – #Supernatural John W. Howell, #Pilgrims Noelle Granger, #Southernculture Claire Fullerton Welcome to the Friday Edition of the Cafe and Bookstore with recent reviews for authors on the shelves. The first book today with … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged #Pilgrims Noelle Granger, #Reviews – #Supernatural John W. Howell, #Southernculture Claire Fullerton, authors, Books | 5 Comments

Discovering Albion – day 9: Over the Moors

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We left Whitby, continuing our route southwards through Yorkshire along a road we had travelled together once before. “We’ll have to go to Whitby,” we had said back then. “In winter,” we had added, looking at the steady stream of … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel | Tagged Cropton, North Yorkshire moors, Pickering, snow | Leave a comment

Sun-Day…

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* On one side a giant kisses the sky, On the other a fore-finger, its hand buried in clay. Yet should you ask, ‘why?’ There is no one left to say… * Can a sliver of blue heaven Between hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Poetry, Stuart France and Sue Vincent | Tagged avebury, giants, landscape, standing stone, stone circle, talking head | Leave a comment

Troll Bridge…

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Black-Jack-Davey had been on the road since sun-up. As twilight descended filching the last of the colour from his day he came upon a village. Up ahead he could make out a little stone bridge and what he took … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Tale, Photography, reblog | Tagged Fairy Tale, landscape, mystery, psychology, story, symbolism | 3 Comments

Snail’s pace

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Vincent

The internet was playing up, the email account had been hacked yet again, pages were taking up to ten minutes each to load and anything that had images or video took longer. It was going to be one of those … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged communication, discretion, discrimination, empathy, internet, jetsons, media, progress, social, technology | 1 Comment

Yearning #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Together apart Hearts yearn towards each other Love will find a way *

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, lve, togetherness | 15 Comments

The Last of Eden by Frank Prem and the Use of Writing Prompts…

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Just before Christmas, I received a book in the post from poet, Frank Prem. The book had not yet been formally published, the author had not seen a copy himself at that point and the book was still awaiting editing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged inspiration, Poetry, writing prompts | 4 Comments

Discovering Albion – day 9: Saints and Snakestones

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sue Vincent

We walked further up the cliff towards the fourteenth century ‘cross’ that rises from its steps in front of the gatehouse. The Abbey, of course, was closed by the time we got there…if, indeed, it had been open at all … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Photography, scotland road trip, travel | Tagged Bede, bonfire night, fossils, snakestones, St Aidan, St Hilda, Whitby Abbey | Leave a comment

Royalty eh?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* The king finished scrutinising his appearance in the full length mirror with a satisfying ‘gurgle’. His royal tailor had done an altogether splendid job of ‘ironing out’ the few minor discrepancies of attire which had been picked up … Continue reading →