Category Archives: Events

Shades of the Golden Age…

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

As a child, I loved the old movies of the swashbuckling variety. Even then, I knew the stories were not real and the history likely to be wildly innaccurate. Romance and adventure did not wait behind every tree. Magic, though, … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon: Graven images

Posted on October 7, 2017 by

Our last visit of a weekend that seemed to have flown by all too quickly was to a little church on the edge of Aberdeen. The sun finally decided to show its face… though it still managed to rain anyway, … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Beached

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

In joy thou hast lived. Beware of the Sea! If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore, Thy heart shall then rest in the forest no more. Tolkien. I know very little about seagulls. We do get … Continue reading →

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The Wyrm and the Wyrd: Natural authority

Posted on July 4, 2017 by

Portmeirion, the guide told us, was the brainchild of the architect and conservationist, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. The project had been a long time in hatching… once the idea had been conceived, he waited twenty years in order the purchase the … Continue reading →

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A bit of a wander

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

Both me and the dog are back home once again, melting in the heat. Ani appears to have been having a fair bit of fun… she has evidently been helping with a bit of house-painting; the black and white animal … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Ancient sites, Events, Landscape, Memories, nature, Photography, Sacred sites, Silent Eye weekend workshop, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, travel, Wales | Tagged , , , | 49 Comments

A close approximation of normality…

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

The small dog, absent for far too long, is finally home. The unusual tidiness has been replaced by mayhem, the heavy silence broken by the clatter of claws on wooden flooring and the manic squeaking of stuffed toys reunited with … Continue reading →

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Panics quietly stage left…

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

It is that time of year. The time when my bedroom starts to ressemble a theatrical costume department, the days suddenly start racing by far too quickly and The Day approaches with panic-inducing velocity. Not that I am starting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, mystery, Sacred sites, Spirituality, Steve Tanham, Stuart France and Sue Vincent, symbolism, The Feathered Seer, The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , | 29 Comments

Weekend workshops – The Silent Eye 2017

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

The Silent Eye hosts a number of events each year, from our annual Weekend Workshop in Derbyshire to our informal Living Land and Walk and Talk gatherings. This year we will be holding events in England, Scotland and Wales. All … Continue reading →

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Circles Beyond Time – worlds without borders

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

We left Arbor Low and headed back to the village of Monyash and the pub for lunch. Once again, we seemed to have seen and done far more than should be possible in such a short time, slipping across the … Continue reading →

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Going west -a final glimpse

Posted on August 27, 2016 by

We were much later than planned leaving St Davids. All of us had a long way to go before we would be home as we had come together from the far-flung corners of the land. The weather was foul, with … Continue reading →

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