Category Archives: Spirituality

Facets…

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

‘Seek and you will find Ask and the door will open’ The heart knows the way All questions have an answer All destiny a purpose I wonder if anyone is claiming copyright on ancient spiritual texts these days? I have … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Last rites III

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** We walked on, the mood had changed with the meditation; all of us quietly aware that there was to be something more. The broad, well-trodden path continued to wind its way through the valley, but we took instead the … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Last rites?

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** On the Sunday morning, the last day of our weekend workshop, we had arranged to meet close to the entrance of Cressbrook Dale, a deep, green cleft in the hills that has a strange and often dark history. Our … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Brief encounter…

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** The Silent Eye weekends are not just about what is built into the schedule, they are also a chance to spend time with people we have come to know through the events and who have become friends. We are … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: War and peace

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** We had left two of our companions to return to the hotel, as one of them, gallantly sharing the weekend in spite of upcoming surgery, had turned her ankle and needed to rest. We were, therefore, a reduced company … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Worlds apart

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** Our next stop was not only a site extraordinarily rich in archaeological remains, but also a local beauty spot with plenty of parking nearby and well-defined paths… always a difficult combination. We would always wish to have these places … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: Familiarity…

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It isn’t always what you know that counts… it matters more what you understand well enough to bring it into consciousness. Some of us were to get a graphic example of that as we took a break for lunch in … Continue reading →

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Rites of Passage: On the Edge…

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

*** On Saturday morning, we gathered on the Edge above Baslow. The rocky landscape here is one we know well, capturing and melding the wild essence of the land with the lives of its people, through history, necessity and modern … Continue reading →

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Starting early…

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It is no time to be up, not when it is not necessary. Even Ani has got the general idea that just because I am up doesn’t mean it is time for her to wake these days but I love … Continue reading →

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Crisps and cold rice pudding

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Appalling isn’t it? I can cook from here to Bombay, but do I? No. At least, not for me. I cook daily for my son at his home, but here, the dog eats better than I do… she, at least, … Continue reading →

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