Category Archives: Spirituality

The Feathered Seer – Patterns of enchantment

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘The hidden world has its clouds and rain, but of a different kind. Its sky and sunshine are of a different kind. This is made apparent to those not deceived by the seeming completeness of the ordinary world.’ … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – The bitter drop

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘If you have not lived through something it is not true’ Kabir The fourth ritual took us to a place of fear. Within the local landscape there is a high place that had, for a long time, remained hidden from … Continue reading →

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The Re-Cycling of Life by Alethea Kehas

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

During the Silent Eye’s annual workshop this April, we engaged in a discussion about fear. There was, I believe, a general agreement that the ultimate fear most people, if not all, harbor is the loss of the individual as a … Continue reading →

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Flying high

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There was a heron in the garden when I arrived at my son’s home a little before eight o’clock. It stood on the deck, almost as tall as me, and looked me in the eye. For a moment there was … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged chronic illness, cycle of life, diability, fish, heron, life and death, reality, Silent Eye annual ritual drama workshop, symbolism | 10 Comments

Stones by Trent P. McDonald– #writephoto

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“See here,” wise Beandor said to his young pupil, Therry, “This arch, though appearing so weak, is very strong. Although the walls may crumble, unless the keystone is disturbed, the arch will stand and bear weight.” Beandor used his staff … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, photo prompt, Photography, Spirituality, writing | Tagged fable, fiction, short fiction, short story | 2 Comments

Panics quietly stage left…

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

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 esoteric, excitement, magic, travel, weekend, workshop | 29 Comments

The Initiate from Paul Andruss at Odds n Sods: A miscellany

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Sue Vincent

How do you make a writer’s day? Leave a review. How do you make their year? Leave a review like this! I make no apologies for reposting this… the best review we could have wished for! A Book Review by … Continue reading →

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The Finding of Polarity (3) – #Silenti

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

In parts one and two of this set of three posts, we have examined how the development of the individual, the ‘self’, is a different process from the development of our young bodies, and relies upon our departure from ‘oneness’ … Continue reading →

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To sleep, perchance…

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I snuggled under the duvet. The night was chilly but the bed, with its big feather pillows is perfect in this weather. Bliss, in fact. And I was ready to sleep, looking forward to it… it had been a long … Continue reading →

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A review by Robbie Cheadle : Notes from a small dog: Four Legs on Two

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Ani would like to thank Robbie and Michael Cheadle for a wonderful review of ‘her’ book. Reblogged from Robbie’s Inspiration: What Goodreads says: “He asked me what it is with balls…why I love them so much. I had a think … Continue reading →