Category Archives: Spirituality

Sharing the journey

So, the world of bloggers has gone silent. No–one is writing anything, no notifications, my inbox is quiet. Perhaps the others do not exist. A momentary panic…No.. my mind is not equipped for quantum reality this morning. Of course, there … Continue reading

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Words and pictures

On the table beside me as always is a pile of books and manuscripts. Some I am waiting to read, some I am working with, and some I am currently working on… and trying to format the pictures for The … Continue reading

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Wings

In many cultures the butterfly has been seen as the symbol of the soul. It is, in many ways, an excellent analogy, and no less so for being much used. From the earthbound caterpillar that munches its way through the … Continue reading

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Bursting

I have been dying to write this post… Imagine the house hobbit bouncing up and down with glee… and a Mum prouder than you can imagine… and a heart full to bursting. You know my eldest’s son’s story…how, four years … Continue reading

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Now

I am not the ‘I’ I was, Nor the ‘I’ I shall become, I am, Now, Present, Only in this moment.

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There and back again

I have been in Yorkshire for the best part of the week, to attend a five day course on behalf of the School. It has been odd to have little internet access and even my phone, which is usually a … Continue reading

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Stone and sea

“Stone and sea are deep in life Two unalterable symbols of the world Permanence at rest And permanence in motion Participants in the power that remains” ― Stephen R. Donaldson I thought about those lines a lot over the past … Continue reading

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The Mummy curses

There has been much written about the curse of the Mummy. I cannot comment on the historical ones, but can assure you that at least one was doing a fair bit of cursing Friday in a small Buckinghamshire village. After … Continue reading

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The Attention Candle

A post from my fellow director of the Silent Eye, Steve Tanham. Sitting here, in the small room that serves as my study, my attention began to wander from the Silent Eye lesson I am currently writing, to the picture … Continue reading

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The decadent hobbit

I was, I admit, surprised when I actually managed to find the swimming costume, and even more surprised it still fits after all these years. So, with instructions from my son, whose epistle began with ‘Dear hobbit…’, to make use … Continue reading

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