Category Archives: The Silent Eye

The Old One and the Gatekeeper (3) non action ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

37 The Dao abides in non-action but there is nothing it does not do. When the leaders abide, The myriad of things transform by itself; Transformed yet desire to act, I lead the community by not naming the simplicity of … Continue reading →

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A question of choice

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I have been thinking a lot lately…there is more than enough time for that at the moment. Not that a mind often stops. It sleeps occasionally, though even dreams may keep it busy. Sometimes it feels as if conscious thought … Continue reading →

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Rebels without a choice?

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A mere quarter of a mile from my home the traffic ground to an unaccustomed halt. The sporadic nature of its movement proclaimed a contraflow in action somewhere up ahead and, with no other way of accessing my street, I … Continue reading →

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Curiosities… Stuart France

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

St Michael’s victory over the Devil – Sculptor, Jacob Epstein * The French occultist, Eliphas Levi, the German philosopher Franz von Baader, and the Theurgist, Louis Claude de St. Martin spoke of 1879 as the year in which Michael overcame … Continue reading →

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The Old One and the Gatekeeper (2) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The story of the Old One and the Gatekeeper told in Part One may be just that – a story. Or it may be the truth, turned into legend. Classical Chinese history places Lao Tzu as a 6th century BC … Continue reading →

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Between the cracks

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I wandered out into the early morning garden, clad in sandals and dressing gown, in search of The Ball. The dog had hidden the darned thing again and stood at the door grinning, while I did what I was expected … Continue reading →

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A matter of choice…

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I never did like doing as I was told. I might, through necessity, for example, obey the authoritarian order of an autocratic boss, but orders would never inspire me to give of my best. I would do just enough to … Continue reading →

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The chapel at Haddon Hall

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It was the morning after the Riddles of the Night* workshop that I have shared again recently. We wandered out into the landscape. Although the workshop was over, apparently, the work begun on the weekend was only just beginning…  Parts … Continue reading →

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A garden ever green – A visit to Haddon Hall

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It was the morning after the Riddles of the Night* workshop that I have shared again recently. We wandered out into the landscape. Although the workshop was over, apparently, the work begun on the weekend was only just beginning…  Parts … Continue reading →

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The Old One and the Gatekeeper ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The Old One crested the rise in the road and turned to look back at the land he had loved. If all went to plan, it would be the last time he saw his home. The breeze that should have … Continue reading →

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