Category Archives: The Silent Eye

Voices in the Mist (1) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We had never been to the First World War monuments and graves in northern France. As a young man, I considered them part of a national mindset that glorified war. But, over the decades, that view was moderated and I … Continue reading →

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A change in the weather

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There was something wrong… something missing from the world as I walked the few paces to the car. I couldn’t put my finger on it at all, but I was very clear on the essential fact. There was something … … Continue reading →

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Filling the cup

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Poised to write, I leafed through the notes scrawled on my pad. I remembered the conversation and context… it was worth writing about. Given the sketchy nature of what I had written, it was a minute or two before I … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning…

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Since the birth of the Silent Eye, we have held regular workshops, including, for the past seven years, an annual residential weekend of ritual drama in Derbyshire. We have had a huge amount of fun with these weekends over the … Continue reading →

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A Magical Path

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“What,” asked my correspondent, enquiring about the School, “is magic?” It is not the first time I have been asked that question, once the difference between performance magic and the magical work of the esoteric path has been established. Read … Continue reading →

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Keys of Heaven (10): A Final Resting Place ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

continued from Part 9 The village of Lastingham, of the southern edge of the North York Moors, was a fitting place to end our weekend – both for its mysterious wells and also on the basis that the crypt of … Continue reading →

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Looking for answers…

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It wasn’t a dark and stormy night… this book that lies open on my desk begins with a rather less evocative phrase. More mundane and far less atmospheric…though the writer who had penned them both was the same. I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Sowing warmth

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There was a road closure on the way to work, so, to avoid the build-up of traffic, I took to the back streets, wending my way through a residential area and passing the house in which we had first lived … Continue reading →

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Keys of Heaven (9): blown down the mountain ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The welcoming warmth of the Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge continued from Part 8 My companions of the Silent Eye’s ‘Keys of Heaven’ weekend were waiting when I arrived at the Lion Inn. We had coffee and biscuits and discussed … Continue reading →

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Star-gazing

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I was awake far too early again this morning. Moonlight wandered in and dream-filled eyes looked out. The sky was still dark and the stars were hidden behind cloud and mist. I had been half awake for some time, thinking … Continue reading →

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