Category Archives: The Silent Eye

Keys to Heaven: Gluttony… Stuart France

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The Norse God, Odin, hangs over all. His attendant wolves symbolise our lower self, and both their names can be translated, ‘greed’, which leads us to glut… * For most people the plan is simple: to experience all they … Continue reading →

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Whitby weekend: Making soul cakes?

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There is more to a Silent Eye workshop than a simple wander in the landscape, but although the shape of the weekend may be carefully crafted, much of what happens next comes from the intent of those who attend. Working … Continue reading →

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Let go… G. Michael Vasey

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Gary continues to share his experiences on the recent weekend workshop in North Yorkshire: The last time I visited Whitby Abbey I was a boy. I recall little of it. Just that I was bored. Of course, I have been … Continue reading →

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Like a Heartbeat ~ G. Michael Vasey

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Gary shares a moment from the recent workshop: This weekend, I attended the Silent Eye Keys of Heaven weekend workshop in the Whitby area of Yorkshire. Of this much more later….. However, the penultimate stop of the weekend was the … Continue reading →

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Keys to Heaven: Planning… Stuart France

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Baldrick, famously, hatches cunning plans which always back-fire. * Dick Dastardly, equally famously, hatches devious plans which always back-fire, and he usually has to be saved from destruction by his pet dog, Muttley. * So, what is it that … Continue reading →

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Fire From Heaven

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There was supposed to be a meteor shower. The moon would not be bright enough to drown the display of cascading stars with its light and the skies over the village are but gently lit. The light pollution here is … Continue reading →

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Here and Now

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The problem with living in a downstairs flat is that there is no upstairs. This may sound obvious, but when you have lived in a house almost all your life, with an upstairs, you tend to forget. Many times I … Continue reading →

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Cycles of Light (2) – Wheels of Fortune

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Sue Vincent

In Part One, we examined the days of our week and the planets after which they are named: Sunday – Sun’s day Monday – Moon’s day Tuesday – Mars’ day Wednesday – Mercury’s Day Thursday – Jupiter’s Day Friday – … Continue reading →

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What if you were wrong?

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I was thinking about a discussion I had enjoyed with a friend, about how our upbringing colours our worlds more than we realise. Both cultural and personal influences shape the images that imprint themselves upon the mind of the child … Continue reading →

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Time traveller

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

As the first lightening of the sky separates silhouettes from the blackness, the temperature plummets and cold floods my body. I can feel its bite and the reactive crisping of muscle and sinew as I huddle into my coat and … Continue reading →

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