Category Archives: The Silent Eye

Cycles of Light (1) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Have you ever considered how strange our week is? By this, I mean we get to the end of its seven days and fall off into an infinity of named celestial objects like Gemmda5, Godiano554, Artuix Sunburst and on, and … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged #Silenti, alchemy, consciousness, cycles of light, life-cycles, psychology, spirituality, The seven ancient planets | 4 Comments

Close to home

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I had occasion recently to talk with someone whose actions had once caused me a good deal of pain. I was asked, in the light of later maturity, if I could ever forgive them. I found that I could not. … Continue reading →

Posted in consciousness, Love, The Silent Eye | Tagged compassion, emotions, empathy, fear, forgiveness, human behaviour, mindfulness, self knowledge, understanding | 18 Comments

A pattern in the night

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I couldn’t sleep. I’d gone to bed sleepy, read until I could read no more, then snuggled down expecting the inner lights to go out within minutes. An hour later I was still waiting… and wide awake. It might have … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged consciousness, experience, geometry, harmony, infinity, memory, numbers, patterns, restriction, senses, space, spirituality, symbolism | 9 Comments

Divide and be Conquered ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It’s a funny thing, division – its principles apply to many aspects of our lives. We can cut something up, but its original ‘wholeness’ persists in ways we may never have considered. Wholeness as a concept is worth some thought. … Continue reading →

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What dreams may come?

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The stories we heard as children remain with us as we grow. We know them well and, at need, can dredge from memory all the salient points to retell them to a new generation of children. The characters are familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged archetypes, fairy stories, life lessons, Red Riding Hood, sleeping beauty, spirituality, teaching tales, weekend workshop | Leave a comment

Telling tales

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I was talking with a friend, as you do, comparing notes over coffee and a few thousand miles. He described his own spiritual tradition as ‘walking in Beauty’. That, I thought, was a wonderful way to describe any path. Yet … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged consciousness, esoteric workshop, imagination, love, mindfulness, power of fantasy, reality, Silent Eye annual ritual drama workshop, storytelling | 4 Comments

A Prospect of Whitby (3) Touching the Sun ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There’s something ‘monumental’ about planning to be high on the vast moorlands of the North Yorkshire National Park at the end of the first week in December. Yet that is exactly what we’ll be doing on the Sunday morning of … Continue reading →

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A Land of Living Light

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Every morning, the first thing I do is open my bedroom curtains to take a glance at the day. I rise early, usually before dawn at this time of year. When clouds obscure the horizon, all I can see is … Continue reading →

Posted in earth, mystery, nature, Photography, soul, Spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye | Tagged awe, dawn, hope, new beginnings, sunrise, wonder | 61 Comments

Remembering

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

My mother was not quite seventeen when I was born. She and my father, just three years her senior, had married early as he had joined the army. They were still living close to home when I first came into … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged casualties, childhood, effects of war, memories, peace, poppies, remembrance day, soldiers, war | 7 Comments

Chaperone…

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* “The second stone points to Silbury Hill along the line of the midsummer sunrise.” “Can that be accidental?” “It seems unlikely.” * … “Would there be a symbolic significance for that?” “One would expect so.” “Could we offer an … Continue reading →