Category Archives: The Silent Eye

Rings of Earth and Sky – Steve Tanham

To find that time and circumstance Had placed us in an isle of fertile space Where others led us to a place A ring wherein the sky and earth would quarter meet There is no sense of wonder deeper Than … Continue reading

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication I…

* For those with eyes to see and ears to hear… * Floor Set up (Altar, placed centrally on chequered floor and covered… With, placed on it, top-hat, upended, with placed in it rabbit mask and ears x2, and cards, … Continue reading

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Jewels in the Claw (ii) – Steve Tanham

Continued from Part One He stops in the act of dismantling – the raven directly in line with his left eye. Reluctantly, he climbs onto the chair to unhook the left panel of rubberised black fabric that contains the bird’s … Continue reading

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Taxi from Hope: A Journey into the Heart of the “Jewel in the Claw” by Jan Malique

Reblogged from Jan Malique at Strange Goings On in the Shed. Jan shares her account of the workshop weekend: “The two halves of my spirit met and engaged in a dance almost forgotten, a dance traced in the dust and … Continue reading

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Seeds of Change

Time does strange things. It is just a week since our workshop and already it feels as if it is receding into the mists, and yet, it is also as clear and sharp as if we were about to enter … Continue reading

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The Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee – by The Patrician Lady

The Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee By The Patrician Lady A talk given to The Silent Eye’s ‘Jewel in the Claw’ workshop on 21st April 2018 In my talk today I’m going to tell you a little about Dr. John … Continue reading

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Jewels in the Claw (1) – Steve Tanham

There is a moment when he stops, puts down his packing box, and looks at what remains of the Court Floor. It is the last vestige of a creative journey of twelve months, of twenty souls intent on giving their … Continue reading

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The alchemy of joy

By the time this goes out, another workshop will be over and our Companions will have dispersed for another year. Inevitably, every time we go back to Great Hucklow, we think of that very first workshop… and for me, that … Continue reading

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Looking in the Looking Glass

As I schedule a post or two in advance to cover my absence for the Silent Eye’s workshop weekend, there are few things I can predict with any certainty. You never know what is going to happen or how things … Continue reading

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The Ghost Ship – Steve Tanham

The Ghost Ship —- They come from land and some by wave To travel brave and not unnerved Across a globe described by one Who sees in numbers straight and curved —- That one, disgraced, must face a queen Must … Continue reading

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