Category Archives: The Silent Eye

The land of the ‘stone father’

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

At the heart of an ancient landscape is the Dorset village of Cerne Abbas. The village grew up around a Benedictine Abbey founded there over a thousand years ago and it is still a place where folklore, myth and legend … Continue reading →

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Broken Village – Steve Tanham

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The beautiful Northumberland village of Etal, one of a local twin, has a fine ruined castle; but this blog is not entirely about castles… The picture above is the castle at Etal. It was constructed in the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein, Gollum and the unseen will…

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“I’m re-reading Tolkien,” said my son. “Cool. How far have you got?” “The riddles in the dark bit.” That made me smile, as we’d taken inspiration from that chapter for the December workshop. “What do you reckon… when Gollum says … Continue reading →

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Saving for a rainy day…

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The fish need feeding… their food cannisters need refilling too. The bird feeder needs completely restocking…and it is freezing outside. Not only is it cold enough to make a snowman shiver, it is raining… the kind of rain that falls … Continue reading →

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Castles of the Mind – A Silent Eye Workshop – Steve Tanham

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Do we have ‘castles of the mind’? Traditionally, ancient castle were build where there was trouble… Do we have the equivalent in our minds and emotions? Have we, over the course of our lives, built up strong fortifications with which … Continue reading →

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Of Pomp and Circumstance… Stuart France

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* A crown too heavy to wear. Incline the head but a little And the neck will break… * Continue reading at Stuart France

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A Pound of Flesh… Stuart France

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* For what doth it profit a nation, To gain the world, But lose its land? Source: Stuart France

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Sol Invictus… Stuart France

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Verily, is the invincible sun, First and last refuge of the personality, Until it dies… Count Jack Black Source: Stuart France

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Just desserts…

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“No…! Really? That’s terrible…” It may well have been, but I doubt the subject of their gossip would have appreciated the evident relish with which the two women were discussing her misfortunes. I wasn’t eavesdropping, the strident voices were inescapable … Continue reading →

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Amnesia – Stuart France

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* A nameless shadow flits across the face of Science. The Theory of Evolution has not been proven. The ‘missing links’ for each species have not come forth from the fossil record. The constituent parts of our DNA have proven … Continue reading →

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