Category Archives: transformation

Awkward questions

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Sue Vincent

I was asked a question the other day with which I am intimately acquainted but for which I had no answer. “What does it mean to lead a spiritual life?” It is not strictly true to say I have no … Continue reading →

Posted in soul, Spirituality, transformation | Tagged blinkers, religion, spiritual life, thought | 12 Comments

Going West: An Uneasy Peace

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Where do you begin when you have to write about a cathedral? Each chapel, every corner, every nook and cranny is replete with art and history. The sensory input is so much that all you can do is walk and … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, History, Photography, Spirituality, transformation, Wales | Tagged Celtic Christianity, sacred sites, spiritual turning around, spirituality | Leave a comment

Clocking off?

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The road was calling me north and I couldn’t wait to finish work and give in to its blandishments. The sun was shining and warm, the forecast unusually good for England. The fields were ablaze with the brilliant yellow of … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, The Silent Eye, transformation, travel | Tagged inner voice, Moors, sacred sites, spiritual path, spirituality, symbolism, The Silent Eye, the work, weekend workshop, workshop | 26 Comments

A light in the darkness

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

“I have awoken with a fire in my belly, a good fire, one that speaks of life, a beacon in the dark, and if I place it on a high enough peak perhaps you can see it, perhaps it can … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, depression, Grief, Life, Love, Memories, Nick Verron, Spirituality, transformation | Tagged choosing life, darkness, Emmerdale, healing, health, Leah Bracknell, lung cancer, making choices, solstice, wellness, winter | 36 Comments

Musical Roots: The Drum’s Song by Alienora

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Chronicles of an Orange Haired Woman. Alienora and Dean were our Lore Keepers at the Feathered Seer weekend workshop. They rose to the challenge with utter magnificence… of which more will be said later… and then the Shaman … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye, Traditions, transformation, Workshop 2017 | Tagged music, sacred drumming, shaman, The Feathered Seer | 10 Comments

Weed or wildflower? #InternationalWomensDay

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Being a working woman, I could be expected to be sitting here nicely coiffed, decently dressed and wearing make-up. Being also a writer, you might imagine me instead romantically dishevelled or pyjama clad. These are stereotypes we can all recognise … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Photography, transformation | Tagged childhood, children, flowers, freedom, weeds | 58 Comments

Alchemy

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Summer’s fruits ripen What autumn mists must wither Crimson wears mourning Veils itself in frozen tears Caught in the grip of winter Rosebuds brave the snow Winter death holds summer’s birth Silent gestation Working unseen alchemy Transmutation of the sun … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality, symbolism, transformation | Tagged naturalrhythm, rosebuds, rosehips, roses, seasonal changes | 19 Comments

Dry #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Sue Vincent

When the well runs dry Perhaps it is just because You turned off the tap It may be seventeen syllables, but strictly speaking, it isn’t a haiku. It doesn’t conform to the accepted standards for the form… it is simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Moors, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality, transformation | Tagged flow of life, healing spring, sacred spring, water | 19 Comments

Fit for purpose

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I’ve been watching the fish again. The aquarium is next to my desk and where I would once stare into space, waiting for inspiration, I now watch the fish and find my mind swimming with them. Just as the fish … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, transformation | Tagged fish, spiritual paths, vessel of light, work in progress | 7 Comments

All change

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Sue Vincent

It doesn’t feel right yet, switching off the alarm clock before I go to bed, but I could get used to it easily enough. The alarms didn’t go off, because I hadn’t asked them to and the novelty of not … Continue reading →