Tag Archives: Ancestors

The What of Life (1) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

She was sitting in the front row – the car had mysteriously failed to start for the first five minutes of the would-be journey, as though projecting her future to this point with a mechanical will of its own. This … Continue reading →

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Getting there…

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Sue Vincent

January…and the clocking is ticking down to spring. Work that has been going on all year now changes gear. It began in earnest last year, with a research trip to the British Museum to see the art and artefacts of … Continue reading →

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Why not?

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Sue Vincent

One of the joys of working with the Silent Eye is the people you get to meet. Not all of them are part of the School; most follow their own Paths, which, though they may run in the same general … Continue reading →

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Our Song of Truth…

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* We circle the Long Stone, feet planted gently but firmly on the earth… Arms and hands hang loosely by our sides… We close our eyes… We breathe deeply… We perform our breathing exercise… And then again breathe deeply, listening … Continue reading →

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Seeds of Sound…

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Our Words of Truth with their intents… EARTH – to become aesthetically aware… CALM – to affirm in admiration…   Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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Feeling Beyond Form…

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* We certainly hadn’t intended to talk about Arthur, let alone Merlin when we pencilled in Penrith as the starting point for our weekend workshop. But the land has a way of communicating it’s own ‘sweet terror’ and when we … Continue reading →

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Chief Prince of Pen Rhionydd…

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* D: Before Merlin was a soothsayer he was a miraculous child who solved the mystery of Vortigern’s Tower. W: What mystery was that? D: Every time the tower was raised by Vortigern the hill on which it was built … Continue reading →

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Gifts of the Full Moon ~ Jan Malique #writephoto

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Once again I bring an offering to lay at the gateway of Sue’s Thursday Photo Prompt. A gateway into a magical landscape you might say. Before entering this sacred landscape we need to ask permission and offer a gift to … Continue reading →

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Shadow Play…

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘Shadowing’ is our term for the phenomenon whereby a standing stone, or group of stones, recreates a distant landscape feature and thereby renders it immediately apparent or tangible. Most other megalithic writers on the subject have also, independently, recognised … Continue reading →

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Wish you were here…

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* In Olden Times, Holidays were originally just that… Holy Days. The whole community would lay aside their work day duties and together engage in deeply or intrinsically symbolic activities which related to the situation that they all found themselves … Continue reading →

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