Tag Archives: Ancestors

Spirit Animals by Running Elk

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Shamanic Paths This post is based on the outline of an exploration session presented at The Silent Eye (a modern mystery school) “Leaf and Flame: the Foliate Man” weekend in 2016. Whilst I have attempted to retain some … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – Patterns of enchantment

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘The hidden world has its clouds and rain, but of a different kind. Its sky and sunshine are of a different kind. This is made apparent to those not deceived by the seeming completeness of the ordinary world.’ … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – Divining meaning

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘In former times the soul was feathered all over’ Plato The third ritual of the workshop weekend was named Deadshaw Sick after the strip of land that divides the lands of the living from the lands of the dead at … Continue reading →

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Inns and feathers

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We arrived early in Great Hucklow for the workshop weekend, leaving ourselves plenty of time for what has become the traditional coffee at the inn, high on the ridge. Looking out over the landscape towards Peter’s Rock was particularly appropriate … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – The observer

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

”The spirit is so closely linked to the body as a thing that the body never ceases to be haunted.’ Georges Bataille We had chosen five of the ancient and sacred sites of the local landscape as inspiration and setting … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – Fear

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘All of you undisturbed cities, haven’t you ever longed for the Enemy?’ Rainer Maria Rilke “Burn and Grieve.” The title stared back at me from the screen. It seemed prophetic. Mute fingers poised, I wondered what on earth had possessed … Continue reading →

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Whispers of Ancestral Voices by Jan Malique

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Image: Pixabay Fellow bloggers and old friends who attended the recent Silent Eye workshop, The Feathered Seer, have written far more eloquently than I of their experiences. This is my attempt at making sense of the weekend’s events, my guide Anubis … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Seer II

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …With this year’s April Workshop, we returned to source. Five years ago, The Song of the Troubadour birthed our school and opened the gateway to three levels of Enneagram study. This year we opened another gateway, which led into … Continue reading →

Magic #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Sue Vincent

…and oddly enough, this rainbow is falling right upon the place where the Silent Eye will be holding its magical weekend workshop in April… To find our more about The Feathered Seer and to reserve a place on the workshop, … Continue reading →

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Solstice of the Moon – a Silent Eye Event in Scotland

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Maiden, Mother, Crone Solstice of the Moon Inverurie, Scotland 15th-17th September 2017 The gently undulating and fertile landscape between the foothills of the Grampian Mountains and the North Sea proved an attractive place to settle for the early Neolithic peoples … Continue reading →