Tag Archives: Ancient Sacred Sites

The Landscape that Teaches ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Sue Vincent

When we were creating the Silent Eye’s mentored correspondence course, we envisaged a three-year journey through a mental, emotional and spiritual landscape which would evolve as the Companion’s learning and depth of ‘being’ increased. This landscape was to be internal … Continue reading →

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A Prospect of Whitby (2) Steps in Time ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Good food is everywhere in Whitby. Even with our Collie dog in tow, we were able to find a wonderful and furry-friendly tearoom – Sherlocks in Flowergate. Forty minutes later we had enjoyed it so much we decided it would … Continue reading →

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A Prospect of Whitby (1) The Abbey at the centre of time

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The title’s cheeky… Bram Stoker created Count Dracula of Transylvania and had him come ashore at Whitby in a ship named The Prospect of Whitby. We’ll not be talking much about Dracula in our coming weekend workshop; we’ve got enough … Continue reading →

The 13th Moon of St Cedd ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Sue Vincent

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Madding Merlin…

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* * … After many years had passed under many kings, Merlin the Briton was held famous in the world… * Peredur, King of North Wales made war on Gwenddoleu of Scotland… * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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Fear and Love in the High Peak – (2) “I want a posset!” ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The first visit of the Silent Eye ‘Rites of Passage: Seeing Beyond Fear’ weekend was to the Derbyshire village of Eyam (pronounced Eem) – The Plague Village. Our family has a personal connection with Eyam and the terrible events of … Continue reading →

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Hidden Avebury: Seeking the Unseen

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Almost everyone knows of Avebury, the great stone circle within which a village was built. A World Heritage site and one of the most incredible sacred complexes of prehistory, it is justly famous for its beauty and mystery. The site … Continue reading →

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Only a Horse and a Sword ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

We become habitual in our thinking. It’s a good idea (and fun) to play little games with our mind to help us look at things differently. One of these is to look at things in a ‘zero-sum’ way: that is, … Continue reading →

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Three Days of the Oyster-Catcher (Part 6) Beyond the Blasted Heath ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Sue Vincent

And then the worlds around us literally fell away… We were all tired; it had been a wonderful day, and the weather had been kind – which is not always assured in Scotland… The brain tends to switch off, which … Continue reading →

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The Golden Eye of Fiveness (3) Steve Tanham

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Figure One – the pentagram, emerging at the end of our search for perfect ‘fiveness’. “It is highly dishonourable for a Reasonable Soul to live in so Divinely built a Mansion as the Body she resides in, altogether unacquainted with … Continue reading →