Tag Archives: Cerne Abbas

A Thousand Miles of History XXXXIV: The Smallest of Churches

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were up bright and early for the final day of our journey home. We drove once more to Cerne Abbas, finding the village almost deserted and the church just being opened by the old gentleman who is the Keeper … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancient sites, Books, Churches, france and vincent, Photography, road trip, travel | Tagged Cerne Abbas, Ikon John Coleman, legends, mercia, relics, saints, St Edwold | 8 Comments

A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part 2 ~ Helen Jones

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Journey to Ambeth… Helen Jones continues the story of her experience with the Silent Eye in Dorset: Still officially on a blog break, I swear. But there is more to tell about my trip to Dorset, so here … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Cerne Abbas, Cerne Abbas Giant, chalk figure, Cromwell, earthworks, fertility, Iron Age, Midsummer, phallus, Photography, power, rampant, river, solstice, Victorian, village | Leave a comment

Patterned in Dorset (3) – Steve Tanham

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is said that a chapel dedicated to St Catherine once stood on this hill, looking down at the little town of Cerne Abbas, below. The original St Catherine was a pre-Christian figure about whom very little is known. She … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged atherine Wheel, Cerne Abbas, Mystical Dorset, Mystical graduates, Silent Eye School, St Catherine, The Silver Well | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged Abbey, Cerne Abbas, chalk figure, dorset, Holy well, landscape, legends, symbolism, weekend workshop | 6 Comments

Wish you were here?

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

We regularly share the stories of our workshop weekends on these pages. What is impossible to share on these pages is the sense of warmth, the laughter and the camaraderie that attends these weekends. Those who come along are not … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged ancient sites, Cerne Abbas, CIRCLE OF TEACHINGS, consciousness, Derbyshire, dorset, enneagram, esoteric meaning of myth, esoteric psychology, Jewel in the Claw, landscape, magic, Mystery School, Silent Eye annual ritual drama workshop, weekend workshop | 15 Comments

Wish you were here?

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Over the past few days we have shared stories and pictures of the places we visited during the Solstice of the Moon weekend in Scotland. What is impossible to share on these pages is the sense of warmth, the laughter … Continue reading →