Tag Archives: Consciousness Studies

Religious Syncretism: iconotropy… Stuart France

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “Is he meant to be a giant?” “In the story he is two-thirds divine, one third-man.” “Which doesn’t actually answer my question.” “I don’t know, is he meant to be a giant?” “Ah, I see… Well, if that … Continue reading →

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Why Myth? IV… Stuart France

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘Gilgamesh is among the greatest things that can ever happen to a person.’ – Rainer Maria Rilke. Those of you with an eagle eye will have realised that next year’s Silent Eye, Spring Workshop has a mythological theme. It … Continue reading →

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Why Myth? III ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …We do not pretend to be expert in Australian Aboriginal myth. We have probably in our whole life-time to date read only a handful of their stories. We have though spent some time in Australia crossing the country bottom … Continue reading →

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In the Similitude of a Dream III…

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … At this his relations were sore amazed; not for that they believed that what he said to them was true, but because they thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head; therefore, it drawing towards night, … Continue reading →

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In the Similitude of a Dream II…

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …In this plight, therefore, he went home and refrained himself as long as he could, that his wife and children should not perceive his distress; but he could not be silent long, because that his trouble increased. * Continue … Continue reading →

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In the Similitude of a Dream…

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where there was a Den, And I laid me down in that place to sleep… * * And, as I slept, I dreamed a … Continue reading →

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The Tyrant of Uruk…

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

*  “The Eternal City of Uruk… See how its ramparts gleam like copper in the sun… Climb the ancient staircases up stone more ancient than mind… Approach the Temple of Eanna… Sacred precinct of the Goddess Ishtar… Her priestesses stand … Continue reading →

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Winter with the Silent Eye…

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Full Circle? – Finding the way home… Penrith, Cumbria Friday 7th – Sunday 9th December, 2018 Home. It is an evocative word. The images it conjures are different for each of us, yet few other words touch heart and mind … Continue reading →

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WHAT’S UP DOC? Lines of communication IV…

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …’All colour had faded from the sky and although the big board by the gate creaked slightly in the night wind, there was no passer-by to read the sharp, hard letters that cut straight as black knives across its … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes…

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is an odd thing to put on a workshop where ritual and drama are mixed. Odd, but old… theatre has its roots in the sacred drama of ancient times. Even the rituals of the Church have a theatrical element, … Continue reading →

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