Tag Archives: consciousness

Almost…

Posted on April 23, 2019 by

Last minute preparations are underway. I’m looking at the pile of props, costumes and workbooks and wondering how I’ll squeeze everything and a wheelchair into the car, even though we have done this so many times before and in much … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

The Ship ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

This morning, I will drive to the family home town of Bolton, in Lancashire to collect my mother who is coming to spend Easter with us here in Cumbria. The journey is straightforward: fifteen minutes will take me from the … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Masks of Sod

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

* …For those of you who have not yet realised, the preceding monographs have followed, relatively closely, the lines laid out by the Danish Philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, in his master-work, ‘Fear and Trembling’. Quite apart from his unquestionble literary genius … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, philosophy, Stuart France | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Light between the Railway Carriages ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on April 11, 2019 by

The light between the railway carriages… It was one of the best analogies I ever had given to me; yet it took me years to grasp its fullness. Like any true seed of ‘spiritual’ insight, it was strong enough to … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Costumes…

Posted on April 6, 2019 by

* “So what’s it all about, then?” “Oh, lots of things, like, duty and service, and honour, and love, and friendship, and devotion and good government, and bad…” “But ultimately?” “Ulitmately it’s about the need to balance polarity.” “Is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuart France, The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

To have and to hold…

Posted on March 31, 2019 by

From behind the curtain I am watching the birds in the garden. I am waiting for the hawthorns to grow tall and become a haven for feathered things. They are, for the moment, little more than bushes, but even so, … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

The What of Life (2) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

I want to like you, she thought, loudly. Please don’t spoil it by picking on science in a stupid, fluffy way… but don’t stop challenging, either… find the villains… She listened, intently, as he talked about the need to ‘see’ … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dear Wen: Erratics…

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

Dear Wen… Yes, an eminently enjoyable weekend, it was good to rediscover an old friend. The sleepy energy of Beeley Warren Circle is a balm to the soul as the numerous Bees we encountered should attest. The silly thing is … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, archaeology, Art, Books, Don and Wen, france and vincent | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Dear Don: Erratics…

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

Dear Don, The weekend was excellent… the meeting went very well, we got a lot of good work done (for which I shall have to type up our notes at some point) and we found the stone circle! Which bodes … Continue reading →

Posted in albion, Ancient sites, archaeology, Art, Books, Don and Wen, france and vincent | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The What of Life (1) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

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 →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment