Tag Archives: consciousness

The Opened Palm – Steve Tanham

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“I only know how to ask…” Probably the last thing she said to me, so many years ago. Age took her, then. But the memory of the touch of her mind and heart is a wonderful one. So gentle, so … Continue reading →

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All in the feeling?

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It was a beautiful morning. I had watched a barn owl glide across the field as dawn limned the horizon with gold and palest pink. The sky was beginning to turn blue and the drive to work on almost-empty roads … Continue reading →

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Loved…

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Three words felt, not spoken, Known only in the inmost heart That change the world And how you see it. It doesn’t matter who Or how, or where. Time and distance have no meaning, When you Know it. Nor do … Continue reading →

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A Candle in the Mind – Steve Tanham

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

If we wish to make a voyage into the self, we need a set of tools, with which to: a) Investigate, as objectively as possible, what this ‘me’ is doing. b) Create a space; a different part of us, that … Continue reading →

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Down the Snow Stairs

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It has been a weekend of inclement weather. When the Siberian winds finally dropped, the snow fell, closing roads and making even the shortest journey hazardous. Snow always takes me back to childhood, even when it is inconvenient or the … Continue reading →

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Dwellers in Towers – Steve Tanham

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

A recent trip to the beautiful Northumbrian coast threw up a chance visit to Preston Tower, one of a type known as a ‘Pele Tower’ – a fortified place of refuge for well-to-do families, built during the times of the … Continue reading →

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Of One Mind? – Steve Tanham

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

To be of ‘one mind’: it’s an expression we don’t hear a lot of, nowadays, though it remains available to us in the language. Historically, it was used to describe an intensity of opinion, or – even stronger – belief, … Continue reading →

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Hypnotised chickens…

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Quite why I have to be up at ridiculous o’clock, I don’t know. Well, I probably do, but even for me it is a bit early in the day to start calling myself an idiot. I wouldn’t mind if I’d … Continue reading →

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Identified Flying Object – Steve Tanham

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

One of the key understandings in mystical thought is the idea of identity. Words morph their meaning over time, and identity is a classic case. We might think of the police knowing the ‘identity’ of a person they want to … Continue reading →

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One size fits all?

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I had to chuckle at the emotions that flitted across my son’s face. He even managed to continue his sentence without a blink, yet the whole internal ‘did she just say that?’ conversation was written in a millisecond across his … Continue reading →

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