Tag Archives: consciousness

Castles of the Mind – A Silent Eye Workshop – Steve Tanham

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Do we have ‘castles of the mind’? Traditionally, ancient castle were build where there was trouble… Do we have the equivalent in our minds and emotions? Have we, over the course of our lives, built up strong fortifications with which … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Free Will – Steve Tanham

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

What does it mean to have ‘free will’? It’s a phrase that is used very casually, as though it carries an identical meaning to us all. It’s particularly important if you want to pursue a path of mystical self-development, since … Continue reading →

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Troubled reflections

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Have you ever stopped for a minute to consider how much you do because of other people? Not for others, but because of them? There’s a difference, and it is a big one. Doing ‘for’ can have many motivations; love, … Continue reading →

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Life’s a beach…

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I knew it was early, too early to be getting up, and laid there pondering dreams for a while, thinking back through the night. There are many types of dream… the daydreams that lift us from the humdrum world and … Continue reading →

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20/20 vision

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“Hindsight,” wrote my friend, “has twenty-twenty vision.” It always seems that way, when we think back to what we could have, should have said or done. The witty retort, the other alternative…the thing we did not think of at the … Continue reading →

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Being here – Steve Tanham

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

We were lined up against a stone wall – a very old stone wall. Forty ‘mystical pilgrims’ stood in the intense humidity of the entrance chamber to the Great Pyramid, dressed in simple robes; robes that had been used earlier … Continue reading →

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Enchantment #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent
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Deep and Personal – Steve Tanham

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“At what point should we expect the contact with the universe to become deep and personal?” The red-haired man in the corner had asked the question. He always sat in the corner of the talks and always asked a stupid … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The seeds of intent – Steve Tanham

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

An old friend, now sadly departed, but formative in my younger days, used to say that there were two ways to deal with ‘seeds’: one was to bury them so that they could be forgotten; the other was to plant … Continue reading →

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