Tag Archives: esoteric psychology

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? II ~ Stuart France

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘…So, what is the significant act?’ ‘All the acts in the story are significant.’ ‘What is the story about?’ ‘It is about a Dust-Devil.’ ‘For the human body there are really only five significant acts: the first is breathing. … Continue reading →

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The Stone and the Pilgrim (6) final part ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“It is what it is…” I remember the evening Morgana said that to me, many years ago. We were in Glastonbury, doing the first of our year of bi-monthly talks. The truth of it is profound. The sentiment behind the … Continue reading →

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Spindle-Stone Heugh… Stuart France

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* And so to Bamburgh castle, the king a new wife did bring. But his queen took an instant dislike to her husband’s daughter, Margaret, And transformed her into a Laidly Worm which coiled itself about a Great Stone, And … Continue reading →

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The Stone and the Pilgrim (5) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Sue Vincent

We stumbled upon the Preston Pele Tower, fifteen miles south-west of Bamburgh, back in February, 2018. My wife and I had seen a reference to it on a noticeboard in a cafe some distance to the north. It’s quite hard … Continue reading →

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The Stone and the Pilgrim (2) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Rested, the group of pilgrims gathers beneath the vast presence of Bamburgh Castle. The castle was restored to its present glory by the 19th century munitions entrepreneur and inventor William Armstrong. Lord Armstrong bought it from the Crewe trustees in … Continue reading →

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Principles of Fire (6) A Tribe of Two ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Rumi Jalaluddin Rumi was a 12th century Sufi mystic, whose approach to the ‘real’ was remarkably … Continue reading →

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Principles of Fire (5) A Tribe of One ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

They who set out to discover the twin meanings of the word ‘self’ must walk a certain path. The route to the deeper, real self lies only in the journey through the everyday self. Without this study – and its … Continue reading →

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The Old Man in the Tower

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

There was and is a tower, a tall, dark tower. One day, a fugitive – ragged but not lost – came to this tower. The tower stood beside a wild sea, which constantly washed its face with spray. Day after … Continue reading →

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Principles of Fire (4) Essence and Reunion ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Continued from Part Two of this topic In previous posts, we have seen that how we view and interact with the world is conditioned by how our egoic self has developed; from oneness with Mother in the womb, through birth … Continue reading →

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