Tag Archives: esoteric psychology

The Feathered Seer – The observer

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

”The spirit is so closely linked to the body as a thing that the body never ceases to be haunted.’ Georges Bataille We had chosen five of the ancient and sacred sites of the local landscape as inspiration and setting … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – Fear

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘All of you undisturbed cities, haven’t you ever longed for the Enemy?’ Rainer Maria Rilke “Burn and Grieve.” The title stared back at me from the screen. It seemed prophetic. Mute fingers poised, I wondered what on earth had possessed … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Seer V

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Any creative endeavour involves hazard. We are fortunate enough to work with an eclectic and talented bunch of souls which inevitably lessens that hazard. With our previous Workshop, Leaf and Flame, we had made a rod for our own … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Seer IV

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* “No one else is doing this.” “So far as we are aware.” “And if they are doing it they are not doing it in quite the same way.” * It was not always the case. The ancient mystery schools … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Seer III…

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …Anyway, a quiet revolution has been under way over the last five years. We have been gradually expanding the boundaries of the temple ritual and nudging it outside and into the sacred site. Conversely, we have also been expanding … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Seer II

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* …With this year’s April Workshop, we returned to source. Five years ago, The Song of the Troubadour birthed our school and opened the gateway to three levels of Enneagram study. This year we opened another gateway, which led into … Continue reading →

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The Flowers of Mistrust – #Silenti

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We live, increasingly, in an age of mistrust. It can be seen as cool, savvy, to doubt what we hear–an expectation of deceit in the ‘other’, as though trust belonged to the infant’s playground; something to be outgrown in the … Continue reading →

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The Finding of Polarity (3) – #Silenti

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Sue Vincent

In parts one and two of this set of three posts, we have examined how the development of the individual, the ‘self’, is a different process from the development of our young bodies, and relies upon our departure from ‘oneness’ … Continue reading →

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The Finding of Polarity (2) – #Silenti

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

‘As I begin to understand how ‘I’ am made I begin to see that infinity can largely be equated with what is formless and not with some mathematically and useless hugeness’ I wrote that down some time ago. From one … Continue reading →

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The Finding of Polarity (1) – #Silenti by Steve Tanham

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

We can speak of mysticism, of magic, of meditation, of psychodynamics and many other labels, but all these refer to the attempt by the human consciousness to become aware of a deeper level of existence than our normal day-world. In … Continue reading →

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