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An Eye full of Reflections (4) – Steve Tanham

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Sue Vincent

As the land-train pulls out of the main square in Portmeirion, we head up into the forest. There are three distinct internal regions within the Portmeirion site. The first is the village, itself; the second is the coastal walk; and … Continue reading →

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Stones in the stones

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It wasn’t the most promising sky… or at least, what it was promising didn’t look pleasant, but we really felt the need to get out and about. There was work to be done and, as that work takes us across … Continue reading →

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Keeping a promise

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

It was the first opportunity we had to re-visit the stone circle below Hordron’s Edge and we had a promise to keep, planting a crystal in the earth at a very specific spot. It was not the best of days, … Continue reading →

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Space for error

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Sue Vincent

For five years, it was Steve who was the principal writer of the annual workshops. I don’t think any of us had really considered that it would ever be otherwise. We contributed, both ideas and certain sections of the weekend, … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Shaman (5) – Life and Death on Kukulcan by Steve Tanham

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The count had reached one forty steps by the time the newfound realised what was happening. Below him, the rising air from the plateau smelled, newly, of summer grasses and deeply-perfumed flowers.  The sun, near vertical overhead, beat down with a … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Shaman (4) – In the Mouth of the Jaguar by Steve Tanham

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Really? A giant, black, Jaguar materialised from the south face of the Chichen Itza pyramid and thundered across the ground to devour you? On one level, it’s a preposterous thing to write; on another, it’s the heart of the matter. … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Seer VII…

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Sue Vincent

* Given our quiet revolution, it was heartening that so many of the Companions stayed on after the workshop to play out in the landscape. The feeling was that many others would have too had not circumstances dictated otherwise. For … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Shaman (3) – The head in the jaws by Steve Tanham

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I’ve decided there is something Shamanic about suffering. The past few years have been challenging for me in a very specific way: whenever I have approached an important event, particularly one where I have to ‘perform’ well, in a dramatic … 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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Intimate Flames – #Silenti

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

What is it to be intimate? The touch  of a lover’s hand or lips, perhaps?  Two bodies locked together in desire for a common fulfilment; the intellect muted while the emotional and sexual energies dance their own bolero? We generally … Continue reading →

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