Tag Archives: Mystical Travel

The City and the Stars (2) : The Houses of Skara Brae ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Skara Brae’s modern story began in 1850 when a violent sea-storm tore off the layers of grass, sand and soil that had covered what appeared to be two ancient and completely intact Neolithic houses. For 4,000 years, they had been … Continue reading →

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Interlude: Looking Back…

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The mere idea of “saving the ‘best’ till last” was feeling all too prophetic. Especially as ‘best’ is debatable anyway.’ Most iconic, perhaps, best known worldwide, most unusual… but just ‘best’ is too subjective. From the magic of mountain-girt Castlerigg, … Continue reading →

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Two journeys, one destination (7) – Rosemarkie, The Black Isle ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Our final visit of the Saturday was to Rosemarkie, a beautiful village on the Black Isle, whose seafront looks south across the vastness of the Moray Firth. Rosemarkie was also home to a Pictish Monastery. This is now celebrated by … Continue reading →

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Two journeys, one destination (6) – a Pictish horizon ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Sue Vincent

With the wonderful Portmahomack behind us, it was time to meet the three Pictish stones that marked the horizon line of the Tarbat Peninsula. These would originally have been visible from the sea, and boats approaching from the Moray Firth … Continue reading →

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Two journeys, one destination (4) – two sides of the hill ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

On the second day of the Silent Eye’s ‘Pictish Trail’ weekend, we are beginning in what is, for me, one of the most beautiful places in the world. Portmahomack is a small fishing village on the north side of the … Continue reading →

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The mysterious Picts… and beyond ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Three questions are asked about the mysterious Picts of the Easter Ross coast of north-east Scotland: Where did they come from? What was the meaning of their wonderful art – miraculously preserved in stone for us to explore, today; and … Continue reading →

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The Moment that Teaches ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Most people who venture into the mystical encounter it before too long – that momentary sense of the world dropping away and an intense silence taking centre stage. In that silence is a new perspective which does not belong to … Continue reading →

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The Landscape that Teaches ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Sue Vincent

When we were creating the Silent Eye’s mentored correspondence course, we envisaged a three-year journey through a mental, emotional and spiritual landscape which would evolve as the Companion’s learning and depth of ‘being’ increased. This landscape was to be internal … Continue reading →

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A Walk with dogs, The Lune and St Michael ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The Lune Valley is always worth exploring. The river Lune rises as a stream near Ravenstone Dale, Cumbria, and gathers momentum and volume as it winds towards the sea at Lancaster and its one time port, Glasson Dock. Devil’s Bridge, … Continue reading →

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The peripatetic ant

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The ant crawled across the windscreen of the car, right in my line of vision. Ever since the spider-bite incident, I am wary of creatures that have any kind of personal arsenal hitching a ride, so my first thought was … Continue reading →