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Rites of Passage: Seeing beyond fear

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

A weekend with the Silent Eye Derbyshire, UK Friday 13th – Sunday 15th September 2019 We are all afraid of something. There are the fears of the everyday world, from arachnophobia to a fear of the dark, and the deeper … Continue reading →

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Religious Syncretism: iconotropy… Stuart France

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* … “Is he meant to be a giant?” “In the story he is two-thirds divine, one third-man.” “Which doesn’t actually answer my question.” “I don’t know, is he meant to be a giant?” “Ah, I see… Well, if that … Continue reading →

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Too much light…

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The soft colours of dawn were painting the sky as I left for work. The village streets, preternaturally quiet now that the schools were on holiday, were, for once, easy to negotiate. Parked cars take up half the width of … Continue reading →

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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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The gift of memory

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

One of the things we take away from our weekend workshops are the memories. Faces, places, people, conversations and realisations, all combine to create a kaleidoscope of intangible souvenirs that find their own place in the hierarchy of memory. We … Continue reading →

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Hunting the ‘Tree Demon’…

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …”Where Hu-Wa-Wa comes and goes becomes a track and all those ways are well trodden. As Hu-Wa-Wa passes through the forest the birds begin to sing… Wood-Pigeon moans. Turtle-Dove coos in answer. As Hu-Wa-Wa passes through the forest the … 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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Comfort zone…

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I felt a tad fragile and the thought of sitting in front of a bright computer screen had no appeal at all. I could have done the ironing, I suppose, but there was no hurry. I could have cuddled the … 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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