Tag Archives: reality

Still waters

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The day was completely fish-related. The high winds had blown the water from the fountain and the level in the pond had dropped. My first jobs of the day were to treat the water, switch on the hosepipe and the … Continue reading →

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Māyā

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Do I cease to exist if I am not seen, Like a tree in a forest that makes no sound Unless it is heard when it falls? Do I exist in the mirror when I look, An illusory glimpse into … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged drawing, illusion, illustration, memory, reality, spirituality, symbolism | 26 Comments

Star-gazing

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

I was awake far too early again this morning. Moonlight wandered in and dream-filled eyes looked out. The sky was still dark and the stars were hidden behind cloud and mist. I had been half awake for some time, thinking … Continue reading →

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The perfect teacher?

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

When the student is ready, the master will appear. This saying is often quoted both by and to those who walk a spiritual path. All too frequently, it is said with the kind of supercilious air that implies that the … Continue reading →

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Here and Now

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The problem with living in a downstairs flat is that there is no upstairs. This may sound obvious, but when you have lived in a house almost all your life, with an upstairs, you tend to forget. Many times I … Continue reading →

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Time traveller

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

As the first lightening of the sky separates silhouettes from the blackness, the temperature plummets and cold floods my body. I can feel its bite and the reactive crisping of muscle and sinew as I huddle into my coat and … Continue reading →

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Other #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* The otherworld calls Alternate reality Beyond the portal Gates of perception open When the world is left behind *

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Telling tales

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I was talking with a friend, as you do, comparing notes over coffee and a few thousand miles. He described his own spiritual tradition as ‘walking in Beauty’. That, I thought, was a wonderful way to describe any path. Yet … Continue reading →

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A matter of time…

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I watched the sun go down tonight from the roadside. For once, the camera had not come with me… I was just driving to the shop and didn’t pick it up. Even so, I cursed myself for leaving the camera … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged consciousness, illusion, misunderstanding, planets, reality, space, spirituality, sunset, time | 7 Comments

Primal Screen~Steve Tanham

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Somewhere in the frontal cortex of our brains there’s a very special junction – a place where we leaned to do something truly different with our minds… Let’s call it the Primal Screen… Our spines can be considered the highway … Continue reading →