Tag Archives: Silent Eye Teachings

Lord of the Deep: “Why is there such grief..?”

Preparing the temple for the final ritual drama of the weekend is always bittersweet. It is the last stage of a journey that has been years in the making. This story, the tale of Gilgamesh, is older than any other … Continue reading

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Lord of the Deep: Surfing the Web

Saturday is always a heavy day, with three rituals and attendant prep sessions, as well as two explorations, led this time by Lorraine and Jan, both of whom are ordained ministers, but who follow rather different personal paths. You can … Continue reading

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Gilgamesh descending (6) ~ Steve Tanham

Reblogged from Sun in Gemini: Faces… If there is one thing upon which Gilgamesh would wager his life, is that life is all about faces… His own face now burns with a permanent redness; whether of anger or something deeper, … Continue reading

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The Quest for Immortality: Masks…Stuart France

* It has to be owned… The Temple Space has never looked finer. Mind you, we say that every year! * But even Coyote, a late, somewhat incongruous addition to proceedings looks well: ‘How will people know what not to … Continue reading

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Lord of the Deep: Rebuilding the citadel

Once more the fates move. Now, while Gilgamesh steps beyond himself, he and Enkidu, Life and Death, Man and Nature, become the portal that guards the Veil of the Beyond. Each offers their gifts as the Companions, one by one, … Continue reading

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The Quest for Immortality: Gods… Stuart France

* The workshops serve as a Celtic Cauldron of Plenty… Everyone gets what they most need. How is this possible? How is it possible that three years on from first tentatively considering the Epic of Gilgamesh as a potential subject … Continue reading

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Lord of the Deep: Stepping beyond…

When Lord of the Deep was being written, decisions had to be made about which elements of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh to include, which to leave out altogether and which to adapt to aid the flow of our story. … Continue reading

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Lord of the Deep: Getting under the skin…

In any drama, be it ritual or otherwise, there is a fine line over which you must hover as an ‘actor’. You are not your character. Lines and scenarios that make you look amazing or, alternatively, portray you as evil, … Continue reading

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Gilgamesh descending (5) ~ Steve Tanham

Steve continues his dramatic experience as Gilgamesh at the Lord of the Deep workshop weekend: And now we must move swiftly, as the king’s heartbeat quickens with purpose. Again, he watches the Fate Dancers… and begins to see the depths … Continue reading

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Lord of the Deep: True colours?

Gilgamesh and Enkidu journey into the wilderness; pursuing the king’s desire for personal glory, the two have left Uruk to seek out the ‘forest demon’, Humbaba. Gilgamesh has vowed to kill the demon and cut down the Great Trees of … Continue reading

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