Tag Archives: #Silenti

The City and the Stars (1) – Skara Brae ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

With the Pictish Trail weekend a long car journey and a boat ride behind us, we had awakened in Stromness to the early morning of an overcast Orkney day – The excavated and intact Neolithic village of Skara Brae was … Continue reading →

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Two journeys, one destination (5) – blood and stone ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Writing without the other hand to steady him was hard, but the other was clamped on his thigh, holding back the flow of blood. The words on the vellum were like the wanderings of a dying bird… he smiled at … 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 Entered Dragon (4) : the world within ~ SteveTanham

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Continued from Part Three I know these posts, so far, have been intense. The picture painted by Carl Jung and his Jungian successors of our linked internal and external lives is a detailed and vivid one. We began by looking … Continue reading →

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The Entered Dragon (3) : beauty and the beast ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Continued from Part Two The dream continues… We are frozen, the dragon and I. He cannot be seen, as he is mirroring my every move, behind me. My fingers explore the tip of the spear, the only movement left… I … Continue reading →

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Keys of Heaven (4) – through the bones of the whale ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The pale winter sun lies – to our symbolic view – just beyond the East Cliff horizon. Its lowness and lateness in the cold sky speaks of the approach of the winter solstice, a time of maximum darkness and minimum … Continue reading →

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Keys of Heaven (3): the synchronicity of kindness ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

There’s a certain ‘presence’ about kindness. Like the spiritual – or, more likely, as a part of it – the act of unexpected kindness drops into our lives like a messenger from the ‘Gods’. So it was with our visit … Continue reading →

Keys of Heaven (1): Cod and Lobster ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Above: approaching Staithes’ wonderful Cod and Lobster pub Bright against the icy darkness, the Christmas lights of the Cod and Lobster pub greet the quiet sound of only two sets of winter boots, where, until a few hours ago, there … Continue reading →

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Cycles of Light (1) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Have you ever considered how strange our week is? By this, I mean we get to the end of its seven days and fall off into an infinity of named celestial objects like Gemmda5, Godiano554, Artuix Sunburst and on, and … Continue reading →

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Divide and be Conquered ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It’s a funny thing, division – its principles apply to many aspects of our lives. We can cut something up, but its original ‘wholeness’ persists in ways we may never have considered. Wholeness as a concept is worth some thought. … Continue reading →