Tag Archives: #Silenti

The Stone and the Pilgrim (2) ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Rested, the group of pilgrims gathers beneath the vast presence of Bamburgh Castle. The castle was restored to its present glory by the 19th century munitions entrepreneur and inventor William Armstrong. Lord Armstrong bought it from the Crewe trustees in … Continue reading →

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Principles of Fire (6) A Tribe of Two ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

“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

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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The Old Man in the Tower

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

There was and is a tower, a tall, dark tower. One day, a fugitive – ragged but not lost – came to this tower. The tower stood beside a wild sea, which constantly washed its face with spray. Day after … Continue reading →

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Principles of Fire (4) Essence and Reunion ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

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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Principles of Fire (3) Essence and Origin ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

Part One It is unusual to be able to say definite things in the teaching of spirituality, and yet, with essence, we can… We can say three definite things: that Essence is our life; and that everything that is not … Continue reading →

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Principles of Fire (2) belief-faith-knowing ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Continued from Part 1. Before me on the table is an electrical device. It needs a new battery and to do that I have to remove the cover. The small screw holding it is of the type that requires a … Continue reading →

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Pilgrims of Blood and Stone

Posted on July 26, 2018 by

The blood: the Life that flows through us, taken in as breath, fresh each second, flowing out to be renewed in the world of nature; natural, given. The stone: the fixed structures we rely on to ensure persistence of that … Continue reading →

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The feather ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

There was a feather on his pillow when he settled down to sleep that last time. He had no idea where it had come from. If it was time to die, so be it… Always the same beginning to the … Continue reading →

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Castles of the Mind (ii) – Steve Tanham

Posted on July 5, 2018 by

Continued from Part One As the group walk through the arched entranceway to the interior of the castle, a new feeling emerges: one of ‘being in it, together’. The transition from outer to inner space of the newly considered ‘organism’ … Continue reading →

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