Tag Archives: spirituality

That still, small voice…

As we each begin the conscious journey of the seeker we may become aware of a sense of presence; a realisation that seems to spring from a place deeper than thought. We may have spent a lifetime in study, engaging … Continue reading

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Only a Horse and a Sword ~ Steve Tanham

We become habitual in our thinking. It’s a good idea (and fun) to play little games with our mind to help us look at things differently. One of these is to look at things in a ‘zero-sum’ way: that is, … Continue reading

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In black and white

I held out my foot, and pointed the camera… the reflection of black shoe and white skin in the black gloss desk was interesting. Thought provoking… just a reflection… perfect symmetry but as a negative colour. “Our lives are just … Continue reading

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The Creature on the Beach Beyond Thought ~ Steve Tanham

It lay there, head in the sky, gazing at the radiance. Its tail was still in the ocean of thought, the gentle waves urging it back where it belonged… The gaps in the waves had always been there; they were … Continue reading

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Preparations…

Derbyshire is beautiful as summer comes to the moors. Every road is bordered with wildflowers… swathes of lacy cow parsley and meadowsweet and drifts of yellow loosestrife make the blue of cranesbill almost luminous. Here and there, deep purple thistles … Continue reading

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Morning glory…

It is 4am and I haven’t slept a wink. I’m not entirely happy about that. It is not as if I haven’t tried. My mind whirrs quietly, emotions heightened by a frustrated fatigue. Ani is draped across the sofa snoring … Continue reading

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Writings from the Temple III ~ Briony

Briony, who attended her first workshop with the Silent Eye at Lord of the Deep in April, first shared her thoughts with us a little while ago and continued earlier this week. Here she shares a little more of what … Continue reading

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Writings from the Temple II ~ Briony

Briony, who attended her first workshop with the Silent Eye at Lord of the Deep in April, shared her thoughts with us a little while ago. Here she shares the second part of what came to her after the event. … Continue reading

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‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Tower… Stuart France

* To complete our pentagrams we returned to our core principles and considered the shadow. * The setting was not the swiftly flowing Spey but a quitely progressing brook which arced in a crescent around the space in which we … Continue reading

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Seeking a light…

Rites of Passage: Seeing beyond Fear A weekend with the Silent Eye Derbyshire, UK Friday 13th – Sunday 15th September 2019 Beyond the serene beauty of the Derbyshire Dales, old stories cast shadows across the landscape. From the veiled rites … Continue reading

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