Tag Archives: spirituality

The Anunnaki…

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* The Anunnaki… Cometh! * * …They drinketh the dew of Heaven. * Continue reading at The Silent Eye

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Magic and mystery…

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Each year, the Silent Eye holds several events, open to all, where you can come along and meet us, find out what we do and how we work. Our annual Derbyshire workshop is a residential weekend, in which we use … Continue reading →

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Contexts: kingship…

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Kingship was the only form of government in Ancient Mesopotamia. It was ordained by the Gods for the guidance and prosperity of people and cities, to maintain order and to protect the wealth in society. Among the kingly duties … Continue reading →

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Contexts: scribes… Stuart France

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* With the advent of cuneiform, the Oral Tradition continued to develop alongside ‘written literature’, but the primary purpose of recording stories in writing was not necessarily to supply individual readers with a coherent or connected account of ‘historical’ events. … Continue reading →

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A Walk with dogs, The Lune and St Michael ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The Lune Valley is always worth exploring. The river Lune rises as a stream near Ravenstone Dale, Cumbria, and gathers momentum and volume as it winds towards the sea at Lancaster and its one time port, Glasson Dock. Devil’s Bridge, … Continue reading →

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Miranda’s Mindscape ~ Suzanne #writephoto

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The Medicine Woman paused as she walked across Miranda’s mindscape.  Stark was the only word she could think of to describe it.    This was not the disorganised chaos of the unexamined life rather there were large tracts of space … Continue reading →

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Contexts: creation… Stuart France

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘In Mesopotamian mythology a Mother Goddess, with the assistance of a God of Wisdom created men out of clay, mixed with the blood of a slain God. The Primeval male and female human beings were not allotted a life-span. … Continue reading →

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Contexts: The flood… Stuart France

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* ‘Various stories relating a catastrophic flood are told by classical authors. These flood stories may derive from a single Mesopotamian original used in travellers tales for over two thousand years along the great Caravan Routes of Western Asia. In … Continue reading →

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Hunters and gatherers?

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“That’s women’s’ work…” I threw the wet sponge in his direction. Had he not been laughing as he said it, I might have been tempted to throw something more substantial. There was a time, not so very long ago, when … Continue reading →

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For fifty years I sought you… Steve Tanham

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

For fifty years I sought you Beneath an ashen tree And then at last I caught you Hiding behind me ➰ What jests your lips had whispered As I darted too and fro Till I lay down at the wayside … Continue reading →

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