Tag Archives: Synod of Whitby

Keys of Heaven (10): A Final Resting Place ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

continued from Part 9 The village of Lastingham, of the southern edge of the North York Moors, was a fitting place to end our weekend – both for its mysterious wells and also on the basis that the crypt of … Continue reading →

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Keys of Heaven (9): blown down the mountain ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The welcoming warmth of the Lion Inn on Blakey Ridge continued from Part 8 My companions of the Silent Eye’s ‘Keys of Heaven’ weekend were waiting when I arrived at the Lion Inn. We had coffee and biscuits and discussed … Continue reading →

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Keys of Heaven (6): the greater force ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The greater force… What did they know of it! Anyone could see it in the fall of boulders in the mountains; in the crashing of the seas on the rocks, in the burning of the forests when the wildfires took … Continue reading →

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Whitby Weekend: The church at Lastingham

Posted on December 28, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It was only a few miles to the final destination of the Silent Eye’s weekend in North Yorkshire. We were heading for St Mary’s church at Lastingham, the final resting place, or so it is believed, of St Cedd, who … Continue reading →

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Keys of Heaven (5): the will of the king – gathering ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

We climb the steps to the Abbey at Whitby, aware that something different is happening; that the curtain of time is being drawn back… for as long as we can keep the critical mind at bay The years pass away. … Continue reading →

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Whitby Weekend: Within the Abbey

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Sue Vincent

We did not visit the Church of St Mary, perched on the edge of the cliffs. I have to wonder for how much longer it will stand and was glad to have spent some time there on our previous visit … 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 →

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The Moment that Teaches ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Most people who venture into the mystical encounter it before too long – that momentary sense of the world dropping away and an intense silence taking centre stage. In that silence is a new perspective which does not belong to … Continue reading →

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The Landscape that Teaches ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Sue Vincent

When we were creating the Silent Eye’s mentored correspondence course, we envisaged a three-year journey through a mental, emotional and spiritual landscape which would evolve as the Companion’s learning and depth of ‘being’ increased. This landscape was to be internal … Continue reading →

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The 13th Moon of St Cedd ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Sue Vincent
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