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‘Gilgamesh is among the greatest things that can ever happen to a person.’
– Rainer Maria Rilke.
Those of you with an eagle eye will have realised that next year’s Silent Eye, Spring Workshop has a mythological theme.
It is based upon The Epic of Gilgamesh which is a story worked up into its present form over four thousand years ago.
Prior to its re-incarnation as an epic poem it existed as five independant mythological episodes, which, as we traditionally split our April Workshops into five ritual dramas tends to suit our purposes rather well.
But why do we insist on revisiting the past in this way?
It is our contention that drama as we now have it derives from sacred drama as practised in the mystery temples of old where it was used to develop the psyche of the neophyte and initiate them into the sacred and secret realms of higher living and life.
A contention spectacularly borne out whilst working on Leaf and Flame in 2016, when the Arthurian Mythos which we used as the basis for the weekend revealed itself to be one strand of the Hibernian initiation sequence.
This year we will concern ourselves with the nature of the Planetary Being and how the processes worked out in the here and now relate to and body forth the wider workings of the Cosmic Undertaking.
We will be retaining the Sumerian setting of Gilgamesh’s epic tale but drawing on all currently available sources of the story and feeding this through the matrix of the Enneagram in order to bring you five dramatic rituals of high magic, no little mayhem, and the customary dose of madcap mysticism which we hope will ultimately culminate in something of a spiritual transformation for all those involved.
But that is also down to the participants.
With an interactive agenda of talks, meditations and practical presentations we think that the Nightingale Centre, nestled deep in the Derbyshire hills, is the place to be on the weekend of 26th – 28th April 2019.
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A Dramatic adaptation of The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Oldest written story known to man…
What spiritual treasures lie hidden in this, five thousand-year old, Epic?
What can this ancient civilisation teach us about the questions of existence?
Join us on this quest of a life-time, next April, to find out…
Fully catered weekend package, including room, meals and workshop: £235 – £260
Click here to download the Booking Form
For further details or to reserve your place: rivingtide@gmail.com
Lord of the Deep: The Quest for Immortality
26-28 April, 2019 – Great Hucklow, Derbyshire
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An invitation into the world of mysticism. Join us in this mystical journey
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“The best and gentlest introduction to practical modern mysticism,” said one of our attendees, last year. Come and join us…
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The Silent Eye April 2019 workshop