Reblogged from Alethea Kehas The journey of the queen continues with the hunt… There was a time, perhaps a very long time as we like to measure it, when
Author: Sue Vincent
Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
Leaf and Flame – Laughter on the dance floorLeaf and Flame – Laughter on the dance floor
The Sunday morning guided meditation took the Companions back to the place where they had begun to seek answers to their own riddles. To begin the day in silent communion
Leaf and Flame – Fox fireLeaf and Flame – Fox fire
It would be fair to say that, although the Lady of the Hunt may have tried to maintain dignity during the Fox Dance, it had gone up in flames with
Leaf and Flame – Trust and honourLeaf and Flame – Trust and honour
The Saturday night ritual drama saw Gawain taken to meet his fate. The Green Knight waited in the Green Chapel to return the blow traded so long ago… and Gawain’s
Leaf and Flame – The extra mileLeaf and Flame – The extra mile
Saturday continued after lunch with an Exploration led by Stuart, illustrating an idea of such simplicity that it is seldom noticed; that the most fundamental spiritual beliefs, no matter how
The Face of a Queen by Alethea KehasThe Face of a Queen by Alethea Kehas
Reblogged from Alethea Kehas, who played Guinevere at the recent leaf and Flame Workshop. Legends tell of a queen of great beauty. Guinevere, thought by some to be part mortal,
The Return of the Queen by Alethea KehasThe Return of the Queen by Alethea Kehas
Reblogged from Not Tomatoes: Alethea shares a personal perspective on her journey through Leaf and Flame… How does one condense a journey that is not over, but that began before a magical
Leaf and Flame – Sharing LifeLeaf and Flame – Sharing Life
The Saturday of any workshop is always busy. No matter how much free time you try and build in, there never is any spare time. The morning began by greeting
CowCow
Protected and serene, the stream of life flows from her breast, Within her sheltered warmth her starry children safely rest. Her lowly form oft overlooked, conceals the Mother’s crown In
WolfWolf
Run wild, run free and know the touch of wind upon your back Yet freedom’s totem knows it has a home within the pack. Part of a greater life,
HareHare
Most subtle of the shifting forms and yet most constant too Whose moonlit transformation cannot change the heart that’s true. He hearkens to each season’s turn and reads the
StagStag
A silent power vigilant beneath the forest bough, No thought of past or future holds thine eye… only the Now. Part of an endless cycle of the life and death
MagicMagic
A silent given grace you seek to find Within the moonlit forests of the mind Where mossy doubt obscures the silver stream And clarity comes only in a dream Where
The soul in the ovenThe soul in the oven
If ‘life is like a box of chocolates’, then people could be said to be fruitcakes. For once, I am not using a literary colloquialism to cast aspersions upon the
Leaf and Flame – Counting downLeaf and Flame – Counting down
By this time next week it will be too late. There will no longer be any need to panic or dash around like headless chickens; anything we have forgotten will
Pushing the boundaries of fearPushing the boundaries of fear
My son was in trouble. The nursing staff and the psychologist at the rehab hospital had him cornered. “Think about it,” they said, “what’s the worst that could have happened?”
By any other name…By any other name…
Illustration by Pauline Baynes for the cover of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis Last night I had multiple tabs open across the computer screen, a to-do
Only human…Only human…
From the archives… “Yo, missus!” I turned… a tattooed yob in shredded denim with more piercings in his face than you would have thought possible held out my phone. “Your
Wanted…Wanted…
I need a man. Well, actually, I could do with a couple… but let’s not be greedy. What I really need is a knight…with or without the shining armour. I
Circles beyond timeCircles beyond time
An ancient landscape, shrouded in mystery… strewn with stones and the last of the summer heather…scattered with sites of ancient sanctity. Stone circles… an enigmatic fortress rising from the bracken
Beheading the Rose – The Mystery of St ValentineBeheading the Rose – The Mystery of St Valentine
In a plastic bucket beside the counter sat a dozen roses, each one individually wrapped, slightly faded, but with their heads held firmly erect in the stiff plastic. Each one
Healer’s Prayer by Chris KayeHealer’s Prayer by Chris Kaye
Healer’s PrayerTeach me how to laugh; mother, sister, daughter, friendThat I may keep the joy withinto share with those that have no joy of their own.Teach me how to weep;
Simple spaceSimple space
You know how it is… you have an idea, then try and find a way to put it into practice. What at first seems obvious suddenly throws up all kinds