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?”
Category: consciousness
The Silent Eye’s 2016 Summer pre-solstice eventThe Silent Eye’s 2016 Summer pre-solstice event
Shake off the Winter blues – Anticipate the Summer ahead and book now for the Silent Eye’s 2016 pre-Solstice weekend, “Whispers in the West”, to take place in the
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
Three times threeThree times three
In April we will be holding our fourth annual workshop, marking three full years since the Silent Eye officially came to birth, though there had been a full year of
Unlikely angels #1000speakUnlikely angels #1000speak
Four days after my son was attacked and left in a coma in a hospital over a hundred miles away, we had a major water leak. It was our second
Going green…Going green…
Over the past few weeks strange articles have begun to appear around the house. Arcane artefacts that belong, if not to another time, then to another world… a place of
2015: Looking back from December2015: Looking back from December
Christmas and New Year have always been special times for me – Christmas more than the New Year, as I have always come to view the Winter Solstice as the
Rivington – The Gardens of MidwinterRivington – The Gardens of Midwinter
We had never attempted a Silent Eye pre-solstice workshop before. December in Britain is a challenging time of year to ask a group of spiritually-inclined folks to brave the elements
An informal weekend…An informal weekend…
People wonder what happens at a weekend workshop… ‘it all seems a bit weird’ … or words to that effect. Four times a year, the Silent Eye runs a weekend
Harvest of Being 2015: Ilkley Moor…Harvest of Being 2015: Ilkley Moor…
Skein of Time …Gloom. We head into a green gloom of Heber’s very own making, for the late evening light is still bright in the sky… and almost immediately we
Leaf and Flame…Leaf and Flame…
As we move towards the changing of the seasons and the turning of the year, we are turning our thoughts towards the Silent Eye Annual Workshop in April. It is
Not long…Not long…
An ancient landscape, shaped by glaciers and the hand of man. Mysterious symbols carved in stone amid the cairnfields. Quiet circles lost in the mists… and a small group of
Sleeping with a mosquitoSleeping with a mosquito
I have never made a secret of the fact I have an intense dislike for mosquitoes. Mainly, I have to admit, because they seem to like me. I react badly
Unhappy bunny?Unhappy bunny?
Life gets a little odd sometimes. Just when you have come to terms with the way things are working out, it gets turned on its head and a myriad possibilities
The Call of the SoulThe Call of the Soul
Have you ever wanted to wake up to a world in which you feel you really belong? A world where your experience of life makes perfect sense and you greet
SilenceSilence
In a silence broken only by breath Words lose their sound; Spill their essence on the pristine page Or curl in tendrils through a mind undone, Fleeing logic on wings
WingsWings
‘Which is the greater blessing,’ someone once asked, ‘to have the sublime unity of God to centre and save the universe? Or to have the concrete immensity of the universe
Hollow hills…Hollow hills…
This poem, written by Kathleen Raine, was one of the readings shared by the companions at the Mountains of the Sun weekend. We were seated atop an ancient long barrow,
Sacred PlacesSacred Places
All my life I have visited sacred sites when I could, and I have been lucky enough to visit many. Whether ancient church, temple, stone circle or legendary landscape, there
Seeing the detailSeeing the detail
“Odd, isn’t it, that the extreme and unusual lives lead here.” “Remember that saying in the bible about God spitting out the lukewarm?” “Yes… I was just thinking… not so
The Warrior in the Headless MaskThe Warrior in the Headless Mask
In a fundamental shift from the ‘Tanham’ era at the helm of the Silent Eye’s annual workshops in Derbyshire, next year’s event, 22-24 April, 2016 marks a new departure on two
Playing out- Mountains of the SunPlaying out- Mountains of the Sun
Go on… when was the last time you went out to play? I don’t mean with children, wonderful as that is… but just you… playing out… in the fields. Leaving
Perspectives III: River of the Sun 2015Perspectives III: River of the Sun 2015
HYMN TO ATEN O Living Aten When you first took your throne in splendour High in heaven’s precinct, truly did life then begin… From the eastern horizon Risen and streaming
Perspectives: River of the Sun 2015Perspectives: River of the Sun 2015
Eyes to see Faces in the Cave light glow… Ears to hear The heart beat Of radiant souls.