* The story of Noah’s Ark is one of the first Biblical Tales that people in the western world hear. Yet the story far pre-dates the compilation of that venerable
Category: enneagram
The Modern MysteriesThe Modern Mysteries
The ‘mysteries’ have been with mankind as long as we have existed. They are a collection of paths that take us inwards; restoring a sense of self deeper than that
Principles of Fire (6) A Tribe of TwoPrinciples of Fire (6) A Tribe of Two
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” Rumi Jalaluddin Rumi was a 12th
Principles of Fire (5) A Tribe of OnePrinciples of Fire (5) A Tribe of One
They who set out to discover the twin meanings of the word ‘self’ must walk a certain path. The route to the deeper, real self lies only in the journey
Principles of Fire (4) Essence and ReunionPrinciples of Fire (4) Essence and Reunion
Continued from Part One of this topic In previous posts, we have seen that how we view and interact with the world is conditioned by how our egoic self has
A Second-Self…A Second-Self…
* Gilgamesh My vizier says you have tidings of some import to my realm? Trapper Great lord, I bring dire news! A threat to the kingdom… Gilgamesh Speak, man! If
A practical course…A practical course…
“…am I missing something?” The frantic voice on the phone made it quite clear that he really hoped he was… “There’s a grey ring with symbols on it. Turn it
Wish you were here?Wish you were here?
We regularly share the stories of our workshop weekends on these pages. What is impossible to share on these pages is the sense of warmth, the laughter and the camaraderie
Spirit Animals by Running ElkSpirit Animals by Running Elk
Reblogged from Shamanic Paths This post is based on the outline of an exploration session presented at The Silent Eye (a modern mystery school) “Leaf and Flame: the Foliate Man”
The Feathered Seer – Patterns of enchantmentThe Feathered Seer – Patterns of enchantment
‘The hidden world has its clouds and rain, but of a different kind. Its sky and sunshine are of a different kind. This is made apparent to those
The Feathered Seer – The bitter dropThe Feathered Seer – The bitter drop
‘If you have not lived through something it is not true’ Kabir The fourth ritual took us to a place of fear. Within the local landscape there is a high
The Feathered Seer – Divining meaningThe Feathered Seer – Divining meaning
‘In former times the soul was feathered all over’ Plato The third ritual of the workshop weekend was named Deadshaw Sick after the strip of land that divides the lands
Flight of the Seer VI…Flight of the Seer VI…
Alethea Kehas and Barbara Walsh holding a photograph of Obi. * For those Companions who study the Silent Eye Correspondence Course the Sunday morning of our April Workshop is a
Intimate Flames – #SilentiIntimate Flames – #Silenti
What is it to be intimate? The touch of a lover’s hand or lips, perhaps? Two bodies locked together in desire for a common fulfilment; the intellect muted while the
The Unseen Sea – 16: The Envy of SelfThe Unseen Sea – 16: The Envy of Self
Part Sixteen of The Unseen Sea Jason Rowbrook, our Foreign Office diplomat, is an example of an Enneagram Type Four. We talked about the three primary figures on the enneagram’s
The Unseen Sea – 15: Tall Child of EnvyThe Unseen Sea – 15: Tall Child of Envy
Part Fifteen of The Unseen Sea The fish that crawled out of the sea was ancient by the time LUCA, the EarthLife, came down from the trees, and, much later,
The Unseen Sea – 14: The Layers of MeThe Unseen Sea – 14: The Layers of Me
Part Fourteen of The Unseen Sea With the flickering of the cottage’s log fire behind her, Maria looks in on her father, snoozing on his bed after their spat.
The Unseen Sea – 13: A Four-Eyed TelescopeThe Unseen Sea – 13: A Four-Eyed Telescope
Part Thirteen of The Unseen Sea The history of life’s reactions to its environment – the ‘out there’ – is written in what we now call the psychology of the
The Unseen Sea – 12: A Passion for PerfectionThe Unseen Sea – 12: A Passion for Perfection
Part Twelve of The Unseen Sea Maria is calmer, now, after their confrontation. The rawness of such encounters is draining, her father knows. Like all deeply personal interactions, they
The Unseen Sea – 11: An Angry WomanThe Unseen Sea – 11: An Angry Woman
Part Eleven of The Unseen Sea “You didn’t listen–you never listen!” Maria is angry. Grandad Lucca has seen it many times. Recent events have, of course, made things worse.
The Unseen Sea – 10: Mind and the EnneagramThe Unseen Sea – 10: Mind and the Enneagram
Part Ten of The Unseen Sea If you have been following this series of posts, you may have detected a liberal use of the name LUCA. The Last Universal Common
The Unseen Sea – 9: The Image of FearThe Unseen Sea – 9: The Image of Fear
Part Nine of The Unseen Sea “She’s being picked on at school,” says Maria. Grandad Lucca gazes back to the thick rug in the corner of the tiny living room in
The Unseen Sea – 8: The Nature of MeThe Unseen Sea – 8: The Nature of Me
Part Eight of The Unseen Sea “Grandad,” asks Jessica, taking his hand as they walk up the face of the sand dune. “What is a me?” He looks down at
The Unseen Sea – 7: The Energy of FearThe Unseen Sea – 7: The Energy of Fear
Part Seven of The Unseen Sea The life force – the will to survive that had become LUCA – found that her life was contained in a bubble. She had no
The Unseen Sea – 6: Of Fear and TrustThe Unseen Sea – 6: Of Fear and Trust
Part Six of The Unseen Sea Grandad Lucca is walking on the shoreline with his grandaughter, Jessica. The beach is made up, mainly, of pebbles, twinkling black and white in