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Category: modern mystery school
emerging from the mist…emerging from the mist…
There’s a certain amount of ‘fighting back’ in this. The long period of Covid restrictions, followed by a summer in which we all got a taste of gentle freedom again;
the mysterious ladder of lifethe mysterious ladder of life
If I asked you to name a famous ladder, it’s likely that something quite ancient would come up as the answer: Jacob’s Ladder. It was the subject of a dream
blood, gold and silverblood, gold and silver
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Midnight MaskMidnight Mask
I’m not a fan of horror films. Many are simply exploitative, and the genre in general has normalised extreme violence. But once in a while I come across something that,
If i could comprehend the skyIf i could comprehend the sky
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sweet soup and pot dogssweet soup and pot dogs
I usually do serious posts on this Thursday slot. They are generally aimed at the Silent Eye audience, so involve mystical perspectives on some of life’s challenges. But sometimes one’s
how connected do we need to be?how connected do we need to be?
It’s a thought that began after I’d spent a full day writing in various forms: email correspondence, working on journals from our students in the Silent Eye, and preparing blogs
The second before the shutter of lifeThe second before the shutter of life
We were spending a few days in Alnmouth, a tiny Northumberland village with one of the best beaches in the country. I rarely get to swim in the sea these
Into the autumnInto the autumn
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Season Changing: Levens ParkSeason Changing: Levens Park
We had just begun our evening walk, the collie and I. We were going to visit ‘the oak’, and say our goodbyes to its ‘fullness’; its summer glory, as we
Gnosis and the SpiderGnosis and the Spider
I realise that spiders might be a difficult subject, so instead of the actual photo of the tiny spider, I’ve used this beautiful image of a web caught in morning
Fruit of the GiverFruit of the Giver
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An Eye for the UniverseAn Eye for the Universe
It had all the hallmarks of a bad horror film. A mad scientist transplanting a section of human DNA onto the leg of a fruit-fly… It was doomed to end
Teachers named ButterfliesTeachers named Butterflies
The idea of life after death is a familiar notion. Nothing illustrates the inner and outer principles of this as well as the birth of a butterfly… We’ve all seen
The Magic of GatewaysThe Magic of Gateways
As a child, I found gateways to be magical places. I couldn’t verbalise why, but I knew that something happened when you walked through them. As adults, we can find
A Union of Opposites (4-final): breathing with PythagorasA Union of Opposites (4-final): breathing with Pythagoras
So… how are we going to ‘breathe with Pythagoras’? We shall use the 3-4-5 properties of a right-angled triangle, translated into a breathing pattern. As we saw in the previous
A Union of Opposites (3) breathing with PythagorasA Union of Opposites (3) breathing with Pythagoras
As a schoolboy, struggling with mathematics, the name Pythagoras struck terror in me. I remember staring at the hated formula below and thinking I’d never get it… In non-gobbledegook, the
First the loss, then the joy…First the loss, then the joy…
Unbearable, this song of lightThat ends the day before soft nightA gradient of blue to goldA harmony, exquisite foldsWill live its life in seconds toldContent to live and die, this
A Union of Opposites (2)A Union of Opposites (2)
In Part One, we looked at the subtle meaning of the word ‘elements’, and how spiritual paths like Yoga and the Western Mystery Tradition (WMT) view them as essential components
From no-thingFrom no-thing
From no-thing do you come?Not did, for did is burnedBut do, as in a breath Drawn in and then returnedFrom no-where do you come?Not where, for whereWould fix the placeFrom
A Union of OppositesA Union of Opposites
Anyone having a basic knowledge of the history of philosophical thought will be familiar with the ‘quaint notion’ that the world is made of a mixture of four ‘elements’ –
Intention chooses Heaven (2)Intention chooses Heaven (2)
In Part One, we looked at the personal development of equanimity as an important step in attaining an inner state that allows room for new, and deeper, aspects of consciousness.
Intention chooses HeavenIntention chooses Heaven
The words stopped my reading… I mean I read them and had to go back to them, immediately – not even finishing the sentence before returning. Intention has long fascinated.
Game of MidnightGame of Midnight
It is dark, so there won’t be any Photographs They will, like the sun Be resting in untaken Manifestation But collie’s last trip Outdoors In upward glance reveals A silver-blue