Everything is in motion… Arthur M. Young and Isaac Newton both knew that, but in different ages and different ways. Let’s take a slight detour into some basic ways of
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The Rotating Blade of Meaning (3)The Rotating Blade of Meaning (3)
For this series of posts to make sense – and be spiritually useful in our lives – it must challenge the way we see and therefore ascribe meaning to
The Rotating Blade of Meaning (2)The Rotating Blade of Meaning (2)
In Part One, we looked at how Arthur M. Young, a brilliant engineer and inventor, was fascinated by the ‘act of knowing’, and determined that there were four stages
The Rotating Blade of MeaningThe Rotating Blade of Meaning
You have probably never heard of him. He was an engineer by training. He was the primary inventor and developer of the Bell helicopter, which made the promise of point
Becoming NothingBecoming Nothing
‘Become Nothing’ He didn’t use those exact words but that was the meaning of what he wrote. The words were suddenly there in the moment in my consciousness… and I
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
The Origin of MeThe Origin of Me
Out of a hidden fear, we seldom examine our personal origins – this sense of ‘me’. Yet, if we let go that fear, the journey can teach us so much,
Heart and Stone…Heart and Stone…
* Long after the tourists, On their metal way, Have come and gone, From Castle Keep… * Long after the last bits, Of scone have flown, From Pilgrims Inn… *
In the Similitude of a Dream…In the Similitude of a Dream…
* As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where there was a Den, And I laid me down in that place to
Principles of Fire (1) Faith in BeliefPrinciples of Fire (1) Faith in Belief
The three Directors of the Silent Eye – Sue Vincent, Stuart France and myself – are usually the nucleus of a monthly ‘management’ meeting held at a friend’s house
Castles of the Mind (ii)Castles of the Mind (ii)
Continued from Part One As the group walk through the arched entranceway to the interior of the castle, a new feeling emerges: one of ‘being in it, together’. The transition
Castles of the Mind (i)Castles of the Mind (i)
Like the best of ideas, it begins with a partly-seen ghost, the glimmer of an edge of something that will work…. Ideas are great, but, unless something is practical and consistent
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
The Ghost ShipThe Ghost Ship
The Ghost Ship —- They come from land and some by wave To travel brave and not unnerved Across a globe described by one Who sees in numbers straight and
The Magical RoundaboutThe Magical Roundabout
I remember the moment, a few years ago, when Stuart – one of my co-directors of the Silent Eye – said to me: “And that’s it, vanished in an instant:
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
Riddles of the Night: Templar Shadows (2)Riddles of the Night: Templar Shadows (2)
Imagine a tiny village, just a few miles from a major Derbyshire town, yet unknown to most people passing by on the busy road between Bakewell and Matlock. The village
The ‘Village’ and its occupantsThe ‘Village’ and its occupants
It is hauntingly beautiful. It sits in its own part of a lovely estuary, just east of Porthmadog, in the south of Snowdonia, Wales. Its name is Portmeirion and it
Unexpected Shaman (2) – two journeys to Chichen ItzaUnexpected Shaman (2) – two journeys to Chichen Itza
Jerome, my newly-found Mayan Shaman friend, was born in Belize, and had travelled before settling, for the present, in Yucatan, Mexico. I had been surprised at how vividly alive the
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
Flight of the Seer…Flight of the Seer…
* It has become traditional before our April Workshop, in Derbyshire, to climb to the highest point in the area and to quietly contemplate the prospective unfolding of our combined
Dominions of Cnut – #SilentiDominions of Cnut – #Silenti
Pity poor King Canute (Real name ‘Cnut’ pron: Kn-ootr). He went down in English history as the King who was so self-important that he sat in a ceremonial chair, on the
The Finding of Polarity (3) – #SilentiThe Finding of Polarity (3) – #Silenti
In parts one and two of this set of three posts, we have examined how the development of the individual, the ‘self’, is a different process from the development of
The Finding of Polarity (2) – #SilentiThe Finding of Polarity (2) – #Silenti
‘As I begin to understand how ‘I’ am made I begin to see that infinity can largely be equated with what is formless and not with some mathematically and
The Feathered SeerThe Feathered Seer
The Clan of the Raven has withdrawn to the hills. They have withdrawn to a high place in the sacred lands, nearer the heart… Their fires are dead, their hearths