Images and text from the ‘Ash and Seed’ weekend. * * Trearddur Bay in dawn light… * * The Companions make their way to the ‘Druid Lake’… * * Mountains
Category: mystery school
Bearings…Bearings…
Images and text from the ‘Ash and Seed’ weekend… * * One of the good things about our association with The Silent Eye… * * Is that we get to
Facing Oblivion, Scroll TwoFacing Oblivion, Scroll Two
Greetings, Amathus How my heart leapt when I read the scroll your brave courier risked his life to bring. My own life has moved far from those innocent days when
Going west – where ancient sites collideGoing west – where ancient sites collide
Wreathed in mist and roses, the Mother greets those who visit the sacred spring of St Non. The little shrine to the Virgin was erected in 1951 when the Passionist
What Curves CaressWhat Curves Caress
What Curves Caress (In the style of Sufi poetry) What curves caress the distant sky when distance is not known? What shades of finest touch release the moment new which
Land of the Exiles 2014 – a vision of the hillside ritualLand of the Exiles 2014 – a vision of the hillside ritual
A fictionalised account of the hillside rite from the Land of the Exiles workshop 2014, extract taken from Doomsday: Dark Sage. The seeing stone is chill against my spine as
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
The Last Post?The Last Post?
We are now only two days away from the Silent Eye’s 2016 workshop, Leaf and Flame, organised by my two co-directors of the Silent Eye School of Consciousness Stuart France
Nine Minutes to One, part three – The Wishing WellNine Minutes to One, part three – The Wishing Well
Nine minutes to One, part three – The Wishing Well “I suppose she sent you?” said the man with green eyes, looking down, sadly on the boy. “Who sent me?”
Nine Minutes to One, part two – Like HerNine Minutes to One, part two – Like Her
Nine minutes to One, part two – Like Her And as he grew he dreamt of the mountains. Vast ranges of freedom in which his ideas would fly and
Nine Minutes to One, part one – The Bridge of FallingNine Minutes to One, part one – The Bridge of Falling
Nine minutes to One, part one – The Bridge of Falling Later, they told him that he had not come from the mountains. But that was much later… In the beginning
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
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
Harvest of Being 2015: Ilkley Moor…Harvest of Being 2015: Ilkley Moor…
III A BAPTISM OF FIRE Joshua said, “Judas Thomas, while you are still in the world, attend to the questions of your heart, and it shall be revealed to you:
Busy bees – River of the SunBusy bees – River of the Sun
Hours before the majority of the Companions arrive, the work has begun. Some must be trained as fire marshals, some look after the room allocations, welcoming those who arrive… and
Would you like a Free place at our workshop this weekend?Would you like a Free place at our workshop this weekend?
STOP PRESS One Free place available Would YOU like to join us for the Silent Eye Workshop in Derbyshire this weekend? One of our Companions is too ill to attend
Twinned FlameTwinned Flame
Twinned flame I unfolded the black body of night to find light in the center. Warmth spun a silk cocoon around my heart, uniting the orange fire we share Twin
Twenty ( or so ) questions – 3Twenty ( or so ) questions – 3
We get a number of questions quite regularly about the Silent Eye, its methods of teaching and our workshops. While we have tried to address as many as we could
Twenty ( or so) Questions – 2Twenty ( or so) Questions – 2
The second of three posts answering some of the questions we are asked regularly about the Silent Eye, its methods of teaching and our workshops. While we have tried to
Twenty (or so) Questions – 1Twenty (or so) Questions – 1
We get a number of questions quite regularly about the Silent Eye, its methods of teaching and our workshops. While we have tried to address as many as we could
A Time Machine in DerbyshireA Time Machine in Derbyshire
A friend who had never been to one of our workshops asked me recently, “But what’s it really like doing that sort of stuff, is it just make-believe and good
River of the Sun – Workshop April 2015River of the Sun – Workshop April 2015
Egypt – 1279 BCE A clash of Ancient Egyptian magic and ruthless power in the Silent Eye’s 2015 Spring Workshop The River of the Sun 24-26 April, 2015 A magical
The January ManThe January Man
“December man looks through the snow to let eleven brothers know . . . that they’re all a little older.” December is, finally, gone. There is a weariness about January.