And now you will want an ending… Like day gives way to night, though there is no single point where we could all agree that it was either… Like the
Category: Silent Eye annual ritual drama workshop
Gilgamesh descending (5)Gilgamesh descending (5)
And now we must move swiftly, as the king’s heartbeat quickens with purpose. Again, he watches the Fate Dancers… and begins to see the depths of what they do. These
Gilgamesh descending (2)Gilgamesh descending (2)
I enter the temple at the head of the twin columns of the Dancers of Fate. Those of the kingdom enter behind their King in silent reverence as we pass
Lord of the Deep: Death of the self?…Lord of the Deep: Death of the self?…
* ‘…When Anu heard this, he called for the Bull of Heaven, And handed its nose rope to the Princess Ishtar. Ishtar led the Bull of Heaven down to earth.
Why not?Why not?
One of the joys of working with the Silent Eye is the people you get to meet. Not all of them are part of the School; most follow their own
Jewels in the Claw (ii) – Steve TanhamJewels in the Claw (ii) – Steve Tanham
Continued from Part One He stops in the act of dismantling – the raven directly in line with his left eye. Reluctantly, he climbs onto the chair to unhook the
The Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee – by The Patrician LadyThe Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee – by The Patrician Lady
The Hieroglyphic Monad of John Dee By The Patrician Lady A talk given to The Silent Eye’s ‘Jewel in the Claw’ workshop on 21st April 2018 In my talk today
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
The Feathered Seer – Part 3 (No. Really. The Feathered Seer!) by Running ElkThe Feathered Seer – Part 3 (No. Really. The Feathered Seer!) by Running Elk
During the exploration session on Spirit Animals, presented during The Silent Eye (a modern mystery school) “Leaf and Flame: the Foliate Man” weekend in 2016, one of the
Flight of the Seer VIIIFlight of the Seer VIII
* During our ‘Church Tapping’ days we acquired the rather dubious art of Bibliomancy, that is, taking it in turns to read at random from the pages of the bibles
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 III…Flight of the Seer III…
* …Anyway, a quiet revolution has been under way over the last five years. We have been gradually expanding the boundaries of the temple ritual and nudging it outside and
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
Flying highFlying high
There was a heron in the garden when I arrived at my son’s home a little before eight o’clock. It stood on the deck, almost as tall as me, 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
Circles Beyond Time – worlds without bordersCircles Beyond Time – worlds without borders
We left Arbor Low and headed back to the village of Monyash and the pub for lunch. Once again, we seemed to have seen and done far more than should
Mister Fox and the Green ManMister Fox and the Green Man
In previous years, the Silent Eye has released a workbook after the annual April workshop. In Song of the Troubadour and Land of the Exiles, we published the script of
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
The Birthing – A vision of the birth of the SchoolThe Birthing – A vision of the birth of the School
A vision of the birth of the Silent Eye at its first Derbyshire workshop, The Song of the Troubadour. Account taken from The Initiate. …There was smoke again, and flames,
GenerationGeneration
One of the most wonderful things about the Silent Eye workshops is the coming together of like-minded people. That like-mindedness is not one of conformity. Within the group who attended
The Hunt of DesireThe Hunt of Desire
Reblogged from Alethea Kehas The journey of the queen continues with the hunt… There was a time, perhaps a very long time as we like to measure it, when
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
Leaf and Flame – Fox fireLeaf and Flame – Fox fire
It would be fair to say that, although the Lady of the Hunt may have tried to maintain dignity during the Fox Dance, it had gone up in flames with
Finding Gawain – Act Five (final part)Finding Gawain – Act Five (final part)
Finding Gawain – Act Five (final part) Deep within the Hart, the white hands reach for him… And, in the space between the single drop of blood leaving his skin
Leaf and Flame – The extra mileLeaf and Flame – The extra mile
Saturday continued after lunch with an Exploration led by Stuart, illustrating an idea of such simplicity that it is seldom noticed; that the most fundamental spiritual beliefs, no matter how