The Lune Valley is always worth exploring. The river Lune rises as a stream near Ravenstone Dale, Cumbria, and gathers momentum and volume as it winds towards the sea at
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For fifty years I sought you…For fifty years I sought you…
For fifty years I sought you Beneath an ashen tree And when at last I caught you You were hiding behind me ➰ What jests your lips had whispered As
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,
The Makers of Fine SticksThe Makers of Fine Sticks
If you belonged to a species that regularly threw itself off a cliff, you’d expect that species – or that tribe – to die out pretty quickly… Let’s imagine that
A Chip off the Old Block (part 2 of 2)A Chip off the Old Block (part 2 of 2)
In Part One, we looked at the implications of one of the hot topics in modern physics: that of Block Theory, and its two offspring theories – Expanding Block Theory
The Stone and the Pilgrim (6) final partThe Stone and the Pilgrim (6) final part
“It is what it is…” I remember the evening Morgana said that to me, many years ago. We were in Glastonbury, doing the first of our year of bi-monthly talks.
The Stone and the Pilgrim (5)The Stone and the Pilgrim (5)
We stumbled upon the Preston Pele Tower, fifteen miles south-west of Bamburgh, back in February, 2018. My wife and I had seen a reference to it on a noticeboard in
The Stone and the Pilgrim (2)The Stone and the Pilgrim (2)
Part 2. Rested, the group of pilgrims gathers beneath the vast presence of Bamburgh Castle. The castle was restored to its present glory by the 19th century munitions entrepreneur and
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
The Old Man in the TowerThe Old Man in the Tower
There was and is a tower, a tall, dark tower. One day, a fugitive – ragged but not lost – came to this tower. The tower stood beside a wild
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
Principles of Fire (3) Essence and OriginPrinciples of Fire (3) Essence and Origin
Part One It is unusual to be able to say definite things in the teaching of spirituality, and yet, with essence, we can… We can say three definite things: that
Principles of Fire (2) belief-faith-knowingPrinciples of Fire (2) belief-faith-knowing
Continued from Part 1. Before me on the table is an electrical device. It needs a new battery and to do that I have to remove the cover. The small
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
Pilgrims of Blood and StonePilgrims of Blood and Stone
The blood: the Life that flows through us, taken in as breath, fresh each second, flowing out to be renewed in the world of nature; natural, given. The
An Orcadian Diary (4) – The light of the NorthAn Orcadian Diary (4) – The light of the North
We could be in any of the great cathedral cities of Britain. If someone took off the blindfold and asked, we might say Salisbury, York, Lichfield or the wonders
The featherThe feather
There was a feather on his pillow when he settled down to sleep that last time. He had no idea where it had come from. If it was time
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
Patterned in Dorset (4 – final)Patterned in Dorset (4 – final)
He did not know how many were up there… Centurion Calogerus stared at the edge of the plateau above him. The vast hill-fort rose from the chalk lands below in
Jewels in the Claw (8)Jewels in the Claw (8)
Continued from Part Seven. He – the man with the packing cases – picks up his empty tea cup and begins to walk towards the small table near the entrance
Jewels in the Claw (7)Jewels in the Claw (7)
Continued from Part Six. The tea cup is empty, but he continues to hold it – lost, happily, in his reveries on the edge of what was the stage, the
Jewels in the Claw (6)Jewels in the Claw (6)
Continued from Part Five. Sipping the tea, his hands clasp around the warm cup. The gesture reminds him of the way she took her husband’s arm, at the end of that
Jewels in the Claw (5)Jewels in the Claw (5)
Continued from Part Four. Kind hands pass him a hot tea. He sits on the edge of what was the Royal Court, sipping and watching the ghosts… Many kind faces