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
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Unexpected Shaman (1)Unexpected Shaman (1)
Jerome (not his real name, but those are his hands) had been teaching us some elementary Spanish. We had been advised that the lesson was half an hour later than
The touch of Otherness #SilentiThe touch of Otherness #Silenti
In every mystical gathering, of whatever nature, there comes that moment when a correctly constructed ‘vessel’ is taken over – however fleetingly – by a sense of ‘otherness’. Experience teaches
The Jewel in the Claw – Spring 2018The Jewel in the Claw – Spring 2018
Intrigue ⦿ Magic ⦿ Religion ⦿ Science Four faces of a Elizabethan jewel that will become Britain… and one deadly enemy – hidden deep in the inner workings of an age. 1586, and
The Flowers of Mistrust – #SilentiThe Flowers of Mistrust – #Silenti
We live, increasingly, in an age of mistrust. It can be seen as cool, savvy, to doubt what we hear–an expectation of deceit in the ‘other’, as though trust belonged
Intimate Flames – #SilentiIntimate Flames – #Silenti
What is it to be intimate? The touch of a lover’s hand or lips, perhaps? Two bodies locked together in desire for a common fulfilment; the intellect muted while the
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 Finding of Polarity (1) – #SilentiThe Finding of Polarity (1) – #Silenti
We can speak of mysticism, of magic, of meditation, of psychodynamics and many other labels, but all these refer to the attempt by the human consciousness to become aware of
Freedom via Relationship -#SilentiFreedom via Relationship -#Silenti
The pre-born, living within Mother, but increasingly alive, knows only the dual world of She-and-me. The new-born, finding itself in an undefinable aloneness yet reassured by a Mother now separated,
The Holes in the Boat -#SilentiThe Holes in the Boat -#Silenti
I remember my first journey into the world of being conscious of identification. I had been particularly struck by its description in the book In Search of the Miraculous, by P
#Silenti – The Ancient Now#Silenti – The Ancient Now
You may have noticed I’ve been a bit quiet of late. I’m spending a lot of time ‘in the now’. I’m in the final stages of writing the Silent Eye’s