Illustration- John Howe …In the silence which had fallen upon the company, a loud wailing from without the Mead-Hall could be heard by all those present. Into the house that
Category: spirituality
Fanning the flames…Fanning the flames…
Where do they come from? They come out of the night… Where do they go to? Back to the night they return… They dance in the dark to pipe and
An informal weekend…An informal weekend…
People wonder what happens at a weekend workshop… ‘it all seems a bit weird’ … or words to that effect. Four times a year, the Silent Eye runs a weekend
Harvest of Being 2015: Ilkley Moor…Harvest of Being 2015: Ilkley Moor…
Skein of Time …Gloom. We head into a green gloom of Heber’s very own making, for the late evening light is still bright in the sky… and almost immediately we
Harvest of Being 2015: Ilkley Moor…Harvest of Being 2015: Ilkley Moor…
XXIV THE LION’S SHARE “Tell me,” said Joshua, “why is that person carrying a lamb to the city ?” Judas Thomas said, “so that he may kill it and eat
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:
Leaf and Flame…Leaf and Flame…
As we move towards the changing of the seasons and the turning of the year, we are turning our thoughts towards the Silent Eye Annual Workshop in April. It is
Not long…Not long…
An ancient landscape, shaped by glaciers and the hand of man. Mysterious symbols carved in stone amid the cairnfields. Quiet circles lost in the mists… and a small group of
Taking the biscuitTaking the biscuit
I am inspired. By a biscuit. A Rich Tea biscuit of renowned lineage to be exact. For those who have not encountered this denizen of the biscuit tin, it is
Sleeping with a mosquitoSleeping with a mosquito
I have never made a secret of the fact I have an intense dislike for mosquitoes. Mainly, I have to admit, because they seem to like me. I react badly
Unhappy bunny?Unhappy bunny?
Life gets a little odd sometimes. Just when you have come to terms with the way things are working out, it gets turned on its head and a myriad possibilities
The Call of the SoulThe Call of the Soul
Have you ever wanted to wake up to a world in which you feel you really belong? A world where your experience of life makes perfect sense and you greet
SilenceSilence
In a silence broken only by breath Words lose their sound; Spill their essence on the pristine page Or curl in tendrils through a mind undone, Fleeing logic on wings
WingsWings
‘Which is the greater blessing,’ someone once asked, ‘to have the sublime unity of God to centre and save the universe? Or to have the concrete immensity of the universe
Hollow hills…Hollow hills…
This poem, written by Kathleen Raine, was one of the readings shared by the companions at the Mountains of the Sun weekend. We were seated atop an ancient long barrow,
Sacred PlacesSacred Places
All my life I have visited sacred sites when I could, and I have been lucky enough to visit many. Whether ancient church, temple, stone circle or legendary landscape, there
Seeing the detailSeeing the detail
“Odd, isn’t it, that the extreme and unusual lives lead here.” “Remember that saying in the bible about God spitting out the lukewarm?” “Yes… I was just thinking… not so
Playing out- Mountains of the SunPlaying out- Mountains of the Sun
Go on… when was the last time you went out to play? I don’t mean with children, wonderful as that is… but just you… playing out… in the fields. Leaving
Perspectives III: River of the Sun 2015Perspectives III: River of the Sun 2015
HYMN TO ATEN O Living Aten When you first took your throne in splendour High in heaven’s precinct, truly did life then begin… From the eastern horizon Risen and streaming
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
Dream of the RoodDream of the Rood
Girded him then God Almighty When he would Step on the gallows, Fore all mankind Mindfast, fearless, Bow me durst I not. Rood was I reared now Rich king heaving,
Inner FlameInner Flame
One of the Companions of the Silent Eye has agreed to share a glimpse of her first experience preparing and working with the Amarex, a symbolic light against the darkness
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