I don’t know about you, but I find the week comforting… Over the years, I’ve built up a pattern of working through things that I need to do, in order
Category: spirituality
Representing the InvisibleRepresenting the Invisible
For this you were called, created, formed and made… The human mind has always sought to represent the invisible… A feeling might be represented by high art, such as Michelangelo’s
Beyond The WinterBeyond The Winter
It’s at this time of year, when the nights are long and the days short and getting shorter, that we turn our attention to a what could unfold in the
Fishing for Golden GirlsFishing for Golden Girls
There were four of them: best friends who grew up in the smoky old streets of Bolton, Lancashire, long before the leviathan called ‘Greater Manchester’ gobbled up anything that looked
Mind: Mover of the Soul 3b – birthday Pi?Mind: Mover of the Soul 3b – birthday Pi?
Why 3b? I’ve just discovered that the third post in this series published on Sun in Gemini, but not here. Why, I have no idea! Probably some ‘transient’ bug in
mind: mover of the soul (4) where is the world?mind: mover of the soul (4) where is the world?
Where is the world? Is this a fair question to ask ourselves or some pointless intellectual game? A friend sent me a beautiful piece of writing, created by a Kabbalist
The Human Eye In WinterThe Human Eye In Winter
Within the blood of life, the love is colour: The lime-shine kiss of spring’s new fingers The rising sun, the heart of gold The mellow blaze as autumn lingers. And
Cartmel, Anarchy and the Perfect MorningCartmel, Anarchy and the Perfect Morning
The Cumbrian village of Cartmel is most famous for its racecourse, but it is difficult to find any part of it that is not also beautiful or at least interesting.
Mind: Mover of the Soul (2)Mind: Mover of the Soul (2)
The consideration of mind is a journey, not a concept. There’s nothing theoretical about the degree to which we believe we are ‘in-here’ in our body. That statement has two
Only the Eye that SeesOnly the Eye that Sees
—- Without the autumn I could not know the spring. The fulsome green, harmonic To elegance of death by colour, Made crisp by failing light. – Without the winter I
Mind: mover of the Soul (1)Mind: mover of the Soul (1)
Science has its definitions of what the mind is, yet, for most of us, we don’t even consider the question; driven by the fact that what would do the ‘considering’
Eye, Aye and IEye, Aye and I
One of the many paradoxes of modern mysticism is that there is no good word to describe the ‘sense of self’ that we all have, but which does not appear
Lines on StoneLines on Stone
It’s amusing to watch your own progress with a pastime, hobby, or even a skill. I was new to creative photography until a few years ago and set about it
THEATRE OF THE MINDTHEATRE OF THE MIND
Once a month, on the evening of the third Sunday, the Silent Eye hosts a zoom-based get-together on the internet. People join us from across the world. The purpose is
THE OLD PIER AND THE BIRDS OF YOUNG WISDOMTHE OLD PIER AND THE BIRDS OF YOUNG WISDOM
There’s a strange object near the end of Morecambe’s long Stone Jetty pier. From a distance, it looks like a large piano… Beyond it is only the sea, so, really,
AN ASCENT OF ROYALTYAN ASCENT OF ROYALTY
I was born the year after Queen Elizabeth’s coronation, so it’s fair to say she has been ‘with me’ all my life. Like many of us, I have known no
ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGEALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE
We could imagine ourselves as a leading actor in a play. There are other actors, but we have something unique… The play is written around our character. We are the
defining relationships (4) the mirror of lifedefining relationships (4) the mirror of life
In parts one , two, and three, we looked at the relationships we build with the world and each other. We saw that we don’t really know anyone else, fully;
Hidden Aspects of Kirkby Lonsdale: a journey in picturesHidden Aspects of Kirkby Lonsdale: a journey in pictures
I’ve written about Kirkby Lonsdale, before. This lovely market town, on the border between Cumbria and Yorkshire, has many faces, some of them well hidden… A photo-tour is a good
Defining Relationships (3) turning withinDefining Relationships (3) turning within
Part three of a journey into the inner nature of relationships. Defining Relationships (3) turning within…
Set in StoneSet in Stone
Set in Stone – remembering Sue Vincent on her birthday. The Living Land Weekends were born from a mad-cap day on Ilkley Moor and a number of subsequent events up
Defining Relationships (2) look-againDefining Relationships (2) look-again
In Part One, we looked at the anatomy of relationships, in a general sense. We considered how the birth separation from our mother sets off a chain of reactions that
A Hebridean Diary (6 end) Great BerneraA Hebridean Diary (6 end) Great Bernera
Our two-week trip, ending in the Hebridean Island of Lewis, was coming to an end. The following morning, we would be on a ferry from Stornoway to Ullapool, then a