May 2023 is fast approaching, and that realisation puts urgency into the need to create the ‘physical’ part of the landscape workshop ‘Water, Circle, Cross’, the Silent Eye’s spring event
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From serpent to salamanderFrom serpent to salamander
From the serpent stones of Arbor Low, we headed to the village of Youlgreave in search of tea and salamanders. There is a pub that provides the former and a
Snow and serpent stonesSnow and serpent stones
The temperature had dropped by lunchtime. The sun was playing hide and seek and the clouds, already ominous, were becoming heavier as we headed out towards the great stone circle
A day of gifts…A day of gifts…
Tuesday morning, we picked Nick up and went to meet the girls. We took the long way round… just to share the morning and the moors. It was reasonable weather,
Making things happenMaking things happen
We left the girls in Bakewell, arranging to meet the next day. Stuart and I had to reunite Nick with his electric wheelchair so that he could get himself to
A Monday in BakewellA Monday in Bakewell
The Monday after the workshop, we headed for Bakewell. Nick was happily ensconced in a hotel in the centre of the Derbyshire town while Alethea and Deb were tucked away
The Journey of the FoolThe Journey of the Fool
Some ideas simply arrive fully formulated, coming out of nowhere, with no clues, no warning, and the first thing you know about them is when they come out of your
Driving southDriving south
The workshop is over. The School has celebrated its first official birthday in some style… For now, I am back at my desk, uploading photographs and trying to settle with
Friday morning – an early startFriday morning – an early start
Sue’s recollections of the second April workshop… The little village of Great Hucklow nestles quietly in the Derbyshire Dales, tucked away from any main roads under the sheltering ridge. It
The opening of the Eye – a magical birthThe opening of the Eye – a magical birth
There are some things for which words are never enough. Things it is almost impossible to share. There are some things which should not be shared, perhaps, but the birth
The City and the Stars (8) : LongshipsThe City and the Stars (8) : Longships
The traditional picture of the Vikings – looting, marauding, raping invaders – may not be entirely true of their time on Orkney, though they did rule this gentle archipelago with
The City and the Stars (7) : The Standing Stones of StennessThe City and the Stars (7) : The Standing Stones of Stenness
The Standing Stones of Stenness are reduced in importance compared with their former status. But 5,000 years ago, they were the stone circle for the Ness of Brodgar spiritual city.
A Harmony of Eight…A Harmony of Eight…
* The point sits at the centre of the square, where its two diagonals intersect. * * From the same intersection, another square can be drawn at right angles to
“Ain’t this a mess, Sheriff?”“Ain’t this a mess, Sheriff?”
In the film ‘No Country for Old Men’, there’s a famous opening scene at the site of a drugs shoot-out. Everyone’s dead when the local Sheriff and his deputy arrive
Keys of Heaven (9): blown down the mountainKeys of Heaven (9): blown down the mountain
continued from Part 8 My companions of the Silent Eye’s ‘Keys of Heaven’ weekend were waiting when I arrived at the Lion Inn. We had coffee and biscuits and discussed
Keys of Heaven (7): the path to gentle darknessKeys of Heaven (7): the path to gentle darkness
The tiny fishing village of Staithes is a place of peaceful beauty. It lies part way between Whitby and Saltburn on the North Yorkshire coast. It’s geography is also one
Keys of Heaven (6): the greater force ~ Steve TanhamKeys of Heaven (6): the greater force ~ Steve Tanham
The greater force... What did they know of it! Anyone could see it in the fall of boulders in the mountains; in the crashing of the seas on the rocks,
Keys to Heaven: Gluttony…Keys to Heaven: Gluttony…
* The Norse God, Odin, hangs over all. His attendant wolves symbolise our lower self, and both their names can be translated, ‘greed’, which leads us to glut… * For
Keys to Heaven: Planning…Keys to Heaven: Planning…
* Baldrick, famously, hatches cunning plans which always back-fire. * Dick Dastardly, equally famously, hatches devious plans which always back-fire, and he usually has to be saved from destruction by
A date for the diary ~ Scotland with the Silent Eye, September 2020A date for the diary ~ Scotland with the Silent Eye, September 2020
On the trail of the Picts (plus optional Orkney extension) North of Inverness, Scotland 11th – 13th September, 2020 The Picts were a mysterious race who settled in the north-east
Hidden Avebury: Seeking the UnseenHidden Avebury: Seeking the Unseen
Almost everyone knows of Avebury, the great stone circle within which a village was built. A World Heritage site and one of the most incredible sacred complexes of prehistory, it
Seeking a light…Seeking a light…
Rites of Passage: Seeing beyond Fear A weekend with the Silent Eye Derbyshire, UK Friday 13th – Sunday 15th September 2019 Beyond the serene beauty of the Derbyshire Dales, old
Three Days of the Oyster-Catcher (Part 7 Final) Face to Face with MacbethThree Days of the Oyster-Catcher (Part 7 Final) Face to Face with Macbeth
We were standing in the car park near Drumin Castle. Dean was using the visitor map of the Glenlivet Estate to describe the day ahead. We were to begin by
‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Enneagram…‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Enneagram…
* As the weekened progressed we were to work our way around ‘the limbs’ of an elemental pentagram. * Two sites from the region were given over to each element.
Three days of the Oyster-catcher (Part 5) – Stone in the SkyThree days of the Oyster-catcher (Part 5) – Stone in the Sky
You can’t miss Sueno’s stone. It sits on its own plateau, just off the old main road between Findhorn and Forres; now bypassed. You see its ‘hangar’ first, then realise