* Close your eyes, relax and prepare for an inner journey, breathing deeply and easily. You stand on a green mound by a sunlit sea. Far below you is a
Tag: Consciousness Studies
SEE: December Zoom Cyber Room…SEE: December Zoom Cyber Room…
*** A Dickens of a Christmas! Tonight our talk mixes the mystical darkness of the solstice plus a little humour… ‘Timeless Darkness’ – Three days of liminality… And what to
Nine Deadly Sins: The Eye for an ‘I’~ a book by Steve TanhamNine Deadly Sins: The Eye for an ‘I’~ a book by Steve Tanham
Their meetings are necessarily brief… seldom no more than a coffee, a momentary pause between the demands of life and work… but for John and Alexandra time matters less than
‘Sympathy for the Devil’?…‘Sympathy for the Devil’?…
* I saw a garden blossom in a valley. A man and woman stood there. Their love for each other was a service to the cosmos, and through it they
‘Big Secrets’…‘Big Secrets’…
Key 6 from the Tarot * The modern fifty-two-card deck of playing cards retains only one of the Atu, or Keys, or Major Arcana, of the original game of
Petals of the RosePetals of the Rose
Petals of the Rose Guided Journeys Sue Vincent A collection of guided meditations, designed to open aspects of the personality in as gentle and natural way as the petals of
Bah’t ‘atBah’t ‘at
Well, two of us were up there on Ilkley Moor bah’t ‘at… the third stubbornly clung to the trademark headgear that makes him look like something feral. To be fair,
Extreme, Absolute and SacredExtreme, Absolute and Sacred
There were three conversations yesterday about essentially the same subject. Three viewpoints, three different perspectives. And a blog post
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
Irony Age dwelling…?Irony Age dwelling…?
Images and Text from the Silent Eye Workshop: Whispers in the West… * Why? * Why, would anyone… * In their right mind… * Choose… * To dwell… * Here?
St David’s Head…St David’s Head…
Images and Text from the Silent Eye Workshop: Whispers in the West… Above it all… * Aries in Ochre… * Seal-Calf Grazing… * Provocatively Pensive Environs… * Plundered and Strewn?…
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
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
‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Armchair…‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Armchair…
* 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.
‘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.
The Quest for Immortality: Anomalies…The Quest for Immortality: Anomalies…
* Given that much of the Epic of Gilgamesh has found its way into the Hebrew Book of Genesis in a somewhat garbled form… Why, we may wonder, is the
Lord of the Deep: Taking rootLord of the Deep: Taking root
One of the questions people don’t like to ask is whether or not our ritual drama weekends serve any useful purpose. It is all very well coming along to share
Gilgamesh descending (8) ~ Steve TanhamGilgamesh descending (8) ~ Steve Tanham
The portal through which all the others have passed – except ghostly Enkidu and forlorn Gilgamesh – shimmers and fades. My brother – his twin – fades… And he and
Lord of the Deep: Outrunning the sunLord of the Deep: Outrunning the sun
“Can’t stop,” said I, dashing through the corridor. “I’ve got to paint celery…” “Can you help me with my skin?” “Sure. I’ll just grab the pins…” There were a number
Lord of the Deep: “Why is there such grief..?”Lord of the Deep: “Why is there such grief..?”
Preparing the temple for the final ritual drama of the weekend is always bittersweet. It is the last stage of a journey that has been years in the making. This
Lord of the Deep: Surfing the WebLord of the Deep: Surfing the Web
Saturday is always a heavy day, with three rituals and attendant prep sessions, as well as two explorations, led this time by Lorraine and Jan, both of whom are ordained
Lord of the Deep: Rebuilding the citadelLord of the Deep: Rebuilding the citadel
Once more the fates move. Now, while Gilgamesh steps beyond himself, he and Enkidu, Life and Death, Man and Nature, become the portal that guards the Veil of the Beyond.
Lord of the Deep: Stepping beyond…Lord of the Deep: Stepping beyond…
When Lord of the Deep was being written, decisions had to be made about which elements of the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh to include, which to leave out altogether and
Lord of the Deep: Getting under the skin…Lord of the Deep: Getting under the skin…
In any drama, be it ritual or otherwise, there is a fine line over which you must hover as an ‘actor’. You are not your character. Lines and scenarios that