* To complete our pentagrams we returned to our core principles and considered the shadow. * The setting was not the swiftly flowing Spey but a quitely progressing brook which
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‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Circle…‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Circle…
* 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
The Quest for Immortality: Masks…The Quest for Immortality: Masks…
* It has to be owned… The Temple Space has never looked finer. Mind you, we say that every year! * Even Coyote, a late, somewhat incongruous addition to proceedings
The Quest for Immortality: Dreams…The Quest for Immortality: Dreams…
* When the people of Uruk rebel against the tyranny of Gilgamesh, they petition the Gods… * Hearing their plea the Goddess, Aruru, fashions the twin of Gilgamesh from the
The Quest for Immortality: Giants…The Quest for Immortality: Giants…
* It was during one of our meetings… Traditionally, the first three gatherings of the new year are given over to a read through of the first three ritual dramas
Into the Deep…Into the Deep…
* …Shiduri, the tavern keeper, sat, at the edge of the Great Ocean, her golden brewing-vat resting by her side. * Gilgamesh, whose heart was still full of anguish, strode
Lord of the Deep: Death of the self?…Lord of the Deep: Death of the self?…
* ‘…When Anu heard this, he called for the Bull of Heaven, And handed its nose rope to the Princess Ishtar. Ishtar led the Bull of Heaven down to earth.
Though they may not know it…Though they may not know it…
* The One animates Spirit with Light. Spirit animates Soul with Love. Soul animates Body with Life. The Body generates the Many The Many live in the One. *
Seeds of Sound…Seeds of Sound…
* Our Words of Truth with their intents: EARTH – to become aesthetically aware… CALM – to affirm in admiration… HAY – to treat with equality… EAT – to live
North-easterly: Legends…North-easterly: Legends…
There are many stories associated with the castles of the Northumbrian coastline, some historical, others apocryphal, but it is often buried within the myths and legends that some fragment of
In the Similitude of a Dream III…In the Similitude of a Dream III…
* … At this his relations were sore amazed; not for that they believed that what he said to them was true, but because they thought that some frenzy distemper
In the Similitude of a Dream II…In the Similitude of a Dream II…
* …In this plight, therefore, he went home and refrained himself as long as he could, that his wife and children should not perceive his distress; but he could not
In the Similitude of a Dream…In the Similitude of a Dream…
* As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on a certain place where there was a Den, And I laid me down in that place to
Hunting the ‘Tree Demon’…Hunting the ‘Tree Demon’…
* …”Where Hu-Wa-Wa comes and goes becomes a track and all those ways are well trodden. As Hu-Wa-Wa passes through the forest the birds begin to sing… Wood-Pigeon moans. Turtle-Dove
Cutting deep…Cutting deep…
I watched with a curious fascination as the wicked scalpel was drawn across the skin, blood following in its wake. Somehow both detached and yet deeply, intimately engaged. It was
The Giant and the Sun – The Silver StreamThe Giant and the Sun – The Silver Stream
“There is an alchemy of fire and water going on within and without.” Alethea Kehas It is early. The streets of the Dorset village of Cerne Abbas are quiet as
The alchemy of joyThe alchemy of joy
By the time this goes out, another workshop will be over and our Companions will have dispersed for another year. Inevitably, every time we go back to Great Hucklow, we
All in the feeling?All in the feeling?
It was a beautiful morning. I had watched a barn owl glide across the field as dawn limned the horizon with gold and palest pink. The sky was beginning to
On the horizon…On the horizon…
I always look forward to September. It is one of the most beautiful times of year in Britain. The days are usually mild and often beautiful, the last of the
The Feathered Seer – Part 3 (No. Really. The Feathered Seer!) by Running ElkThe Feathered Seer – Part 3 (No. Really. The Feathered Seer!) by Running Elk
During the exploration session on Spirit Animals, presented during The Silent Eye (a modern mystery school) “Leaf and Flame: the Foliate Man” weekend in 2016, one of the
The Feathered Seer – Song of the Raven Clan by Running ElkThe Feathered Seer – Song of the Raven Clan by Running Elk
The elders gather; to the stones; all that remain of the Raven Clan. The Shaman, bearing the Mother’s heartbeat, draws to the centre of the assembly; there to be joined
A silent voiceA silent voice
It seems a very long time ago now, before the launch of the Silent Eye, that I wrote “Coming Through”, about the way we are sometimes guided by unseen hands.
#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