It didn’t look right, even from a distance. There was a forlorn, forgotten feel to the place, even though it is readily accessible and, to judge by the wearing of
Tag: symbolism.
The Marsh King’s Daughter: Bud…The Marsh King’s Daughter: Bud…
‘…The Earth will see you on through this time…’ * …There always is. The Marsh King sinks back beneath the waters with the unnamed Egyptian Princess in his thrall.
The Marsh King’s Daughter…The Marsh King’s Daughter…
‘…Hi-ho the Carrion Crow, Fol-de-rol-de riddle…’ * Although the second longest of Anderson’s Fairy Tales, The Marsh King’s Daughter is relatively little known and perhaps, even, considered to be
SEE: October Zoom Cyber Room…SEE: October Zoom Cyber Room…
Photograph – courtesy, the estate of Sue Vincent (All Tarot Card Images – Rider-Waite Deck) * The Silent Eye’s October Explorations Zoom Talk The Thousandth Face – breaking through from
Wayland: Silver-Smith of Souls…Wayland: Silver-Smith of Souls…
* There are a number of intriguing aspects to the legend of Wayland Smithy… The earliest written sources appear late and are decidedly piecemeal. * Wayland is the son of
The Star of St George…The Star of St George…
* The red cross on the white shield of St. George is made up of red scales like the scales of the red dragon that wakes at the foot of
SEE: August Zoom Cyber-Room…SEE: August Zoom Cyber-Room…
John the Evangelist (Stained-Glass, Swanbourne Church) ‘John was challenged to drink a cup of poison to demonstrate the power of his faith, and thanks to God’s grace the poison was
On reflection…On reflection…
I woke this morning with the image of a dream imprinted on my eyelids. The image was a simple one… an empty landscape with a lake that held the reflection
The pan-dimensional mouseThe pan-dimensional mouse
I have spent a lot of time lately working with two-dimensional representations of multidimensional states. No, I don’t mean anything arcane and mystical… or something that belongs in the realm
Whitby Weekend: The Crypt at LastinghamWhitby Weekend: The Crypt at Lastingham
A few of us made our way down the stone steps of St Mary’s in Lastingham, into the crypt where the bones of St Cedd are reputedly buried. To do
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
Triads: Derivations…Triads: Derivations…
* DERIVATION OF THE TRINITY Contd THEREFORE… 136 = 1 (1 + 3 + 6 = 10 = 1) 163 = 1 (1 + 6 + 3 = 10 =
Slimegrobbels and custard…Slimegrobbels and custard…
“Tell me a story…” My granddaughters and I were sitting on the floor of their pink-painted cabin at the bottom of the garden. I had evicted yet another invading spider
Writings from the Temple III ~ BrionyWritings from the Temple III ~ Briony
Briony, who attended her first workshop with the Silent Eye at Lord of the Deep in April, first shared her thoughts with us a little while ago and continued earlier
Writings from the Temple II ~ BrionyWritings from the Temple II ~ Briony
Briony, who attended her first workshop with the Silent Eye at Lord of the Deep in April, shared her thoughts with us a little while ago. Here she shares the
‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Tower…‘Aye’ of the Unicorn: Tower…
* 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
‘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.
Lord of the Deep: An overview of the Sumerian Planetary Beings by ‘The Patrician Lady’Lord of the Deep: An overview of the Sumerian Planetary Beings by ‘The Patrician Lady’
For the Sumerians, Anu, the Sky Father, was the Supreme Being, from whom all other gods descended. His parents were Enshar and Kishar… the ‘whole Heaven’ and the whole Earth’.
Lord of the Deep: Offspring of Silence ~ A presentation from Jan MaliqueLord of the Deep: Offspring of Silence ~ A presentation from Jan Malique
Jan Malique , a Companion of the Silent Eye, has kindly agreed to allow us to share the text of a presention she gave at the Lord of the Deep
Lord of the Deep: Web of LightLord of the Deep: Web of Light
This morning, the Companions attending the Lord of the Deep workshop, and Companions of The Silent Eye around the world, will join together in a shared meditation. This will take
Lord of the Deep: And so it begins…Lord of the Deep: And so it begins…
All being well, we are converging from across this country and others, on the little Derbyshire village of Great Hucklow. This year, the story that frames the central themes of
Digging deeper… with Anne CopelandDigging deeper… with Anne Copeland
A story is told to engage the imagination and the sense of wonder. A tale that does so will stay in memory… making it a perfect vessel to hold
Two Aprils Inside the Magic of the Silent Eye ~ Alethea KehasTwo Aprils Inside the Magic of the Silent Eye ~ Alethea Kehas
With less than two weeks to go before we journey to the ancient land of Sumer for Lord of the Deep, Alethea Kehas, a Companion of the Silent Eye,
Voices from the pastVoices from the past
There was a jaw-dropping moment when it finally hit home… We knew the story… we had discussed it long before Stuart had started working with it. The ‘hero’ was a