Month: April 2017

Flight of the Seer III…

The Silent Eye * …Anyway, a quiet revolution has been under way over the last five years. We have been gradually expanding the boundaries of the temple ritual and nudging it outside and into the sacred site. Conversely, we have also been expanding the boundaries of the sacred site and nudging it inside and into the temple ritual. The results have been both fascinating … Read More Flight of the Seer III…

Egg of the Id…

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The Lore-Spinner’s Saga

Originally posted on Chronicles of an Orange-Haired Woman!:
Since early childhood, I have been a spinner of lore, working, oft-times, in tandem with my opposite, my all-but-twin, Sun to my Moon, Weaver of that which I spun from moonshine and memory, tale and tradition. But it is a lonely existence in many respects. The spinning calls upon tides and times unseen by the melting-pot…

Flight of the Seer II…

The Silent Eye * …With this year’s April Workshop, we returned to source. Five years ago, The Song of the Troubadour birthed our school and opened the gateway to three levels of Enneagram study. This year we opened another gateway, which led into deeper levels of understanding, with a Song of the Stones. Last year we moved through Mediaeval Courts, and Castles, and Fairy … Read More Flight of the Seer II…

The Jewel in the Claw – Spring 2018

The Silent Eye Intrigue ⦿ Magic ⦿ Religion ⦿ Science Four faces of a Elizabethan jewel that will become Britain… and one deadly enemy – hidden deep in the inner workings of an age. 1586, and our story begins… The reign of Elizabeth I, the ‘Virgin Queen’ of the house of Tudor. A time when England stood virtually alone amongst its neighbours, surrounded by hostile political and religious … Read More The Jewel in the Claw – Spring 2018

The Giant’s Tale

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The Drum’s Song

Originally posted on Chronicles of an Orange-Haired Woman!:
The drum called, its stick an instant friend in my hand, unexpected tingle of familiarity up my right arm. I knew the figure crouched at my left, bright streams of Sun colour a solar-fall down the cloak of pure gold. I recognised the tall shadow of the Shaman, dark feathers shining unearthly green and blue, pelts…

Storm front #Haiku

Layered gold through sky Caught in swirling black of dusk Displays creation’s laws ©Stephen Tanham

State of Nations…

Alternate Realities

The Silent Eye We have a pretty good idea what reality is, don’t we? It’s something that relates to what we already know. It follows the same behaviour, roughly, each time it happens. It has a familiar ring to it. If I were to get into my neighbour’s new car, and it slide out of the drive on an anti-gravity cushion, I would probably … Read More Alternate Realities

The Feathered Seer- On the road

Field of Sheaves V…