SteveTanham – writing, mysticism, photography, poetry, friends

Month: May 2023

May 30, 2023 + #Phoetry, #Poetry, #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Collie dogs, Consciousness, English Lake District, guided mystical walks, landscapes, Mindfulness, Photography

Wander Wood #phoetry

by Steve Tanham

And is there time in wander wood Or slow, abiding, gentle ‘should’ Without resistance: touch and kiss A reaching for midsummer’s bliss So powerful this May surprise I need not leave my seat – just close my eyes To wander in the wonder wood ©Stephen Tanham 2023 Stephen Tanham is a Director of the Silent Eye, a journey through the forest of personality to … Read More Wander Wood #phoetry

May 28, 2023 + #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Consciousness, landscapes, Photography, Places and Prose

Sunrise at Amlwch

by Steve Tanham

Each May and November, we like to spend a few days on the Welsh island of Anglesey. It’s hard to say what draws us back, year after year, but there is a certain tranquility and peace about the place. The hotel we stay at is a former farm, run by a brother and sister who inherited the place and set about making it one … Read More Sunrise at Amlwch

May 25, 2023 + #Silent Eye, #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Consciousness, guided mystical walks, Lake District, Photography

Water-Circle+Cross (1) Coffee under the old woman’s claife

by Steve Tanham

What’s a claife? Actually a Claife… we’ll get to that. The Silent Eye’s spring workshop (SE23) began in glorious May sunshine, as those attending – our companions – began to arrive and assemble around a triangular picnic table on the quayside at Ferry Nab, a short distance south of Bowness-on-Windermere. Once complete, our happy band of explorers were led down to the ferry point … Read More Water-Circle+Cross (1) Coffee under the old woman’s claife

May 23, 2023 + #Silent Eye, #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Collie dogs, Consciousness, English Lake District, Mindfulness, Mystery Schools, Photographic techniques, Photography, Places and Prose

From Windermere to Sedgwick

by Steve Tanham

We have just needed the Silent Eye’s ‘Water-Circle+Cross’ weekend, which took place a forty minute journey away, on the shores of Lake Windermere, England’s largest lake. The weekend had gone well; better than expected, in fact, and I will be writing up each of the days over the next couple of weeks. Our friend, Dean, had been staying with us and was due to … Read More From Windermere to Sedgwick

May 21, 2023 + #Humour, #Silenti, humour

Poet, Philosopher and …

by Steve Tanham

St Peter’s Church, Heysham, is simply beautiful. I’ve written about it, before. But there’s a rumour that something unusual is hidden on one of the gravestones. Equipped with the knowledge that its existence is real, we go looking… Past the flower gardens with the hidden benches. Down the slope towards the sea, but stop… Beside the grave that seems to be visited more than … Read More Poet, Philosopher and …

May 18, 2023 + #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Consciousness, English Lake District

A LAP with the Gods

by Steve Tanham

4:30 wake up, 5 a.m. leaving, 5:30 a.m. breakfast, 6 a.m start… It was the final communication before they set off… With 47 miles of gruelling mountain trail ahead, our intrepid walking companions – John and Angela, launched themselves into the dawn of a beautiful May morning, along with hundreds of other walkers, each determined to pit themselves against an entire circuit of all … Read More A LAP with the Gods

May 16, 2023 + #Phoetry, #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Consciousness, English Lake District, esoteric psychology, guided mystical walks

#Phoetry – Stone Fortress Mind

by Steve Tanham

Beneath the skies of blue that ache with white-kissed beauty Beside the meadows’ deeper green that brightens every day Beyond the water’s vastness blown by breezes on a million waves She waits for him to end his stone-faced exile. #Phoetry is a hashtag amalgamation of the words Photography and Poetry, a form of visual and poetic communication. ©Stephen Tanham 2023 Stephen Tanham is a … Read More #Phoetry – Stone Fortress Mind

May 14, 2023 + #Silenti, Consciousness, Lake District, landscapes, Photographic techniques, Photography

Light in the Midnight Garden

by Steve Tanham

Why would I be out in the garden at midnight? Good question. It’s the collie, you see. A good night’s sleep is greatly assisted by a dog who’s gone wee wees just before we all retire. It often falls to me, as I’m a bit of a night-owl. So out we go. And I have to walk around with Tess, because she’s clever enough … Read More Light in the Midnight Garden

May 11, 2023 + #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Collie dogs, Consciousness, English Lake District, landscapes

Following the curves of the Kent

by Steve Tanham

The sky was blue and windswept. The clouds had a definite formation to them. They were pointing at the nearest part of the coast, their central blue line line exactly mirroring the River Kent, whose last two miles curve through Levens Park, ancestral home of the Bagot Family. We are fortunate in the village of Sedgwick to have two points of access to Levens … Read More Following the curves of the Kent

May 9, 2023 + #Silent Eye, #Silenti, Consciousness, English Lake District, esoteric psychology, guided mystical walks, meditation, Metanoia, Mindfulness, Soul, soul in body

Emotional journey of the Deep-Me (Part 1)

by Steve Tanham

The spiritual quest is simple: we need to: (1) Recognise that, in our present ‘state of mind’ we are not as we could be. (2) Begin to follow those ‘inklings’ within us to a new ‘Kingdom-Queendom of me’. (3) Keep our eyes – and minds – open for clues that may provide simple or substantial course-corrections. (4) Observe everything as though the end of … Read More Emotional journey of the Deep-Me (Part 1)

May 7, 2023 + #Collie dogs, #Humour, #Silenti, Photography

Been there…

by Steve Tanham

You may not have been there… You may not be a ‘dog person’. Heaven knows I wasn’t. Cats were my thing. A lifetime of cats; beautiful furry, purry creatures that are haughty and mysterious and can manipulate space, time … and place, when you’re looking for them. But few of them would wait by your side when you’re having a sandwich in the garden … Read More Been there…

May 4, 2023 + #Silenti, Ancient Sacred Sites, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Higher Mind, landscapes, Photography, Silent Eye School

Fear No Object

by Steve Tanham

I was looking through some photographs from various trips we had taken, when prepping Silent Eye weekends. The beautiful hills of Derbyshire were a home for our monthly get-togethers, largely because they gave a sensible meeting-point for journeys from home that began in Buckinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Cumbria. The opening shot is the only one of this post that is not Derbyshire. Tess is … Read More Fear No Object