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May 6, 2016 + Ancient Landscapes, esoteric psychology, Leaf and Flame workshop, Leaf and Flame workshop 2016, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, nature, Silent Eye School, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Finding Gawain – Act Five (final part)

by Steve Tanham

Finding Gawain – Act Five (final part) Deep within the Hart, the white hands reach for him… And, in the space between the single drop of blood leaving his skin and hitting the dry earth beneath the headsman’s block, the Bright One pulls his unresisting being out of time and changes him. Meeting no resistance and working within a the field of total trust, … Read More Finding Gawain – Act Five (final part)

May 5, 2016 + Ancient Landscapes, esoteric psychology, Leaf and Flame workshop, Leaf and Flame workshop 2016, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, nature, Silent Eye School, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Finding Gawain – Act Four

by Steve Tanham

(image: detail from ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ by Hieronymus Bosch. Wikipedia Creative Commons) Finding Gawain – Act Four Reckoning… Within the forest there is a sense of reckoning. Plucked from Castille Diablo, the man who may once have been Gawain finds himself, again, with wild blood in his veins and standing in the middle of the Clearing of the Ways, facing the West from … Read More Finding Gawain – Act Four

May 4, 2016 + Ancient Landscapes, esoteric psychology, Leaf and Flame workshop, Leaf and Flame workshop 2016, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, nature, Silent Eye School, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Finding Gawain – Act Three, part three

by Steve Tanham

Finding Gawain – Act Three, part three And then… And then, there is the sound of laughter rolling in from the hills…that host the hunt…that gives rise to the baying of the hounds…that draws exhausted, dirty, frozen and stinking Gawain from his muddy deathbed and flings him, like a mannequin on parade, to the gates of the Castille Diablo, and, via a startled but … Read More Finding Gawain – Act Three, part three

May 3, 2016 + Ancient Landscapes, esoteric psychology, Leaf and Flame workshop, Leaf and Flame workshop 2016, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, nature, Silent Eye School, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Finding Gawain – Act Three, part two

by Steve Tanham

Finding Gawain – Act Three, part two By the time Gawain realises he had come back on himself, in a great circle of many day’s ride, he has lost all sense of time. The mighty oak – the largest he has ever seen, mocks him with the purple ribbon, tied around it, days ago, to mark his way. The ribbon was a gift from … Read More Finding Gawain – Act Three, part two

May 2, 2016 + Ancient Landscapes, esoteric psychology, Leaf and Flame workshop, Leaf and Flame workshop 2016, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, nature, Silent Eye School, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Finding Gawain – Act Three, part one

by Steve Tanham

Finding Gawain – Act Three, part one In the sanctuary of the Castle of Camelot, he awakens; wet with sweat and wondering… Who is this ‘me’, he asks the cold air around him, remembering both the hapless Hunter Gawain and the Guardian of The Hart, the man who now belongs to the mind of the forest with the corporeality of its awakened White Knight. … Read More Finding Gawain – Act Three, part one

March 24, 2016 + Greek Myths, Hercules, Higher Mind, Journey of the hero, Labours of Hercules, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, Silent Eye School, Uncategorized

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 54 – The Tower of the Red Figures

by Steve Tanham

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 54 – The Tower of the Red Figures .Alexandra. There was a coffee, a rucksack and a small, red, paper person waiting for me when I arrived at Rose’s Cafe that last Monday morning. But no uncle John… The coffee was hot, so I knew he had been there. Besides, I could ‘feel’ his presence, even though … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 54 – The Tower of the Red Figures

March 17, 2016 + Greek Myths, Hercules, Higher Mind, Journey of the hero, Labours of Hercules, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, Silent Eye School, Uncategorized

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 53 – Two Rivers

by Steve Tanham

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 53 – Two Rivers .Alexandra. It was still dark, though the light from the East was streaming into the cold, blue, air. The two take-away cups of coffee looked disappointing. Not because I could already seen their contents, but because they weren’t from Rose’s cafe. “Last week we were flying over North Lancashire and now the edge of an … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 53 – Two Rivers

March 10, 2016 + Greek Myths, Hercules, Higher Mind, Journey of the hero, Labours of Hercules, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, Silent Eye School, Uncategorized

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 52 – A Descent of Fire

by Steve Tanham

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 52 – A Descent of Fire .Alexandra. When I was younger I did some flying lessons. They began as ‘Try Out Day’ gift for one of my birthdays, and developed into an expensive hobby which I had to give up when I took out a mortgage on my midweek apartment in London. As soon as I experienced the … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 52 – A Descent of Fire

March 3, 2016 + Greek Myths, Hercules, Higher Mind, Journey of the hero, Labours of Hercules, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, Silent Eye School, Uncategorized

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 51 – Butterfly Soup

by Steve Tanham

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 51 – Butterfly Soup .Alexandra. I was ready when he arrived, fifteen minutes early to my twenty. My notebook was out on the small table, already open at the furiously scribbled summary. Two other objects were concealed beneath it. My carefully timed pair of coffees were just being delivered by Rose. “Gotta hand it to the girl,” said Rose, … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 51 – Butterfly Soup

February 25, 2016 + Greek Myths, Hercules, Higher Mind, Journey of the hero, Labours of Hercules, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, Silent Eye School, Uncategorized

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 50 – Snakes Down Below

by Steve Tanham

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 50 – Snakes Down Below .Alexandra. “Scary stuff!” said John, smiling at my carefully planned opening. I carried on using my twisting hand and wrist to greet him, as though both were parts of a snake. “Okay…enough,” I said, feeling my wrist muscles start to ache, “And I know I’m eight of them short…” “Need some hydration?” he asked, with … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 50 – Snakes Down Below

February 18, 2016 + Greek Myths, Hercules, Higher Mind, Journey of the hero, Labours of Hercules, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, Silent Eye School, Uncategorized

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 49 – The Questions of Balance

by Steve Tanham

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 49 – The Questions of Balance .Alexandra. “I can see you’re brimming with ideas,” said John, looking at me slyly, over the rim of his coffee cup. “But perhaps you’ve not connected them all?” He was right. But I sensed an uncertainty in him, too, about the myth of the boar. As though it still held much that he … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 49 – The Questions of Balance

February 12, 2016 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, guided mystical walks, Mystery Schools, myths and spirituality, nature, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Silent Eye Summer pre-Solstice Weekend 2016

by Steve Tanham

Shake off the Winter blues – Anticipate the Summer ahead and book now for the Silent Eye’s 2016 pre-Solstice weekend, “Whispers of the West” to take place in the ancient landscapes of Pembrokeshire, West Wales, June 17-19, 2016. We will base ourselves in the ancient Celtic city of St David’s near to the cathedral, whose site dates back to the 6th century. … Read More Silent Eye Summer pre-Solstice Weekend 2016