by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye ‘All of you undisturbed cities, haven’t you ever longed for the Enemy?’ Rainer Maria Rilke “Burn and Grieve.” The title stared back at me from the screen. It seemed prophetic. Mute fingers poised, I wondered what on earth had possessed me. How could I possibly write anything that would meet the expectations raised by the previous workshops? I didn’t even have … Read More The Feathered Seer – Fear
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye ”The spirit is so closely linked to the body as a thing that the body never ceases to be haunted.’ Georges Bataille We had chosen five of the ancient and sacred sites of the local landscape as inspiration and setting for the story of the Feathered Seer. Unlike the Circles Beyond Time workshop, we could not take our Companions out into … Read More The Feathered Seer – The observer
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye In Yutacan, where Mayan mind Once ruled a fabled land A mighty structure stands its side It is a temple of the wind Tumul its name, once whispered wide Upon this jungled horn An ancient place, revered its past Where paintings crown the work of sides Where throngs of people shuffle past The guardians used to stand In stern Castillo, facing … Read More Temple of the Winds
by Steve Tanham
Sue does need our healing thoughts and energies, if you can spare a few moments. Thank you.
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye Alethea Kehas and Barbara Walsh holding a photograph of Obi. * For those Companions who study the Silent Eye Correspondence Course the Sunday morning of our April Workshop is a special time. It is then that we mark their progress through the three degrees of the course with a ceremony designed to ratify each stage of that process. This year we … Read More Flight of the Seer VI…
by Steve Tanham
Spirit mischief dares Sliding stolen silver form Reflects the only clue ©Stephen Tanham
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye * Any creative endeavour involves hazard. We are fortunate enough to work with an eclectic and talented bunch of souls which inevitably lessens that hazard. With our previous Workshop, Leaf and Flame, we had made a rod for our own back by extending the compass of R4 out into the night and into the realms of spectacle… and fire… and dance… … Read More Flight of the Seer V…
by Steve Tanham
The Silent Eye * “No one else is doing this.” “So far as we are aware.” “And if they are doing it they are not doing it in quite the same way.” * It was not always the case. The ancient mystery schools utilised story and drama in order to teach and inculcate spiritual and psychological truths within their aspirants. In many cases those … Read More Flight of the Seer IV…
by Steve Tanham
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…
by Steve Tanham
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…
Sun in Gemini 
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