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April 30, 2019 + #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Ancient Sacred Sites, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Fear, Journey of the hero, Life and Death, Love, Lust, Mindfulness, Mystery Play, Mystery Schools, Myth, myths and spirituality, Sex, Sexual Force, Soul, soul in body, Spiritual use of sex force, Spirituality, Stream of Consciousness, Sumerian myths

Gilgamesh descending (1)

by Steve Tanham

Julius Caesar, speaking after winning an important battle in Asia Minor, is quoted as saying ‘I came, I saw, I conquered…’ The same cannot be said for Gilgamesh the King – one of Julius Caesar’s mighty empire-building forebears, who ruled the land of Sumer from the city of Uruk in the southernmost region of Mesopotamia. The story of King Gilgamesh may or may not … Read More Gilgamesh descending (1)

January 22, 2019 + #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Ancient Sacred Sites, Australia, Silent Eye School, Soul, Spirituality

The Wolf and the Setting Sun

by Steve Tanham

Like knowing thought inclined to action Creates ‘me’ when the job is done So must I trust the light That pulls me where the photos are To stand beneath the ancient wolf And howl at the setting sun ©Stephen Tanham

October 22, 2015 + Heracles, Labours of Hercules, Myth, Soul, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins, part 34 – Wild Women

by Steve Tanham

.Alexandra. “Wild horses,” I said, sitting down with both our coffees and passing his across our small table. “Wild women horses!” John replied, a glint in his eyes. “Okay, then, wild women horses, if you must. But you said we were now, in our studies, in Aries, the sign of the ram, surely?” I watched him nod. “So why wild horses?” “I do not … Read More Nine Deadly Sins, part 34 – Wild Women

October 1, 2015 + Greek Myths, Heracles, Hercules, Journey of the hero, Silent Eye School, Soul, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 31 – An Eye for an I

by Steve Tanham

Nine Deadly Part 31 – An Eye for an I .Alexandra. The last time I was in here, I had glimpsed something. Insight had flickered and shifted as the concentrated presence of John and, surprisingly, Rose, had nudged me none-too-gently towards my moment of ‘seeing’. Now, I wanted to know more … “It’s about where you put the “I”, isn’t it?” I asked John, … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 31 – An Eye for an I

September 24, 2015 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Heracles, Hercules, Incarnation, Labours of Hercules, Soul, soul in body, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 30 – Twins of Fortune

by Steve Tanham

(Greek pottery image from: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/apples.html) Over the weekend, one image from the Heracles myth had haunted me – that of the victorious hero wearing the lion skin – particularly the head. The picture of the two heads occupying the same space remained in my mind right up to the moment that I entered our cafe on the Monday morning. John was there when I … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 30 – Twins of Fortune