Spirituality – Page 12 – Sun in Gemini

September 12, 2019 + #Silenti, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, nature, Seasons of the year, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

The cycle of life

by Steve Tanham

The approach of the autumn always makes me reflect on the nature of life; in particular the way the mysterious essence of life takes form and shape, ‘living’ for a while, then giving up its life and surrendering the elements of that form back to the earth from which it arose. We all feel the poignancy of life’s seasons, but it’s useful to align … Read More The cycle of life

September 9, 2019 + Spirituality

Hidden Avebury: Seeking the Unseen

by Steve Tanham

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Almost everyone knows of Avebury, the great stone circle within which a village was built. A World Heritage site and one of the most incredible sacred complexes of prehistory, it is justly famous for its beauty and mystery. The site attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year but while most simply walk in awe amongst…

September 8, 2019 + #Cats, #RagDollCats, Cats, Spirituality

#FurryFives : BBQ

by Steve Tanham

– Now, look… Yes, Misti? – I mean, if… Spit it out! -If I were that big, I wouldn’t take advantage of chicken like that! ©Stephen Tanham

September 5, 2019 + #Silenti, #writingprompt, Consciousness, Fear, humour, Magic, myths and spirituality, Photography, Short stories, Silent Eye School, Speculative fiction, Spirituality

The Stump and the Ring

by Steve Tanham

Image from Pixabay This is in response to the September Speculative Fiction Prompt from Carol Forester of Writing and Works, who has taken over from Diana Wallace Peach of Myths of the Mirror Diana has caregiving commitments that have prevented her continuing with a prompt she clearly loved. I would like to add my thanks to Diana for her personal responses to the writers … Read More The Stump and the Ring

September 5, 2019 + #Silenti, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Spirituality

Half-seeing

by Steve Tanham

Image: ©️Stephen Tanham The spiritual teacher and philosopher Krishnamurti once wrote: ‘Recognition dulls the mind’. When I first read it, years ago, I disagreed with his proposition. Surely, I reasoned, the act of recognition is a result of intelligence? We learn to recognise something as an act of shortening the ‘path-length’ of the brain’s logic, as it wrestles to categorise the seen thing. Take … Read More Half-seeing

September 3, 2019 + #Collie dogs, #ShortWrytz, #Silenti, Collie dogs, landscapes, Love, Pet Heaven, Photography, Silent Eye School, Spirituality, Your inner wolf

#ShortWrytz – Who Knew?

by Steve Tanham

Who knew… How softly your paws would pad to the door, just before I enter. How your hazel eyes would gaze and melt with joy when the new day dawns. How your sleeping yelps would replay the joys of the day. How you would, one day, sit in front of a blown-open door for an hour, guarding the house until we returned to find … Read More #ShortWrytz – Who Knew?

September 1, 2019 + #Cats, #Collie dogs, #FurryFives, #InnerCatPeace, #PhotoZen, #RagDollCats, #Silenti, Cats, Collie dogs, Dark Humour, humour, Photography, Spirituality, Your inner wolf

#FurryFives : interview

by Steve Tanham

– Yea, well it was cool at the time, but you can only take so much of living in a bush in Bolton… So what changed the course of your abandoned life? – Well, his mother walked past with a pampered Pomeranian pooch… Yes? – And I thought, “Holy shit, look at the lifestyle that goes with this one!” And followed her home! (This … Read More #FurryFives : interview

August 31, 2019 + Spirituality

Caged

by Steve Tanham

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
She is no marble angel with a kiss of ice, A dark ghost, never waked, But a woman, warm and soft, Embracing a velvet universe, Melting the stars of eternity, Deliciously blushing, Longing for life.

August 29, 2019 + #writephoto, Ancient Landscapes, Child of Light, Consciousness, Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Fiction, landscapes, Life and Death, Photography, Short stories, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

The Talking Darkness #writephoto

by Steve Tanham

This is in response to Sue Vincent’s #writephoto ‘Frozen’ and the photo above. He chose his moment to appear at the edge of the dark forest; the forest through which they had come on their murderous journey. The few that knew him used his ancient name: the Talking Darkness…. Anyone in the dark green shadows looking out to the approaching night would have seen … Read More The Talking Darkness #writephoto

August 29, 2019 + #Silenti, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Higher Mind, landscapes, Life and Death, Magic, Mindfulness, Self-help, Silent Eye School, soul in body, Spirit, spiritual turning around, Spirituality, Tarot, Tarot, The Fool,

Land of the Heart

by Steve Tanham

This is a self-help exercise I developed recently. I call it ‘Land of the Heart’ It’s an exercise that involves the surrender of the small self that feels so much pain and anguish, especially at a time of national division, such as we have on both sides of the Atlantic, today. It’s an exercise that addresses that feeling of helplessness that many of us … Read More Land of the Heart

August 27, 2019 + #Poetry, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Higher Mind, landscapes, Mindfulness, Mystery Schools, nature, Seasons, Four Seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter,, Spirituality

Mellow, then Naked

by Steve Tanham

With gentle care, my drunken head Is upwards tilted, facing Sun I glimpse pale gold in summer’s field To trace, already, winter’s dread As hues of autumn’s failing now revealed ➰ Too soon! Unready heart implores! But she, intent and moistened scent Upon the harvest’s fulsome bliss Inscribes my name on deeper lands- Baptising wordsmith with her kiss ➰ This is my chosen task–her … Read More Mellow, then Naked

August 26, 2019 + Spirituality