Spirituality – Page 32 – Sun in Gemini

August 30, 2018 + #Silenti, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Silent Eye School, Spirituality, Stream of Consciousness

The Old Man and the Tower

by Steve Tanham

There was and is a tower, a tall, dark tower. One day, a fugitive – ragged but not lost – came to this tower. The tower stood beside a wild sea, which constantly washed its face with spray. Day after day the sea would send clouds of cold spray high into the air, where some of the droplets splashed onto the thick, crystal windows … Read More The Old Man and the Tower

August 29, 2018 + Spirituality

In your own words…

by Steve Tanham

The Silent Eye There is a long tradition in esoteric circles of keeping a journal. It is a tradition to which Companions of the Silent Eye adhere, making a record of the thoughts, questions and realisations that arise from their own meditations and the work of the correspondence course. There are many reasons for doing this, from the simple discipline of writing down these … Read More In your own words…

August 28, 2018 + Spirituality

Miss Cranston’s Tea Room

by Steve Tanham

Glasgow is a wonderful city. I’m biased, as my seven Scottish cousins were born there. I love Scotland. Edinburgh is beautiful, and we visit it often; but Glasgow has that combination of grit and grace that speaks of its historic struggles, and the triumph of the artistic spirit over the industrial landscape. One of Glasgow’s most famous sons is the architect and artist Charles … Read More Miss Cranston’s Tea Room

August 27, 2018 + Spirituality

A Thousand Miles of History XXX: The one with the hole…

by Steve Tanham

From Sue.

August 26, 2018 + Consciousness, mystery, Spirituality

Inspector Sunday

by Steve Tanham

Sunday decided to investigate the house; it felt partly familiar, but altered… Curiously, he did not feel threatened. Besides, his only hope of getting back lay in locating the redhead. Turning into the hallway, he came on the giant teeth, which, although fixed to the wall, seems to bar his passage… ©Stephen Tanham

August 24, 2018 + Spirituality

Ego and Essence…

by Steve Tanham

From Stuart: something to immerse ourselves in…

August 24, 2018 + Spirituality

Archaeology, migraine and the barometric fish…

by Steve Tanham

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
After celebrating the recovery of Super Trooper, the little fish who swam, it was with a heavy heart that I saw him once again floating upside down in the pond and looking decidedly dead. The pale belly finally showed no sign of the ulcers we had been battling for months… and no sign of life either.…

August 23, 2018 + #Silenti, Child of Light, Consciousness, enneagram, esoteric psychology, Gurdjieff, Mystery Schools, Silent Eye School, Spirit, Spirituality

Principles of Fire (4): Essence and Reunion

by Steve Tanham

Continued from Part Two of this topic In previous posts, we have seen that how we view and interact with the world is conditioned by how our egoic self has developed; from oneness with Mother in the womb, through birth as an independent entity, to the reactive adult whose life mirrors that of a suit of armour, grown, protectively, over the real and eternally-new … Read More Principles of Fire (4): Essence and Reunion

August 22, 2018 + Spirituality

A Thousand Miles of History XXVI: Rite of Way

by Steve Tanham

From Sue.

August 16, 2018 + #Silenti, Child of Light, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Fear, Higher Mind, Spirituality

Principles of Fire (3) essence and origin

by Steve Tanham

Part One It is unusual to be able to say definite things in the teaching of spirituality, and yet, with essence, we can… We can say three definite things: that Essence is our life; and that everything that is not essence is reaction and the history of reaction. We can also say, as did the ancient alchemists, that essence is not an idea, not … Read More Principles of Fire (3) essence and origin

August 15, 2018 + Spirituality

#BlogBattle: Moon

by Steve Tanham

A lovely poem from Anita. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes The August 2018 Blog Battle The prompt word for August is MOON My silver lady hangs safely among the stars, Swimming through the firmament on her 28-day cycle. Shedding her light upon the earth Often she sits in the pale blue sky during the day On dark nights, she brings romance and mystery Often … Read More #BlogBattle: Moon

August 14, 2018 + Spirituality

The Landscape of Life

by Steve Tanham

Originally posted on All in a Day's Breath:
My Garden of Earthly Delights by Anne Copeland Life is like a landscape, and it would be a boring life if it were all flat. We can appreciate the flat because we know the hills and the valleys, just as we appreciate hot because we know cold, light because we know dark and happiness because…