Category: Spirituality

The Tyrant of Uruk… — The Silent Eye

The Dancer ~ Jordis Fasheh

A very special poem from Jordis… The Silent Eye Jordis Fasheh is a Companion of the Silent Eye. When we brought the School to birth at our very first April workshop, Jordis was the first to walk through the portal and has been held in our hearts ever since. At the Jewel in the Claw workshop, Jordis embodied the role of Lady Rab’ya El … Read More The Dancer ~ Jordis Fasheh

The Giant and the Sun – Accident or Design

Sue’s post on Crop circles in Dorset and a beautiful video shot from a drone… The Silent Eye Although the hexagram was the main ‘pattern in the landscape’ that we had come to investigate… with a little help from the Giant on the hillside… there was another pattern that had been intriguing our companions… that of the crop circle that had recently appeared on … Read More The Giant and the Sun – Accident or Design

The Feather

There was a feather on his pillow when he settled down to sleep that last time. He had no idea where it had come from. If it was time to die, so be it… Always the same beginning to the dream; the swim to the hidden beach on the Greek island, the beautiful sun blazing down on his naked body–far from the world he … Read More The Feather

Seize, take, remember

⦿ Seize! There is no voice to this command It is the scream of nature’s green A rush of breath, a hushed intent And distant flowers on the wind Recall sweet Maytime’s yearning sigh Yet far as can from Winter’s bite The taunting laughter draws the eye ⦿ Take! Prepared or not! the vixen’s call It is the voice of passion’s lure It is … Read More Seize, take, remember

The Giant and the Sun – The one with the light…

Sue continues the detailed narrative of the Dorset weekend The Silent Eye The current Church of the St Nicholas, at Sydling St Nicholas,  dates largely to the fifteenth century, with the tall tower being the oldest part of the building. However, it stands on the site of at least two earlier churches that go back to the earliest days of Christianity in the country. … Read More The Giant and the Sun – The one with the light…

The Giant and the Sun – The one with the swallows…

The Day I Killed Mom #ThrowbackThursday #humor

Originally posted on Barb Taub:
a (mostly) true story [Throwback Thursday excerpt from Life Begins When The Kids Leave Home And The Dog Dies] For more humor, kids, pets, death, and other (mostly) funny stuff, please check out my new book! [click on image for previews, reviews, and buy links from Amazon] When she turned fifty, my mother took up a new career: dying.…

Last of the summer sun…

Originally posted on Stuart France:
* And all that remains now… * * Is to bring it back home… * * And fill in the gaps… * * Of which there are many… * *

Castles of the Mind (2)

Continued from Part One As the group walk through the arched entranceway to the interior of the castle, a new feeling emerges: one of ‘being in it, together’. The transition from outer to inner space of the newly considered ‘organism’ of the castle brings with it other changes of perspective. One of these is that a process – that of the weekend, itself, has … Read More Castles of the Mind (2)

The Observer’s Finger #writephoto

For Sue Vincent’s #writephoto ➰ The eyes say there should be roaring The ears should be Overwhelmed But in the mind where Lives the observer’s finger There is silence A digital discovery That It is not there, either… ➰ ©Stephen Tanham

‘Aye’ of the day’s eye…

Originally posted on Stuart France:
* Approaching Avebury in this way we got to side-step the crowds. * * Most of whom had been unceremoniously penned into the Red Lion. * * But it is not about meticulous planning. * * It is about listening. * * And following ‘directives’… * * ? ?