Spirituality – Page 5 – Sun in Gemini

April 12, 2020 + Celtic Christianity, Christianity and modern mysticism, Consciousness, Egyptian Myth, Goddess Isis, Osiris, Spirituality

The Sacrificed King

by Steve Tanham

Easter is symbolically the time of the celebration of the death and resurrection of Christ. This thread of story and principle runs through our civilisation very deeply; and Easter Sunday is the most important day in the Christian calendar. Jesus (the) Christ did not proclaim himself king, despite being labelled ‘King of the Jews’ – quite the opposite. He said he came ‘from the … Read More The Sacrificed King

April 9, 2020 + #Silenti, Biology and mysticism, Consciousness, Ecology, Gurdjieff, Spirituality

Line across the Moon

by Steve Tanham

Our neighbour and I were speaking, quietly, looking through the spring buds at the rising of the full moon last night. “I’ll be glad when this is over,” he mused. I nodded my agreement, but privately held other thoughts… What exactly is ‘this’ I wondered? Have we really thought through what we are all going through? Many things have come to a ‘harvest’ over … Read More Line across the Moon

April 7, 2020 + #Poetry, Alchemical Poetry, Lake District, nature, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Light on Black

by Steve Tanham

I will not tread upon your words Whose worth is in these hills and lakes Where golden flowers charmed the breeze That carried you to greatness ➰ But armed with eyes of fingered glass Which sense and frame intensity I reach into the now of gold To capture black’s propensity ➰ To frame in light what lies beyond And host a soul that only … Read More Light on Black

April 5, 2020 + #Cats, #Collie dogs, #FurryFives, #RagDollCats, #Silenti, Cats, humour, Spirituality

#FurryFives : Crash!

by Steve Tanham

Human: Good grief! I heard a terrible thump…are you okay? What happened? Misti <muted>: Crashed… Human: Crashed! How did it happen? Misti <muted>: Brakes… Human: Brakes! Are you okay? Misti: Never better…

April 2, 2020 + #Silenti, esoteric psychology, Mindfulness, Silent Eye School, Soul, Spirituality

Isolation or Soul-Elation?

by Steve Tanham

Caroline Ormrod is one of the Companions of the Silent Eye working through the first year of the three-year journey towards the real nature of the individual Soul. I am delighted to be her supervisor for this process. Her brief and light-hearted bio is appended to this post. Recently, along with her weekly email ‘journal’ of progress and experiences, she sent me a short … Read More Isolation or Soul-Elation?

March 31, 2020 + #Silenti, Collie dogs, Dementia, humour, Lake District, landscapes, Photography, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Circles around Sedgwick (1)

by Steve Tanham

It’s a Viking word, Sedgwick. It dates from the time when the Lake District was part of the Danelaw, the half of England under the rule of the Norsemen, and means ‘place by the river’. The river in question is the Kent, which flows from Kentmere lake through Kendal on its way to the estuary at nearby Arnside, then out as a major channel … Read More Circles around Sedgwick (1)

March 29, 2020 + #Collie dogs, #FurryFives, #Silenti, Collie dogs, humour, Spirituality

#Furry Fives : gardening shoes!

by Steve Tanham

Man: Those are your mother’s gardening shoes! Tess: They are lovely… Man: She’s been out there all day in the sun! Tess: You don’t understand. Man: Obviously not! ©Stephen Tanham 2020

March 22, 2020 + #Cats, #FurryFives, #InnerCatPeace, #RagDollCats, #Silenti, humour, Pet Heaven, Spirituality, The Inner Cat

#FurryFives : wash your human

by Steve Tanham

Now then, girls, these are challenging times, so it’s important to keep your human clean! Let’s illustrate with the arm. First, give it a good sniff to check what kind of train-wreck you’re going to be dealing with… Then take a deep breath and rasp the tongue along the length of that rascal! Don’t be afraid to give it a little bite to get … Read More #FurryFives : wash your human

March 17, 2020 + #ShortWrytz, nature, Photographic techniques, Photography, Places and Prose, Seasons of the year, Silent Eye School, Solar Year, Spirituality, Travel and Photography, Writing

#ShortWrytz : Dreams of Trees

by Steve Tanham

The river is just below. Close and beautiful, as always, but he’s photographed it a hundred times and the winter’s challenge is to find a new place; a place hidden in the old, hidden in the usual. And then, as he turns to seek elsewhere, it’s there. Devoid of leaves, its tall structure is all there is, but its presence is magnificent and dark … Read More #ShortWrytz : Dreams of Trees

March 15, 2020 + #Cats, #FurryFives, #InnerCatPeace, #RagDollCats, #Silenti, Cats, humour, Spirituality

#FurryFives : tea in bed

by Steve Tanham

(From an interview with R-CatZ Magazine) Mag: So, Miss Misti, how are you enjoying your life in the Lake District? Miss Misti: Oh, cool. I mean, so much better than that bush in Bolton! Mag: I can see! And you get early morning tea in bed, too! Miss Misti: Comes with the celebrity… And I got two staff as well! That’s his hand I’m … Read More #FurryFives : tea in bed

March 10, 2020 + #Poetry, #Silenti, Lake District, nature, Photography, Poetry, Seasons of the year, Spirituality

Unfolding Lilac

by Steve Tanham

And then one day there will unfold Before delighted gaze A purple ring where thickest mud Had tempered walks on winter days ⦿ Where sliding boots had struggled To cross the sodden land Our eyes now look with wonder To gaze on colour’s gentle hand ⦿ Time and tide’s persistence Their essence of ascent From sodden bulb to flower’s joy A hidden rite of … Read More Unfolding Lilac

March 8, 2020 + Spirituality

#FurryFives : looking left

by Steve Tanham

Misti: I like looking left, Tess, don’t you? Tess: Erm… Misti: I mean all the stuff in the garden and the hateful crows are left, aren’t they? Tess: Misti, it’s not quite like that… Misti: But if I look right, all I see is you! Tess: sigh… ©Stephen Tanham 2020