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March 18, 2021 + #Silenti, Consciousness, esoteric psychology, Mindfulness, Mystery Schools, Silent Eye School, Truth and Esotericism

The Belief Tree

by Steve Tanham

It might be thought that, in our technology-driven age, the concept of belief has become less important. If we go back fifty years, belief was still central to most people’s lives; so what has happened to change that? (1000 words, a ten-minute read) A friend of mine suggests, slightly tongue in cheek, that the biggest factor in religion’s decline is shopping… We might substitute … Read More The Belief Tree

August 9, 2018 + #Silenti, Consciousness, Higher Mind, Spirituality

Principles of Fire (2) belief-faith-knowing

by Steve Tanham

Continued from Part 1. Before me on the table is an electrical device. It needs a new battery and to do that I have to remove the cover. The small screw holding it is of the type that requires a screwdriver with a cross-head. My mind is intrigued that this illustration of ‘knowing’ has come into the ‘now’, but it has, and I’m grateful. … Read More Principles of Fire (2) belief-faith-knowing

August 2, 2018 + #Silenti, #writephoto, Belief and Faith, Consciousness, Higher Mind, Spirituality

Principles of Fire (1) A faith in belief

by Steve Tanham

The three Directors of the Silent Eye – Sue Vincent, Stuart France and myself – are usually the nucleus of a monthly ‘management’ meeting held at a friend’s house in Manchester. We have begun a process of reviewing the core principles of what we teach and under whose ‘guidance’ we create the four workshops held each year. I highlight the word guidance, above, because … Read More Principles of Fire (1) A faith in belief