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We are urged by spiritual writers to ‘live in the now’. We might reasonably ask how we might live anywhen else, but that would go against the spirit of such good advice. Some clarity might be needed, though. As far as a reasonable self-inquiry goes, we – our composite consciousness – lives pressed up against signals from our senses that are very much of … Read More Shells from an Inner Sea (2) A fresh look at the ‘now’

April 6, 2023 + #Silent Eye, Consciousness, Esoteric Meaning of Myth, esoteric psychology, Higher Mind, Mystery Schools, Photography

Shadowy Spirituality

by Steve Tanham

Psychologists have often reminded us that we have a have a ‘dark side’. Yes, you… And me, too! Sigmund Freud, whose work was behavioural and independent of spirituality, gave us the famous classifications of Ego, Id, and Superego; three seemingly separate parts of who and how we are. Carl Jung, who was more intent on a personal unity involving the spiritual side of mankind, … Read More Shadowy Spirituality

September 10, 2020 + #Silenti, Belief and Faith, Consciousness, Esoteric Meaning of Myth, esoteric psychology, Psychology, Unconscious

The Entered Dragon (6) : figures in the mist

by Steve Tanham

Continued from Part Five Centre stage, the King smiles at us. His gaze is strong but gentle. As our eyes touch his, we feel the sense of purpose he holds. Courage and force reflect in the subtle colours that draw us into his very being. We feel renewed by this contact, shown that the burden of what we must face in the day-world is … Read More The Entered Dragon (6) : figures in the mist

September 3, 2020 + #Silenti, Belief and Faith, Consciousness, Esoteric Meaning of Myth, esoteric psychology, Politics and Power, Psychology, Unconscious

The Entered Dragon (5) : a seat in the gods

by Steve Tanham

Continued from Part Four The stage is set. The feeling of expectation is deep. In the darkness of the auditorium, we cannot see those sitting beside us. The stage is dark, yet the darkness is not empty; in fact the darkness is full of that which is not yet formed, but can be. None of our senses can yet register what is happening. But … Read More The Entered Dragon (5) : a seat in the gods

August 27, 2020 + #Silenti, Belief and Faith, Consciousness, Esoteric Meaning of Myth, esoteric psychology, Politics and Power, Psychology, Unconscious

The Entered Dragon (4) : the world within

by Steve Tanham

Continued from Part Three I know these posts, so far, have been intense. The picture painted by Carl Jung and his Jungian successors of our linked internal and external lives is a detailed and vivid one. We began by looking at the Shadow, that suppressed ‘mind’ of parts of our psychological self (psyche) that have been pushed, by conditioning, society and personal choice, from … Read More The Entered Dragon (4) : the world within

August 20, 2020 + #Silenti, Belief and Faith, Consciousness, Esoteric Meaning of Myth, esoteric psychology, Politics and Power, Psychology

The Entered Dragon (3) : beauty and the beast

by Steve Tanham

Continued from Part Two The dream continues… We are frozen, the dragon and I. He cannot be seen, as he is mirroring my every move, behind me. My fingers explore the tip of the spear, the only movement left… I press the sharp tip into the skin of my right thumb. There is a slowing of time as the ancient metal pierces the flesh. … Read More The Entered Dragon (3) : beauty and the beast

August 13, 2020 + #Silenti, Belief and Faith, Consciousness, Esoteric Meaning of Myth, esoteric psychology, Politics and Power, Psychology

The Entered Dragon (2) : dancing with shadows

by Steve Tanham

This time the dream is different. I know the dragon is there, but can’t see it. But I can see the heavy spear on the ground in front of me… I bend to pick it up. Something moves behind me, something heated and red, but no matter how fast I turn or twist, I can’t get a glimpse of it. Until I touch the … Read More The Entered Dragon (2) : dancing with shadows

August 6, 2020 + #Silenti, Belief and Faith, Consciousness, Esoteric Meaning of Myth, esoteric psychology, Politics and Power, Psychology

The Entered Dragon (1)

by Steve Tanham

Like waking within a dream – or, at least, the point where the lucidity begins… I turn my head in the small theatre, expecting others to be smiling, if not laughing. But no-one is, because no one else is here… Just me and it…where ‘it’ is not the theatre. The curtains part and what I knew to be behind them takes centre stage. Leathery … Read More The Entered Dragon (1)