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Ben’s Bit, part twelve – Cold Governance There’s something about the door that terrifies me. I suspect that it’s still unlocked. But I won’t try it to see. To try it would risk some fragile things. If it were locked and I had maintained my belief that Roger Sylvester, my new gaoler, being a good man, had left it open as a rebellious gesture against a system … Read More Ben’s Bit, part twelve – Cold Governance

February 5, 2016 + Ancient Landscapes, Bakewell Jail, Ben's Bit, Doomsday series of books, esoteric psychology, Silent Eye School

Ben’s Bit, part eleven – Aspects of Power

by Steve Tanham

Ben’s Bit, part eleven – Aspects of Power “Ben, I’ve got some good news and some bad news…” The Governor of Bakewell Gaol is enjoying himself, but there’s a deadly edge to the calm exterior manner. We are sitting in the ‘interview room’. We being the redoubtable Dr Grey, looking smug; his sexy assistant, Miss Goodnight of the Heels – nee Golding, who is not … Read More Ben’s Bit, part eleven – Aspects of Power

January 15, 2016 + Ancient Landscapes, Bakewell Jail, Ben's Bit, Doomsday series of books, esoteric psychology, Silent Eye School

Ben’s Bit, part 10 – Six Faces of Fear

by Steve Tanham

There is fury in Bakewell Gaol. Outside my cell, doors are being flung open, tables are being thumped and voices are raised in what serves as the interview room. Despite pressing my ear to the shuttered grill, through which Yellow Eyes often studies my incarcerated movements, I can never quite make out the details of the heated conversations. They wouldn’t be that stupid… How … Read More Ben’s Bit, part 10 – Six Faces of Fear

December 3, 2015 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Greek Myths, Higher Mind, Labours of Hercules, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 40 – The Obedience of the Heart

by Steve Tanham

(Image source) Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 40 – The Obedience of the Heart .Alexandra. Little furry model animals don’t normally do much for me, but this one, placed in the middle of our usual table in the cafe, made me giggle. It had big doe-eyes, the sort you’d see in Japanese comic books. With somewhat smaller eyes, at least proportionately, John was … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 40 – The Obedience of the Heart

November 26, 2015 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Greek Myths, Higher Mind, Labours of Hercules, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 39 – Twins of Time

by Steve Tanham

.Alexandra. I wasn’t late, but the object placed ominously in the middle of our table suggested I might be… “Morning John,” I said, warily. “Is this supposed to tell me that time is running out – that I’d better get enlightened quick or you’ll pass the time with another acolyte?” He stared at me, saying nothing, as I digested what I had just uttered… … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 39 – Twins of Time

November 19, 2015 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Greek Myths, Higher Mind, Labours of Hercules, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 38 – The Three-sided Coin

by Steve Tanham

.Alexandra. “The story of Heracles and the Golden Apples begins with failure…” I said. “It does,” replied John, sipping his latté. “Just as, in the first story, with the Wild Mares, Heracles gets a bitter lesson that never leaves him, with his failure to protect the life of young Abderis, despite his success in overcoming the wild she-horses.” He stopped, then, and looked at … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 38 – The Three-sided Coin

November 12, 2015 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Greek Myths, Higher Mind, Labours of Hercules, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 37 – Golden Apples

by Steve Tanham

.Alexandra. I made a special effort to be at Rose’s coffee shop early the next Monday morning. Despite that, he was there before me … “Morning, John,” I muttered, trying not to let my irritation show… “Morning, Alexandra,” said my uncle, cheerfully. It was only then that I noticed two things were–well, wrong… To start with he was sitting with his hands on his head, … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 37 – Golden Apples

November 5, 2015 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Greek Myths, Higher Mind, Labours of Hercules, Sex, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 36 – Three Eyes of the One Mind

by Steve Tanham

.Alexandra. “There were three of them!” I said, getting the first word in before he had chance to open the ominous black bag sitting on his knee. “Three of what?” I watched as his fingers let go the zip that ran across the top of its length. “Three cyclopses…” “Ah,” he said, smiling at our agreed corruption of the word. “Yes, three of them… … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 36 – Three Eyes of the One Mind

October 29, 2015 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Greek Myths, Higher Mind, Labours of Hercules, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 35 – Mr Cyclops

by Steve Tanham

.Alexandra. I had done my homework the previous weekend and arrived at our cafe early, eager to organise my thoughts before John arrived for our Monday get-together. “Dark out there,” he said, entering behind me and kissing the top of my head in his customary fashion before sitting down. I looked out of the window at the clear blue morning sky. We were having … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 35 – Mr Cyclops

October 22, 2015 + Heracles, Labours of Hercules, Myth, Soul, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins, part 34 – Wild Women

by Steve Tanham

.Alexandra. “Wild horses,” I said, sitting down with both our coffees and passing his across our small table. “Wild women horses!” John replied, a glint in his eyes. “Okay, then, wild women horses, if you must. But you said we were now, in our studies, in Aries, the sign of the ram, surely?” I watched him nod. “So why wild horses?” “I do not … Read More Nine Deadly Sins, part 34 – Wild Women

October 15, 2015 + Heracles, Initiation, Labours of Hercules, Silent Eye School, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 33 – Three Journeys

by Steve Tanham

.Alexandra. “I’ve had a week of threes,” I said, wanting to seize the initiative. I felt empowered, full of energy; and I wanted to be at it … the labours of Heracles, that is. He looked at me over a succession of objects: the coffee cup, poised next to his bemused lips; the newspaper, held in his free hand until I arrived and tapped … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 33 – Three Journeys

September 24, 2015 + Esoteric Meaning of Myth, Heracles, Hercules, Incarnation, Labours of Hercules, Soul, soul in body, Spirituality

Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 30 – Twins of Fortune

by Steve Tanham

(Greek pottery image from: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/apples.html) Over the weekend, one image from the Heracles myth had haunted me – that of the victorious hero wearing the lion skin – particularly the head. The picture of the two heads occupying the same space remained in my mind right up to the moment that I entered our cafe on the Monday morning. John was there when I … Read More Nine Deadly Sins with Coffee, part 30 – Twins of Fortune