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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

January 9, 2016 + Mystery Schools, Mystical poetry, myths and spirituality

Orphia’s Liar

by Steve Tanham

Orphia’s Liar (inspired by a recent theatre performance) ———– He hangs upon the frame of wood With leather bonds at back and thighs While she below who kneels and smiles Need only upward pout her sighs To see the flame behind the need And thus give wings to Orphia’s skies ——- Enmeshed in nature’s plot he aches And dreams of blood which deeper flows … Read More Orphia’s Liar

December 24, 2015 + enneagram, esoteric psychology, Silent Eye School, Spirituality, Uncategorized

2015: Looking back from December…

by Steve Tanham

Christmas and New Year have always been special times for me – Christmas more than the New Year, as I have always come to view the Winter Solstice as the start of the the truly new, rather than the formal ending of the calendar’s twelve months. The solstice sees the nadir of the visible light, as the solar ‘victory’ changes the face of the year … Read More 2015: Looking back from December…

December 19, 2015 + Akhenaten, Ancient Egypt, Mystery Schools, Powers of the Mind, Rameses II, Silent Eye School

River of the Sun, Chapter Ten – Darkness at the Door

by Steve Tanham

River of the Sun, Chapter Ten – Darkness at the Door Rameses waited for a moment on the quayside, listening to the sound of the waters lapping at the stone in the black night. He was about to do something that his father would have found unthinkable–he was going to force entry into a temple of the mysteries and take over the … Read More River of the Sun, Chapter Ten – Darkness at the Door

December 12, 2015 + Akhenaten, Ancient Egypt, Mystery Schools, Powers of the Mind, Rameses II, Silent Eye School

River of the Sun, Chapter Nine – The Priestess Calls

by Steve Tanham

River of the Sun, Chapter Nine The Priestess Calls Anzety, high priest of the Isis temple, watched from the east of the temple as his sister, Neferaset, the prime figure of authority on the island, entered through the opened portal of the west. The symbols of her status as high priestess, worn at forehead and throat, reflected the candle lights and seemed to … Read More River of the Sun, Chapter Nine – The Priestess Calls

December 5, 2015 + Akhenaten, Ancient Egypt, Mystery Schools, Powers of the Mind, Rameses II, Silent Eye School

River of the Sun, Chapter Eight – The Unchosen Darkness

by Steve Tanham

River of the Sun, Chapter Eight The Unchosen Darkness Darkness had just fallen when the Beak of Horus rounded the curve in the river and fixed its course on the stone landing of the Island of Gezirah al Nabatath. The ranks of the oarsmen, led by the Obion Guard, relaxed their stroke, feathering their oars as one. Menascare, known to all as the most trusted … Read More River of the Sun, Chapter Eight – The Unchosen Darkness

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 28, 2015 + Akhenaten, Ancient Egypt, Mystery Schools, Powers of the Mind, Rameses II, Silent Eye School

River of the Sun, Chapter Seven – The Crystal Air

by Steve Tanham

Chapter Seven The Crystal Air The great candles hissed and spat, casting off acrid fumes that were masked by the sweet incense rising from the copper burners, made to an ancient formula which spoke of purple flowers in the night. Their light was bright, and cast flickering shadows off the sacred objects in the temple which became dancing forms that flowed across the … Read More River of the Sun, Chapter Seven – The Crystal Air

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 24, 2015 + Bakewell, Bakewell Jail, Ballad of Reading Gaol, Ben's Bit, imprisonment, Incarnation, Journey of the hero, Mystical poetry, Oscar Wilde tribute, Uncategorized

From Bakewell with love – the gift of surprise

by Steve Tanham

What do you do when two of your best friends put you in gaol for a crime the three of you carried out… and leave you there? The characters of Wen, Don and Ben in the Doomsday series by Stuart France and Sue Vincent are not-so-loosely based on the three people who run the Silent Eye School. Imagine, in real life, joining the other two one … Read More From Bakewell with love – the gift of surprise

November 21, 2015 + Akhenaten, Ancient Egypt, Mystery Schools, Powers of the Mind, Rameses II, Silent Eye School

River of the Sun, Chapter Six – The Wide Waters

by Steve Tanham

Chapter Six – The Wide Waters Anzety, brother of Neferaset and the high priest of the temple of Isis, stood between the landing pillars and looked into the distance at the pilgrim boat departing from the eastern bank of the great river, heading for the temple island of Gezirah an-Nabatath, his home for the past ten years. The old and rickety craft rolled heavily at … Read More River of the Sun, Chapter Six – The Wide Waters

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