Celebrating Ceridwen's Cauldron of Poetic Inspiration
2022-06-24 18:00 - 2022-06-26 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Queens Hotel, The Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4HG, United Kingdom
A Midsummer weekend in Penwith, Cornwall, led by Peter & Sarah Dawkins, and Swami Aliananda Paramahansa
This will be a weekend of celebrating the poetic inspiration of the land in beautiful Penwith, the western end of Cornwall and root chakra of the Three Lands (Scotland-Ireland-Britain) of the British Isles. Ceridwen’s cauldron is symbolic of the land, and is a holy grail whose magical contents inspire those who drink of it with poetry, prophecy, vision, beauty, wisdom and knowledge, which is enlightenment. The Celts called this Awen.
The great goddess of these Three Lands was known to the Celts as the Triple Goddess, Ceridwen. Her nine maidens or attendants breathe on the fire beneath the cauldron so as to keep the brew at the right temperature. The root chakra of the British Isles is a prime position for breathing on this fire, which lies beneath the cauldron, to help the land become beautiful and those within it, who partake of its magical potion, to achieve Awen.
There is, of course, a deep wisdom, knowledge and underlying power in all this. We will explore this and the landscape with meditations, talks, teachings, kriya yoga breathing, Paneurhythmy, excursions to key geomantic and poetic areas of the landscape, and with anything else we are inspired with.
For further information, including cost and booking, see PDF: ‘Celebrating Ceridwen’s Cauldron of Poetic Inspiration’.

Wisdom in the Land: Birthing the Light of the Shakespeare Swan
2022-07-02 | The White Swan Hotel, Rother St, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV32 6NH, United Kingdom
A day with Peter and Sarah Dawkins in Stratford-upon-Avon
Based at The White Swan in Stratford the day will comprise morning talks followed by a pilgrimage in Stratford townscape exploring and experiencing the wisdom of this land.
Stratford-upon-Avon, home of William Shakespeare and the Shakespeare theatres, marks the star Deneb in the constellation of the Swan in the British landscape zodiac. Underlying this is a profound and ancient wisdom.
Moreover, it is a wisdom that manifests itself in the landscape and the way human beings have responded instinctively, intuitively or knowingly to that wisdom, such that the very townscape as well as the land manifests that wisdom.
Do join us to learn, explore and experience more of this wisdom, and to help the land birth even more of its light. This special pilgrims’ day is limited to the first 20 participants.
For further information, go to: Gatekeeper Trust

Faithful and True
2022-07-22 19:30 - 2022-07-24 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
A Friday evening talk and weekend summer school in the Exterland Zodiac* led by Peter Dawkins.
The final judgement at the end of time – the end of our life on earth, or the end of a cycle of time such as an Age or Great Age – seemingly concerns whether or not we have been faithful and true. This description of “Faithful and True” is that of Revelation’s final Rider on the White Horse, who corresponds with Kalki, the 10th Avatar of Hindu tradition, who ends a Kali Yuga (Dark Age) and ushers in a Satya Yuga (Golden Age). How many of us are faithful and true? What does being faithful and true really mean? How can we be faithful and true?
Over this weekend, Peter will share his insights and knowledge about this, and how it is associated with the Mystical Marriage, and much else besides. He will also discuss how this relates to the chakras both in ourselves and in the landscape, and to the zodiac, and to Pisces and Virgo in particular, which are keys to what is going on in the world right now.
The weekend will begin with an evening talk on Friday, followed by a summer school on the Saturday and Sunday, in which some teaching, training, pilgrimage and celebration will take place.
The evening talk and summer school will be given in English, with German translation.
The evening talk will form part of the weekend summer school, but is also open to non-summer school participants to attend.
*The Exterland Zodiac is a landscape zodiac centred on the Externsteine in northern Germany, and forms the throat chakra of the Swan landscape temple of Europe. Bad Pyrmont is a spa-town that marks a chakra within the Exterland landscape zodiac.
Full details in German: Treu und Wahrhaftig

Creating Heaven on Earth
2023-05-06 16:00 - 2023-05-12 11:00 (Europe/London) | Casa Fuzetta, Casa Fuzetta, Travessa Heliodoro Salgado 7,, Olhao, Algarve, 8700-132, Portugal
A Rose Alchemy Retreat led by Sarah Dawkins of Zoence Academy and Heather & Gabriella of Resounding Earth, and hosted at Casa Fuzetta in Olhao, in the eastern Algarve of Portugal.
This is the second such retreat they have hosted and is part of a wider series of events and pilgrimages organised by the owners of Casa Fuzetta exploring the beauty of Portugal.
This retreat will take us to important energetic sites in the Algarve with the intent to effect good change for ourselves and those around us, through joy, dance, and sound.
Expect the unexpected, including paneurhythmy and sound weaving both on the rooftop of Casa Fuzetta and in nature.
For further details, please see Rose Alchemy, and if you would like to join us, please contact: casafuzetta@gmail.com.

Seven Crowning Stars
2023-05-16 15:00 - 2023-05-24 11:00 (Europe/London)
Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
Led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins and Jonathan Tod, the purpose of this pilgrimage is to explore, learn about, enjoy and enhance a magical landscape temple in Galicia. This is a unique journey to Santiago de Compostela. Besides visiting some of the places well known to pilgrims on the Camino, we will divert from the main Camino (the French Way) and go north to the coast and part-encircle Santiago de Compostela, before ending up there. In this way we will visit the ‘Seven Stars’ of the crown chakra of Europe.
The journey follows a shape which is similar to the shape of an Egyptian Adze, the tool used in the mummification process by the Ancient Egyptians to ‘open the mouth’ of the pharaoh’s ascended soul, so that he can speak the truth or Word of God and thereby help those incarnate on earth. The Adze is patterned on and represents the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, home of the Seven Rishis.
This pilgrimage relates closely to our earlier pilgrimages in Portugal, as the journey includes the higher crown chakras of the three Portuguese ‘Great Pillars’, which are at Ponferrada, Lugo and Santiago de Compostela.
We will be travelling by coach from Bilbao to Burgos, Castrojeriz, León, Astorga, El Cruz e Ferro, Ponferrada, Villafranca del Bierzo, Lugo, A Coruna, Muxia, Finisterre, and Santiago de Compostela.
We are making this journey as a pilgrimage, in the sense of honouring the places by greeting, appreciating and enjoying them, their people and each other. We have two principles which we endeavour as a group to fulfil, which are to make the effort to love who we are with, wherever we are and whatever we are doing, and to do the right thing, in the right place, at the right time, and with the right intention. In this way we can enhance the places and the whole landscape temple, enthusing it with love and thereby helping to transform the planetary energies into ethereal ‘light’. In such ways we help to build the ‘light body’ of the planet, which in turn affects consciousness everywhere in beneficial ways.
In addition, by pilgrimaging in this way within the Bull of Europe, we can help Europe to metaphorically breathe its physical breath in conjunction with its spiritual breath (inspiration). Taurus, the Bull, is associated with the throat chakra; Europa is associated with the alta-major chakra. The former is represented by mainland Europe, the latter by the British Isles. The former is the gateway for the physical breath, the latter for the spiritual breath. The two breaths, breathing in harmony, are what the world needs, and what each pilgrim can perform as an act of loving service.
For details, costs, invitations and booking details, email Jonathan or Sarah.

Opening the Third Eye: The Mystical Marriage & Revelation of Light
2023-09-15 19:30 - 2023-09-17 16:00 (Europe/London) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
Evening talk and weekend workshop led by Peter Dawkins.
Friday evening talk: Ancient Egyptian Wisdom – Opening the Eye & Mouth of Horus
Weekend Workshop: Marriage of the Two Breaths, Spiritual and Natural
The spiritual breath bears the wisdom; the natural breath echoes it. To marry the two leads to the birth of light. This light is delight, joy, happiness, blessed with a knowledge of the wisdom and love which produced it and how it was produced.
The Ancient Egyptian cosmology and mythology explains all this in terms of allegory, symbolism and geocosmology, which Peter will describe and explain in his evening talk.
The weekend workshop will provide further explanation and a training in marrying the two breaths, spiritual and natural, opening the Third Eye, and producing light, delight, happiness and joy in a revelation of truth. The illumined person can then become a creator.
The weekend seminar-workshop includes the Friday evening talk; but the evening talk can be attended without having to attend the weekend workshop.
The talks and training will be given in English, with German translation.
German advert: 2023-09-15 Peter Dawkins-Das dritte Auge.

The Orphic Mysteries
2024-04-20 18:00 - 19:15 (Europe/London)
In this Fintry Trust Zoom meeting Peter and Sarah Dawkins will bring different perspectives to the important subject of the Orphic Mysteries.
Peter will look first at the connection between these Mysteries and the landscape of the Rila and Rhodope Mountains (present day Bulgaria), where it is believed that they originated. Orpheus is seen as the great Reformer of the Dionysian Mysteries, and it is thought by some that Jesus and his disciples were Orphic initiates and masters. In this light Jesus is considered to be the second Orpheus who reformed the Orphic Mysteries even further, by example, and at the same time reformed the Hebraic/Judaic Mysteries.
Through Paneurhythmy, a system of meaningful exercises, developed by Peter Deunov, Sarah will then show us something of the deep connection between the Rila Mountains and the Orphic- Christian Mysteries.
See The Fintry Trust’s The Orphic Mysteries advert for further details.
Book online on the Fintry Trust website.

Exploring the Beauty of Portugal: Paneurhythmy Retreat
2024-04-24 16:00 - 2024-04-29 11:00 (Europe/London) | Casa Fuzetta, Casa Fuzetta, Travessa Heliodoro Salgado 7,, Olhao, Algarve, 8700-132, Portugal
A living circle of beauty, harmony and unity with Nature
Led by Sarah Dawkins and hosted by Jonathan and Tara at Casa Fuzetta in Olhao, in the eastern Algarve of Portugal.
The purpose of this retreat is to learn about and enjoy the movements of Paneurhythmy in the beautiful landscape of the Algarve with like-minded friends – new and old – with Sarah Dawkins of Zoence Academy guiding and teaching us, and Jonathan and Tara of Casa Fuzetta hosting. Sarah has been dancing and sharing Paneurhythmy and the wisdom that lies behind it for over 30 years.
Paneurhythmy is a sacred dance brought into the world by a greatly inspired Bulgarian Master, Beinsa Douno, in the early 20th century. He was inwardly given the music, dance, movements, and prayers over the course of his life, in the beautiful mountains of Bulgaria. Paneurhythmy is danced in the morning between the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes, in a partnership with each other and nature.
In the Algarve, on the southern coast of Portugal, we intend to weave into these five days teaching, experiencing the dance and sacred songs, and working with different landscapes and energy – and eating well.
Although we will be based at Casa Fuzetta, we also intend to dance on various beaches and visit the site of a Sacred Chapel in the Mountains that overlooks the Algarve Coast. This is ‘weather’ dependent. There is more chance of sun and dry weather in Portugal in April than there is in the rest of western Europe. There are indoor spaces in which we will be able to dance at Casa Fuzetta, as well as roof-terrace spaces and a swimming pool. In April the evenings, after the Sun goes down, are cooler – so bring some warmer clothes.
Whilst we have a dedicated retreat chef who will prepare most of our meals at Casa Fuzetta, we will also eat out in local restaurants and on Deserta Island. There will be something for everyone!
For further information and booking click this link: Beauty of Portugal Paneurhythmy Retreat 2024 flier (pdf)

Swan Flight: The Third Heaven
2024-05-23 17:00 - 2024-05-26 12:30 (Europe/London)
A 4-day celebration of the Quatercentenary of the 1624 great cipher manual, Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins in England, and Heidemarie and Oliver Falldorf in Germany.
This hybrid event will include a 3-day site visit in Germany to Wienhausen Abbey, Celle, Hitzacker and Luneburg led by Oliver and Heidemarie Falldorf (24-26 May), and a 1-day site visit in England to Kenilworth Castle led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins (15 May), with attendees choosing either one or the other.
The event will be introduced with a talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins on Thursday 23 May (6pm UK time), explaining the whys and wherefores of the event, plus a second talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins on Saturday 25 May (7:30pm UK time), giving some background information about Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae and the secret society and intelligence networks involved.
English-German and German-English translations will be available, plus a follow-up Zoom meeting on 1 June 2024 to share experiences and discuss further things.
Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae was compiled, written and published by Augustus ‘the Younger’ when he resided at Hitzacker, before he became Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg. He was closely linked with Francis Bacon in the Rosicrucian movement, and Bacon played an important role in the compiling, writing and publishing of Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, which was published under Augustus’ pseudonym of Gustavus Selenus.
2024 is also the Quatercentenary of Ben Jonson’s The Masque of Owls, which was performed at Kenilworth Castle on 19 August 1624 for Prince Charles, the surviving son and heir of King James I of England. Jonson was at that time still assisting Francis Bacon, whom he revered, and was a key player in the Rosicrucian fraternity. Not only is the owl an emblem of Pallas Athena, but it also signifies secret or cryptic writing.
Kenilworth forms the beak of one of the two landscape Swans of Avon, whose root or tail is marked by the Rollright Stones, and whose head is marked by old Warwick town, complete with a castle (Warwick Castle) overlooking the river Avon, and the Collegiate Church of St Mary on its highest point.
This event forms part of the ‘Swan Flight through the Seven Heavens of the Rosicrucian Mysteries’ series, which is enacting out the Dionysian Mystery in the Swan landscape temples of Europe.
For further details, choices, costs and booking, see:

English: Swan Flight: The Third Heaven pdf.
German: Der Flu des Schwans: Der dritte Himmel pdf.

Inspiring Beauty
2024-06-06 18:00 - 2024-06-09 12:00 (Europe/London)
Dancing and singing from the heart: led by Sarah Dawkins and Andrew Clark.
Come and enjoy the beauty of dancing Paneurhythmy and singing in Nature.
Paneurhythmy is a joyful, meditational dance-exercise which has a profound philosophy associated with it. It was created by the Bulgarian Teacher Beinsa Duono in the Rila mountains at the beginning of the 20th century. Literally, the word Paneurhythmy, means ‘Supreme Cosmic Rhythm’. Working with the energies of Nature, it is danced outside, in the mornings, between spring and autumn equinoxes. The simple graceful movements each have a deep meaning and healing power on the dancers and the environment.
During the weekend, the singing will involve learning and sharing simple songs, chants and harmonies. The emphasis will be on singing from the heart. This helps us each to open our heart centre, which enables us both individually and collectively to connect with the flow of Universal Love. When this is done in harmony with Nature, we can make a heartfelt offering to the land and to all who are sustained by it.
This event will take place in the beautiful landscape of the Traquair House estate on the banks of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders. We will also visit other special places in the Scottish Borders, including the grounds of the great Cistercian abbey at Melrose that was originally founded by St Aidan from Iona in 640, and the nearby Eildon Hills. This area is a focal point for the alta major chakra of the Grail Land of Europe. In the human body, the alta major chakra at the back of the neck is the gateway for Divine Inspiration. Geomantically, this landscape in the Scottish Borders appears to act as a similar gateway of inspiration for the Grail Land.
The theme of this weekend is inspiration and embodiment. When offered from the heart, dancing and singing can help us to become open to divine inspiration and to embody this inspiration as a prayer for the local landscape and beyond.
We will be staying in Howford House, a Georgian farmhouse on the Traquair House estate. Traquair House is Scotland’s oldest inhabited house dating back 900 years. We will have access to the 100-acre grounds, which includes ancient woodland, a walled garden, a hedge maze, and access to the River Tweed.
Further information will be posted a.s.a.p.

The Hamsa Swan & Blazing Star
2024-10-11 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
Venue: Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, 31812 Bad Pyrmont, Germany
In this Friday evening talk, Peter Dawkins will explain how the twin Swans, Ham and Sa, of Hindu mythology, when united in love and friendship, become the Hamsa Swan, which in turn becomes the Blazing Star.
This is a process of enlightenment, metaphorically described, which is even now taking place in Europe in terms of the landscape as well as of human souls. This talk will emphasise how much the landscape and indeed all nature is involved in this process, and how it either helps or hinders human development depending on whether we make friends or enemies of it.
The 2-part talk will be given in English, with German translation.
This talk also forms part of the weekend seminar-workshop, Our Star Self; but the talk can be attended without attending the workshop.
Information and booking: E-mail: HdB-seminar@gmx.de
Telefon: 0049 (0) 5281 3240 (werktags)
Mobil: 0049 (0) 171 4914589
Web: http://www.haus-der-begegnung-pyrmont.de/index.html

Our Star Self
2024-10-12 10:00 - 2024-10-13 16:00 (Europe/Berlin) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
How to be aware of, listen to, unite with and advance our Star Self
The weekend workshop, led by Peter Dawkins, which includes the Friday evening talk, The Hamsa Swan & Blazing Star, on 11 October 2024, will provide insights and training in becoming aware of our Star Self, listening to its wisdom and following its guidance, and then of uniting with it and advancing its purpose, power and light.
The light of the Blazing Star, of which our Star Self is part, inspires the world and each of us with divine wisdom. It is a creative Holy Spirit known as Pan. Its receptive aspect is known as Echo, which corresponds to Pan-consciousness, which is a universal consciousness of Pan, the Spirit, and of all nature.
Weather permitting, the workshop will also include a visit to the Bad Pyrmont Kurpark, in which we will practice something of what we have learnt, and learn further.
The talks and training will be given in English, with German translation.
Venue: Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, 31812 Bad Pyrmont, Germany
Programme: 19:30-22:00, with interval.
Information & booking:
E-mail: HdB-seminar@gmx.d
Telefon: 0049 (0) 5281 3240 (werktags)
Mobil: 0049 (0) 171 4914589
Web: http://www.haus-der-begegnung-pyrmont.de/index.html

Milan & Prospero's Magic
2024-10-20 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London)
20-22 & 25-27 October, & 3 November 2024
A hybrid event, part pilgrimage and part with talks, attunements and sharing on Zoom.
In the Shakespeare play, The Tempest, Prospero is the Duke of Milan. During the play we discover that Prospero is a magus – a magician in the initiatory sense, who has acquired the wisdom to become a master of nature. The play shows how he demonstrates and develops his mastery by means of acting as a hierophant, teaching, testing and transforming the various characters as a redeemer and saviour of human souls. These characters represent the various levels of humanity, from the basest and most corrupt, to the most virtuous and pure in heart.
Why Prospero was made the Duke of Milan, rather than of another place, is part of the Mystery – a Mystery that we shall delve into during this hybrid event – a Mystery that concerns the whole of Europe in particular and the whole world in general, and is of particular relevance at this momentous and dangerous time in world history.
This hybrid event is being carried out not only as a Mystery of Shakespeare event but also as a pilgrimage in Milan and local landscapes elsewhere in which pilgrims’ feet on the ground, coupled with their meditations and prayers, can help further the hermetic marriage of heaven and earth by enacting a key part of the Swan Mystery on the stage of the world.
For this hybrid event, there will be three types of attendees: (1) Talk attendees, (2) Virtual pilgrims, and (3) Milan pilgrims.

The Talk attendees are those who would like to attend the three pre-pilgrimage talks on Zoom by Peter Dawkins and Julia Cleave.
The Virtual pilgrims will comprise those who cannot be in Milan for this event, but who can take part ‘virtually’ in all the Zoom talks and other Zoom meetings wherever they are in the world, and who can carry out a pilgrimage in their own chosen area.
The Milan pilgrims will be those who are able to be in Milan for this event. They will be there as a small group or groups of friends, and entirely responsible for themselves, but with a plan of action for each day. They will take part ‘virtually’ in all the Zoom talks and other Zoom meetings.

The event will be introduced by three pre-pilgrimage talks on Zoom – two by Peter Dawkins and one by Julia Cleave – which all Talk attendees, Virtual pilgrims and Milan pilgrims will be able to attend. There will be a question & answer time after each talk.
Peter will talk about the importance of Milan in the Swan of Europe landscape temple, and its significance in terms of the ‘Great Pillars’ of Europe (the Gallic Axis, Swan Line, and Nilotic Meridian) and the Herculean Line that links them. He will show how it is part of the enactment of the Europa and Bull Mystery (or Dionysus/Bacchus Swan Mystery), which is happening right now, and how pilgrimage helps. He will also share his insights into why Milan was chosen as the dukedom of Prospero in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, and the science of the mystery connected with this.
Julia will talk about the alchemy in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest.
These three pre-pilgrimage talks on Zoom will take place on:

Sunday 20 October (17:00-19:00 UK time) – Peter Dawkins
Monday 21 October (17:00-19:00 UK time) – Julia Cleave
Tuesday 22 October (17:00-19:00 UK time) – Peter Dawkins

The 3-day pilgrimage in Milan will take place on Friday 25 October, Saturday 26 October, and Sunday 27 October 2024.
COSTS & BOOKINGS

For Talk attendees, the cost is £75 per person.
(The cost includes 3 pre-pilgrimage Zoom talks + Q&A time.)
For further information and booking, please contact the organiser.
For Virtual pilgrims – please contact the organiser for further information and booking.

For Milan Pilgrims – no more places available.

The All-Seeing Eye
2024-11-09 10:00 - 2024-11-10 18:00 (Europe/London) | Bonnington House, Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Edinburgh, EH27 8BB, United Kingdom
Expanding awareness and vision in ourselves and the land
Bonnington House, Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Edinburgh, Scotland
This weekend event led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins – which is open to all who want to delve into the mysteries of the landscape, nature and the human soul – will include an education and training in expanding our awareness and raising our consciousness so that our inner vision is enhanced to such an extent that it opens the third eye, the all-seeing eye. There is a science behind this.
We will also learn about the Edinburgh-Pentlands landscape temple that functions as the brow chakra of the Grail Land, of which both Bonnington/Jupiter Artland and Rosslyn Chapel and Castle are key parts. We will explore these two places to see their differences and how they work together.
The Grail Land is a landscape temple stretching from the south of France to the north of Scotland, complete with all seven major chakras and three alta-major chakras. We will learn something about this and how it works, and how it can work better and help the whole of Europe when we do the right things in the right places at the right times within it.
The weekend event will take place at Bonnington House, which sits within Jupiter Artland, the award-winning sculpture park created by Robert and Nicky Wilson, and is a perfect location for a mystery school event. The weekend will include talks, meditations and training, plus good food and the chance to explore Jupiter Artland and visit Rosslyn Chapel and its surrounds.
For further information and booking, see ‘The All-Seeing-Eye‘ pdf.
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Living Harmony – The Wheel of Life
2025-04-25 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-10 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
Zoence introductory workshop with Almut Martini
The wheel of life – also called mandala, wheel of fate or fortune, wheel of karma and medicine wheel – is an ancient symbol and was used in all cultures for teaching, meditation and inner concentration. In its structure, the sequence of life cycles as we can experience them in nature is just as visible as the phases of human life, the seasonal festivals and the zodiac as it appeared today and 2000 years ago. This basic course is a practical introduction to a Western wisdom tradition that we call Zoence.
Zoence is the art of living a life in harmony with ourselves and the world around us. It is a holistic philosophy that encompasses both cosmology (the kingdoms of heaven) and geomancy (the earth). Zoence takes its name from the Greek word ‘Zoe’, meaning ‘life’, and the English word ‘science’.
Almut Martini is a doctor specializing in naturopathy, homeopathy and acupuncture, and is the co-founder of the “Haus der Begegnung” seminar centre (since 1985). She has been leading various meditation groups for many years, organizing geomantic pilgrimages and trips, and is intensively involved with temple science in the spirit of Zoence and the work of Peter Dawkins. She built the “Exterland Mystery School according to Peter Dawkins” and is an authorized Zoence teacher and co-author of the book “Sacred Journeys – Paths for the new Pilgrim” (Gaia Books Ltd.).
The workshop will be in German, but Almut can also speak and interpret in English if required.
German pdf
Zoence Basics, a set of four information sheets, is recommended as essential reading. They introduce in a simple-to-read form the three Great Archetypes which underlie all manifest life. Zoence works with these three Great Archetypes.

The Time we live in Now
2025-04-25 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
What time is it? What is the significance of the present time?
In this Friday evening talk in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, Peter Dawkins will explain about the time cycles, great and small, and the significance of the time we live in now.
For good reasons, Time is known as the Great Hierophant of the Mysteries – the Teacher and the Tester. Certain moments in time test us in order to teach and initiate us into further knowledge of what life is about and what we should do in order to evolve further. There are greater moments and lesser moments: cycles within cycles. But they all have a definite rhythm and – like the heart-beats and breaths that keep us alive – they keep the world and solar system and galaxy and whole universe alive. They are vibrations, which rise and fall and rise again, in continuous flows. They form the music of the spheres.
This talk is given so that we become more aware of and attuned to these musical vibrations.
The talk will be given in English, with German translation.
German pdf
Public domain Image: Spiral galaxy Messier 83. Image created by NASA and ESA.

Understanding the Initiatory Process and Path of Truth
2025-04-26 10:00 - 2025-04-27 17:00 (Europe/London) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
Develop clear insights into the path of peace, joy and enlightenment.
This weekend workshop in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, led by Peter Dawkins, is designed to help you gain deeper insight into the life process that drives all of creation, and how we can not only live it but also develop it so that it leads to peace, joy and enlightenment. The fundamental key to this is love and friendship. But there are different stages and degrees on this path of truth that can be developed according to a universal law, which is pure wisdom.
Understanding the initiatory process means understanding the life process and the path of truth.
This weekend workshop is designed to help you gain a deeper insight into the path of initiation, with its trials and degrees.
As we become more adept at following this path, we will have an increasingly positive impact on our friends, family, neighbours, society, and people around the world, as well as on ourselves. We will also be able to positively influence nature for the benefit of all.
We all have different roles to play, but if we walk this path of truth and continually improve in it, we can contribute to creating a golden age of peace, joy and enlightenment for everyone.
Peter speaks English, and will be translated into German.
Workshop times
Sat: 10am – 1pm, and 3pm – 6pm
Sun: 10am – 1pm, and 2pm – 5pm
Cost
Weekend seminar workshop: €210
Weekend seminar workshop including Friday evening lecture: €230
German pdf
Introductory Workshop
The prerequisite for participation in this weekend is prior participation in a Zoence introductory workshop. An introductory workshop will be offered by Almut Martini on Friday, April 25th, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. See separate invitation for details (in German).
Attention early birds:
Those who book both weekends with Peter Dawkins (April 25-27 and October 10-12, 2025) by April 12, 2025, will receive a €40 discount on the total amount of €460.
Requirement: A deposit of €260 must be paid by April 12, 2025, to the Haus der Begegnung account: [REDACTED] – BIC: NOLADE21PMT.
Afterwards, a €25 processing fee will be charged.
Zoence Basics, a set of four information sheets, is recommended as essential reading. They introduce in a simple-to-read form the three Great Archetypes which underlie all manifest life. Zoence works with these three Great Archetypes.

Corsica, the Illyrian Isle of Beauty
2025-05-11 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London)
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about the importance of Corsica in the Swan of Europe landscape temple, and how it is part of the Europa and Bull Mystery, from which Europe derives its name.
The Europa and Bull Mystery is another way of describing the Dionysian Mystery – a Mystery that underlies the Christian Mystery, wherein the ascended Jesus, like Orpheus before him, is symbolised as a Swan.
Corsica is known as the Isle of Beauty, a ‘Mountain in the Sea’. It is in fact an island composed of a great mountain range made up geologically of a crystalline western part and a schistose north-eastern part, with a central heart mountain called Monte d’Oro, ‘Mountain of Gold’.
This talk on Zoom acts as a precursor to the Shakespeare Mystery in Corsica hybrid event, Procreating the Beauty of Golden Friendship. However, the talk can be attended by anyone interested in the subject, as well as by participants in the hybrid event.
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for a questions-answers-insights discussion after the talk.
The talk will be recorded, but not the discussion session afterwards.
Cost = £25 per person.
(For those participating in the Corsica Shakespeare Mystery hybrid event, the cost of the talk is included in the hybrid event fee.)
To book, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).

Procreating the Beauty of Golden Friendship
2025-05-13 12:00 - 2025-05-18 12:00 (Europe/London)
Shakespeare Mystery in Corsica
A hybrid event, led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins – part pilgrimage and part talks, attunements and sharing on Zoom.
Corsica is known as the Isle of Beauty, a ‘Mountain in the Sea’. It is in fact an island composed of a great mountain range made up geologically of a crystalline western part and a schistose north-eastern part, with a central heart mountain called Monte d’Oro, ‘Mountain of Gold’.
For our purposes, this Isle of Beauty can be seen as equating mythically with Illyria, on the shores of which the twins, Viola and Sebastian, are cast after being separated in a shipwreck, as described in the Shakespeare play, Twelfth Night.
Historically Illyria is the name of an ancient region of the Western Balkans, but mythologically, which is how Shakespeare uses the name, it means ‘Land of the Stars’ or ‘Land of Freedom’.
In a Greek legend, Illyr, ancestor of the Illyrians, was the son of Cadmus and Harmonia, with his name meaning ‘beautiful like the Sun-Star’. When born, he was left by a river, where he was found and raised by a serpent.
These ‘Illyrian’ legends, myths and Twelfth Night all refer symbolically to the setting free of the mortal psyche so as to be reborn and raised as an immortal soul, a shining star of beauty. This describes the whole purpose of this hybrid pilgrimage, wherein we are working with the sacral chakra of the landscape ‘Swan’ of Europe in order to procreate the golden child of beauty whose nature is love expressed as friendship.
This hybrid Mystery of Shakespeare event is part of a sequence of events in which we are working with the Dionysian Mystery of Europe, wherein metaphorically the Bull (or Boar) becomes the Swan, which is a symbolic way of describing the transformation and transmutation of the mortal psyche into an immortal soul. As Shakespeare says, we are all actors performing on the stage of the world, the stage in this instance being Europe.
Due to the mountainous terrain of Corsica and the practicalities involved, the pilgrimage in Corsica is being carried out by a small core-group of friends who are linked with and supported by other friends who are carrying out pilgrimages and attunements elsewhere. In this way, via pilgrimage, attunement, meditation, prayer and friendship, the aim of the Mystery event as expressed in its title can be achieved.
PROGRAMME

11 May 2025 – Zoom talk, ‘Corsica, the Illyrian Isle of Beauty’.
13-18 May 2025 – Corsica pilgrimage, with Zoom meetings.
24 May 2025 – Zoom meeting – Corsica pilgrimage summary.
25 May 2025 – Zoom meeting – general sharing and conclusion.

TWO TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS

Virtual pilgrims: attendees of Zoom talk ‘Corsica, the Illyrian Isle of Beauty’ and event Zoom meetings, and who carry out a pilgrimage in their own chosen area.
Corsica pilgrims: the pre-selected core-group who will pilgrimage in Corsica and participate in all the Zoom meetings. (This core-group is a closed group.)

COST

Virtual pilgrims – £45 per person (inclusive of Corsica Zoom talk and meetings).

BOOKING
Please contact FBRT for booking, payment and other details.
RECOMMENDED READING
The Wisdom of Shakespeare in Twelfth Night, by Peter Dawkins.

The Milky Way Shakespeare North
2025-06-07 10:00 - 2025-06-08 16:00 (Europe/London) | Shakespeare North Playhouse Prospero Place Prescot, L34 3AB United Kingdom, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prospero Place, Prescot, L34 3AB, United Kingdom
This weekend event, led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins, will take place on Saturday in Prescot, Merseyside, and on Sunday in St Helens, Merseyside.
In Prescot we will visit the Shakespeare North Playhouse, a new playhouse that opened in 2022. This 21st century playhouse is built near to the site and in commemoration of an earlier 16th century Elizabethan playhouse that was built and owned by Richard Harrington, the tenant of Prescot Hall and younger brother of Percival Harrington, the deputy steward of Prescot.
This Tudor playhouse, built sometime between 1593-5, was located on the edge of Knowsley Hall estate, the chief residence of the Stanley family, Earls of Derby and stewards of Prescot, who maintained their own acting company until 1609, which is also when the playhouse ceased its theatrical use.
As no architectural plans survive for the original Prescot Playhouse, the new theatre’s layout is based on the 1629 design by Inigo Jones for the Cockpit-in-Court theatre in the Palace of Whitehall, London.
On Saturday 7th June we will have a guided Heritage tour of the Shakespeare North Playhouse in the morning, followed by lunch. In the afternoon there will be talks followed by a performance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the evening.
The next day, on Sunday morning we will explore the Witches’ Brew Animal Trail in Prescot town centre, to see if we can find the sculptures of the animals that were included in the witches’ brew of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
After this, we will travel to nearby St Helens where the phenomenal award-winning Dream sculpture is located, which we will visit. This soaring white sculpture is near the northern crossing point of the Milky Way meridian and the ecliptic of the landscape zodiac of Britain (England and Wales), which is the cusp of Gemini-Taurus in the celestial zodiac in the sky.
The Dream sculpture, created by the Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, is a white dolomite-coated pillar 66 feet (20 metres) tall, sited on an old spoil tip, now a hillock in a landscaped park that has replaced the defunct Sutton Manor Colliery. The Dream’s title is ‘Ex Terra Lucem’ (‘From the ground, light’), and symbolises a beam of light rising out of the dark coalmine below. It is cast with the neck, head and face of a young woman with her eyes closed in meditation, dreaming of a brighter future.
This weekend event will be honouring this idea, with its hope for a brighter future.
Number of attendees for this event is limited (max.15).
Event Fee = £175 per person
(Event fee includes ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare’ talk, talks on site, theatre guided tour, Saturday lunch, play performance, and administration. Cost does not include travel, accommodation, refreshments, and other meals required.)
To book, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
On acceptance of the booking and payment made, a link to a recording of the Zoom talk, ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare’, will be sent to you. This talk is essential for understanding the reason for this event and the other two events in this triple Shakespeare Mystery.
Details about the British landscape zodiac:

The British Landscape Zodiac
Discovery of the British Landscape Zodiac

The displayed picture is a panoramic image of our Milky Way, by AstroAnthony. (Wikimedia Commons: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.)

Swan Flight along the Milky Way
2025-09-25 00:00 (Europe/London)
Triple Shakespeare Mystery
7-8 June 2025 ~ 25-28 September 2025 ~ 25 October 2025
This triple Shakespeare Mystery is comprised of three separate but interlinked Shakespeare Mystery events in the three locations where England’s Shakespeare theatres are located along the Milky Way of the landscape zodiac of Britain (England and Wales).
‘The Milky Way Shakespeare’ talk on Zoom given by Peter Dawkins on 23 March 2025 explains the importance of these three locations. This Zoom talk forms an essential introduction to this triple Shakespeare Mystery, after which the Shakespeare story will unfold further via the three on-site Shakespeare Mystery events, with further talks, site visits, guidance, and performances of Shakespeare plays in the Shakespeare theatres. A recording of the talk will be provided for those who book for one or more of the events: –

7-8 June 2025 – ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare North’
25-28 September 2025 – ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare Swans’
25 October 2025 – ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare South’

The three locations are in key positions in the landscape zodiac of Britain/England, and were selected by the Rosicrucian authors of the Shakespeare project as important locations for Shakespeare theatres so as to echo some key stellar phenomena that occurred sequentially in the sky during the 32-year period, 1572-1604. The purpose of this ‘echoing’ was part of the Hermetic science that the English Rosicrucians, like other European Magian societies, practised.
The British landscape zodiac, which stretches across what is now England and Wales, was first identified and laid out by the ancient Britons, and afterwards continued to be used by the initiates and rulers of successive cultures, including the 16th/17th century English Rosicrucians.
The three locations, each with their nearby twin location, are at Prescot in Lancashire, Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, and Southwark in London. The first and last of these mark the two places where the Milky Way galactic meridian appears to cross the ecliptic of the Zodiac, on earth as in the sky (heaven). The middle one marks the Swan (Cygnus) that flies along the Milky Way – the constellation referred to by Ben Jonson in his eulogy to ‘The Author’ that prefaces the Shakespeare First Folio:
Sweet Swan of Avon! what a sight it were
To see thee in our waters yet appeare,
And make those flights upon the bankes of Thames,
That so did take Eliza, and our James!
But stay, I see thee in the Hemisphere
Advanc’d, and made a constellation there!
Further information will be provided via two other public talks on Zoom:

Sunday 22 June 2025 – ‘The Gemini-Shakespeare Blazing Star Period’
Sunday 21 September 2025 – ‘The Shakespeare Gemini’

Details about the British landscape zodiac:

The British Landscape Zodiac
Discovery of the British Landscape Zodiac

The displayed picture is a panoramic image of our Milky Way, by AstroAnthony. Wikimedia Commons: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

The Milky Way Shakespeare Swans
2025-09-25 18:00 - 2025-09-28 18:00 (Europe/London) | Warwick Arms Hotel 17 High St, Warwick, CV34 4AT United Kingdom, Warwick Arms Hotel, 17 High St,, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV34 4AT, United Kingdom
This extended weekend event, led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins, will take place in England’s ‘Shakespeare Country’, the Cygnus (Swan) area of the British landscape zodiac.
During this extended weekend, we will be based in Warwick and visiting Warwick Castle, Kenilworth Castle, and Stratford-upon-Avon with its Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The various talks and evening meals will take place in the Warwick Arms Hotel in Warwick, which will also provide accommodation for those who require it.
The ‘Shakespeare Country’ represents Cygnus (the Swan) in the landscape zodiac of Britain/England. It is composed of two Swans, twins, as per the Gemini myth. One Gemini Swan is born immortal, the other mortal, but by helping each other as loving friends they both become immortal-mortals. Warwick is the head of the ‘immortal’ Swan, with Kenilworth its beak and the Rollright Stone Circle its root or tail. Stratford-upon-Avon is the root/tail of the ‘mortal’ Swan – the Swan that is immortalised by means of the self-sacrifice of its immortal twin.
The Gemini are the spear-shaking Shakespeares. In the 16th/17th centuries, certain human beings acted out this ages-old mystery that lies enshrined in the landscape.
On the evening of Thursday 25 September, the event will start with a meal and talk in the Warwick Arms Hotel.
On Friday 26 September we will visit Warwick Castle, home of the Dudley earls of Warwick in Tudor times, and of Fulke Greville in Jacobean times. We will also visit the Collegiate Church of St Mary, the resting place of Fulke Greville and the earls of Warwick, and Kenilworth Castle, the once-palatial residence of the Earl of Leicester.
In the time of Queen Elizabeth I, the Earl of Warwick was Ambrose Dudley, the elder brother of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, the Queen’s favourite, to whom the Queen granted Kenilworth Castle. The Dudley brothers and Fulke Greville were intricately involved in the Rosicrucian Shakespeare project.
In 1575 the lavish Kenilworth Entertainment took place, with both theatrical entertainment and jousting on a grand scale that echoed Edward I’s revival of the Arthurian Knights of the Round Table. It was this grand entertainment, followed by its twin, the Woodstock Entertainment, which raised the annual Accession Day Tournaments of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign to a highly elaborate theatrical level as part of the Rosicrucian Shakespeare project.
It was at the Woodstock Entertainment that the Faerie Queen made her first publicly recorded appearance in English literature and drama. Spenser’s Faerie Queene and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Midsummer Night’s Dream derive inspiration and elements from these two entertainments.
On Saturday 27 September we will visit Stratford-upon-Avon, home of the actor William Shakespeare and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where we will explore the geomantic arrangement of the town, visiting Holy Trinity Church, burial place of the actor William Shakespeare and location of the Shakespeare Monument with its revealing esoteric message. In the evening we will visit the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for an RSC performance of the Shakespeare play, Measure for Measure.
On Sunday 28 September, after a concluding morning talk and sharing, there will be an optional visit to the Rollright Stones, wherein lies an even older ‘Shakespeare’ story.
The number of attendees for this event is limited (max.15).
Event Fee = £548 + accommodation (optional)
(Event fee includes ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare’ Zoom talk, talks in the Warwick Arms Hotel and on site, Fri/Sat lunches, Thu/Fri/Sat evening meals, entrance fees to Warwick and Kenilworth Castles, RSC ‘A’ ticket, and administration costs. The fee does not include travel, drink and accommodation.)
3 nights B&B accommodation at Warwick Arms Hotel (special rate) = £155.25 pp shared (double); £256.50 pp single.
To book, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
On acceptance of the booking and payment made, a link to a recording of the Zoom talk, ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare’, will be sent to you. This talk is essential for understanding the reason for this event and the other two events in this Milky Way Shakespeare Mystery.
Details about the British landscape zodiac:

The British Landscape Zodiac
Discovery of the British Landscape Zodiac

The displayed picture is a panoramic image of our Milky Way, by AstroAnthony. (Wikimedia Commons: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.)

What is our Heart Secret?
2025-10-10 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
Friday evening talk in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, by Peter Dawkins
What is our heart secret? What lies beneath all the other secrets we have? Where is our source from where we get our energy and strength? Why is the heart so important?
In this talk Peter will address these questions and share something of the profound science that mankind has been gradually learning and developing for millennia by means of loving each other, loving nature, and loving Love.
The talk will be given in English, with German translation.
German pdf
Public domain Image: ‘The Birth of Venus’ by Sandro Botticelli.

The Healing Powers of Archetypal Patterns
2025-10-11 10:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 (Europe/London) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
How to rebalance, heal and uplift the environment and oneself.
This weekend workshop in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, led by Peter Dawkins, will introduce participants to the key archetypal patterns within nature and ourselves, which are pivotal to creating and maintaining good health and harmony.
These patterns are not only creative but also life-enhancing. They rebalance, heal and uplift not only ourselves and our immediate environment, but also all forms of life in nature and the universe. They help us and all nature to evolve and develop an ever-greater intelligence and ability to accomplish greater things.
They are what are known traditionally as the forms of the supreme metaphysical laws of the universe. To use them is to use those supreme laws, but they can only be used in the right ways, which requires love and intelligence.
These patterns are archetypal and apply to all life, but to understand and know them can lead to insights into the more individual patterns that can heal our own personal imbalances and illnesses.
The talks and training will be given in English, with German translation.
Cost:
Weekend seminar-workshop: €210
Weekend seminar-workshop + Friday evening talk: €230
German pdf
The prerequisite for participation in this weekend is prior participation in a Zoence introductory workshop. An introductory workshop will be offered by Almut Martini on Friday, October 10, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. For details see separate invitation (in German).
Zoence Basics, a set of four information sheets, is recommended as essential reading. They introduce in a simple-to-read form the three Great Archetypes which underlie all manifest life. Zoence works with these three Great Archetypes.

The Milky Way Shakespeare South
2025-10-25 | Canonbury Tower 6 Canonbury Place, Islington London, N1 2NY, Canonbury Tower 6 Canonbury Place, Islington, London, N1 2NY, United Kingdom
This Saturday all-day event, led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins, will take place in London, with talks, guidance and visits to places connected with the Shakespeare Mystery.
The day will start with a private visit to and talk in Canonbury Tower, Islington, part of the Tudor Manor House of Canonbury, where many Freemasonic and Rosicrucian ‘Shakespeare’ secrets can be revealed.
After lunch in The Canonbury Tavern, we will make an educational pilgrimage southwards to St John’s Gate, St Bartholomew’s Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral, then across the river to the Shakespeare Globe Theatre on the south bank, culminating with a meal and talk in a private room in The Anchor, Bankside, Southwark.
Bankside, containing the Globe theatre and the Anchor pub, is not far from the White Tower of London on Bryn Gwynt (‘the White Hill’), which for the Celts seems to have marked the southern crossing point of the Milky Way meridian and the ecliptic of the landscape zodiac of Britain (England and Wales), which is the cusp of Sagittarius-Scorpio in the celestial zodiac in the sky.
The number of attendees for this event is limited (max.15).
Event Fee = £90 per person
(Event fee includes ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare’ Zoom talk, morning and evening talks, guided tour of Canonbury Tower, guided educational walk, private room bookings, administration costs. The fee does not include travel, food, drink and accommodation.)
To book, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
On acceptance of the booking and payment made, a link to a recording of the Zoom talk, ‘The Milky Way Shakespeare’, will be sent to you. This talk is essential for understanding the reason for this event and the other two events in this Milky Way Shakespeare Mystery.
Details about the British landscape zodiac:

The British Landscape Zodiac
Discovery of the British Landscape Zodiac

The displayed picture is a panoramic image of our Milky Way, by AstroAnthony. (Wikimedia Commons: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.)

The Healing Power of Archetypal Patterns
2025-11-22 10:00 - 2025-11-23 18:00 (Europe/London) | Bonnington House, Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Edinburgh, EH27 8BB, United Kingdom
How to help rebalance, heal and uplift the environment and oneself.
Bonnington House, Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Edinburgh, Scotland
This weekend event, led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins, will introduce participants to the key archetypal patterns within nature and ourselves, which are pivotal to creating and maintaining good health and harmony.
These patterns are not only creative but also life-enhancing. They rebalance, heal and uplift not only ourselves and our immediate environment, but also all forms of life in nature and the universe. They help us and all nature to evolve and develop an ever-greater intelligence and ability to accomplish greater things.
They are what are known traditionally as the forms of the supreme metaphysical laws of the universe. To use them is to use those supreme laws, but they can only be used in the right ways, which requires love and intelligence.
These patterns are archetypal and apply to all life, but to understand and know them can lead to insights into the more individual patterns that can heal our own personal imbalances and illnesses.
During this weekend we will also look at and experience something of the ‘Grail Land’ landscape temple, of which Bonnington/Jupiter Artland forms a key part of its brow chakra, and also the landscape zodiacs of Scotland, Ireland and Britain (England and Wales), with their ability to ‘sound’ the sacred Aum and connect with the light body of the planet.
We will share what we know about the importance of these natural energy forms in connection with the world’s evolution, and offer suggestions as to how we can best help. In fact, just by participating in this weekend event we will be helping.
For further information and booking, see ‘‘The Healing Power of Archetypal Patterns‘ pdf.

Emerging from the Tunnel of Darkness
2026-03-08 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/London)
The Year 2026 in the 12-Year Jupiter-Kalki-Kali Cycle.
Talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins.
What are the challenges, opportunities and tasks for 2026? Indeed, what is 2026 in the 12-year Jupiter-Kalki-Kali cycle? What sound is it associated with? What creative energy will it produce? What response is likely to ensue? Are we indeed emerging from the tunnel of darkness?
Peter will give some of his insights about these questions.
The talk will be given in English, with German translation by Heidemarie Falldorf.
Time will be given after the talk for questions and answers.
Cost £25. To book, please contact the Zoence Secretary:
Email: sarah@zoence.co.uk. Tel: 01295 678 623.
On receipt of payment, the Zoom link will be sent to you.
Or contact Haus der Begegnung, Bad Pyrmont, Germany, for booking and information (German speakers).

The Maidens’ Breath & Holy Grail of Illumination
2026-03-14 10:00 - 2026-03-15 17:00 (Europe/London) | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
How to work with this rhythm of life that leads to enlightenment.
This weekend workshop in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins, is designed to help you gain a deeper understanding of one of the essential rhythms of life so that you can work with it consciously and increase the good that you can do in the world.
The Nine Maidens, aspects of the Great Goddess, are associated with and explained by the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. They are an expression of the divine law or wisdom of life in terms of the cycle of time as experienced on Earth in its love relationship with the Sun. They are also an expression of the love-relationship we have with our spirit and each other. Behind it lies the great mystery of the Divine Father-Mother, or Wisdom-Intelligence, who in their love-making produce their illumined and illuminating child of light.
Breathing well, physically and spiritually, is part of this mystery, as the Divine Intelligence is described as a holy breath or wind, imbued with wisdom, that moves through the universe. Spiritual breathing is inspiration. The Nine Maidens provide the inspiration required for the nine great steps of initiation taken on the path to illumination, the birth of light, which light is a joy, a delight, a peace profound. It is also knowledge of truth, gained by an experience of the wisdom, which is love – love in action.
Peter and Sarah speak English, and will be translated into German.
Event and booking details (in German) available here.
Also see Haus der Begegnung, Bad Pyrmont, Germany, for details.

Rose Alchemy
2026-05-07 16:00 - 2026-05-13 11:00 (Europe/London) | Casa Fuzetta, Casa Fuzetta, Travessa Heliodoro Salgado 7,, Olhao, Algarve, 8700-132, Portugal
“Through the face is revealed the beauty of the heart”
This Rose Alchemy retreat will be led by Sarah Dawkins of Zoence Academy and Heather & Gabriella of Resounding Earth and hosted at Casa Fuzetta in Olhao, in the eastern Algarve of Portugal.
It is the third such retreat they have hosted and is part of a wider series of events and pilgrimages organised by the owners of Casa Fuzetta exploring the beauty of Portugal.
During this 6-day retreat we will also visit important energetic sites in the Algarve with the intent to effect good change for ourselves and those around us, through joy, dance and sound.
Casa Fuzetta will be our base for the duration of our retreat, which is a beautiful property, with a very special energy and twelve stunning bedroom suites, each with its own en-suite bathroom, and gold standard organic bathroom amenities from LA-EVA.
The house has a rooftop pool, dedicated treatment rooms, a meditation sanctuary and beautiful communal spaces that create the perfect setting for us to help transform the energies we will work with into an ethereal fountain of light.
For more information, including cost and booking, see Rose Alchemy 2026.
