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 | 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
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
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 | 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
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 | 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.)

Living Harmony – The Wheel of Life
2025-10-10 14:00 - 17:00 | 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.

What is our Heart Secret?
2025-10-10 19:30 - 22:00 | 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 | 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 | 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
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 | 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 | 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.

Sardinia, the Footprint of Divinity
2026-09-27 17:00 - 19:00
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about the importance of Sardinia in the Swan of Europe landscape temple, and how it is part of the Europa and Bull Mystery from which Europe derives its name.
Sardinia was considered a sacred mountain prior to the last flood and the creation of the Mediterranean Sea. It was formerly joined with Corsica and mainland Europe. It is an island of beauty with 7000 ancient temples and sanctuaries. Many of the temples were built by the Nuraghe (‘the shining ones’) between 2500-3000 BC. The Nuraghe were navigators, mathematicians and astronomers.
Sardinia was called Ichnusa by the Greeks, meaning ‘footprint’, because the island is shaped like a footprint. The Greeks also called the island Argyrophleps, meaning “veins of silver”, because of its rich ancient silver mines.
Sardinia, the Silver Isle, is the twin of Corsica, the Golden Isle, whose heart mountain is Monte d’Oro, ‘Mountain of Gold’. The friendship between the two is like an amalgam of silver and gold – a golden friendship, silver-tinged.
This talk on Zoom acts as a precursor to the Shakespeare Mystery in Sardinia hybrid event, ‘Living the Beauty of Golden Friendship’. 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 questions, answers and insights after the talk. This post-talk sharing is usually full of extra information.
Time = 17:00-19:00 (UK time)
(inclusive of talk plus questions, answers and insights after the talk.)
Cost = £25 per person.
(For those participating in the Sardinia Shakespeare Mystery hybrid event, the cost of the talk is included in the hybrid event fee.)
To book, please contact the FBRT Secretary:
Email: sarah@fbrt.org.uk. Tel: 01295 678 623.
On receipt of payment, the Zoom link will be sent to you.
A recording of the talk (but not of the sharing afterwards) can be made available for attendees if requested, as also for those who pay for the talk but do not attend it live on Zoom. Please contact the FBRT Secretary.
The photo is of the Nuraghe Santu Antine, Sardinia.

Living the Beauty of Golden Friendship
2026-10-04 10:00 - 2026-10-10 12:00
Shakespeare Mystery in Sardinia
A hybrid mystery event, led by Peter & Sarah Dawkins & Jonathon Tod – part pilgrimage and part talks, attunements and sharing on Zoom, in which we shall play our parts as actors on the stage of the world.
Sardinia was considered a sacred mountain prior to the last flood and the creation of the Mediterranean Sea. It was formerly joined with Corsica and mainland Europe. It is an island of beauty with 7000 ancient temples and sanctuaries. Many of the temples we will visit were built by ‘the Nuraghe’ (‘the shining ones’) between 2500-3000BC. The Nuraghe were navigators, mathematicians and astronomers.
This hybrid 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 human psyche into an immortal soul.
As Shakespeare says, “we are all actors performing on the stage of the world.” The stage for the Dionysian Mystery is Europe, and the stage for this particular pilgrimage is Sardinia, the root chakra of the Swan landscape temple of Europe.
So far we have pilgrimaged in all the Swan chakras except the root chakra. By performing this Sardinia pilgrimage, we will be bringing the heavenly love-wisdom energy right down to the root of the Swan, so that the kundalini earth energy of the Swan can be awoken, respond in love, and rise up the spine of the Swan to sound the Word and bring illumination.
In this, we work with the Hermetic wisdom, “As above so below, as below so above, for the doing of the Great Work”, and with the lemniscate life process movement of energy through the body, in this case the landscape body of the Swan of Europe. In doing all this, we make friends not only with other human beings but also with nature, including the landscape and the sky above.
The aim of this pilgrimage is to pilgrimage from the north to the south of the island of Sardinia, visiting various sites and temples used by the ancients who knew something of how to work with the energies of the land. We will link with and be supported by other friends who will be 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

27 September 2026 – Zoom talk, ‘Sardinia, the Footprint of Divinity‘.
4-10 October 2026 – Sardinia pilgrimage.
18 October 2026 – Zoom meeting – general sharing and conclusion.

TWO TYPES OF PARTICIPANTS

Virtual pilgrims: attendees of Zoom talk and Zoom meeting, and who carry out a pilgrimage in their own chosen area.
Sardinia pilgrims: the travelling pilgrims who will pilgrimage in Sardinia and participate in the Zoom talk and the Zoom meeting.

COST

Virtual pilgrims – £50 per person.
Sardinia pilgrims sharing in twinned or double rooms – £2,150 per person.
Sardinia pilgrims in single rooms – £2,600 per person.

All costs are inclusive of Zoom talk and Zoom meeting.
BOOKING
If you are interested in joining this pilgrimage, either as a Sardinia pilgrim or a virtual pilgrim, then please let us know: info@fbrt.org.uk.

The Connection between Hercules and Ophiuchus
2026-10-18 17:30 - 19:30
Talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins
Who is Hercules? Who is Ophiuchus? Why are they in the same zodiac sign of Scorpio?
In this talk on Zoom, Peter will give his insights into their deeper meanings and how they are connected with each of us.
The talk will be given in English, with German translation by Heidemarie Falldorf.
Time will be given after the talk for questions and answers.
This talk is a public talk, but is also included as part of the weekend workshop, ‘Marrying the Mortal Psyche with the Immortal Self,’ that will take place in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, on 24-25 October 2026.
The picture is from ‘Urania’s Mirror; or. A View of the Heavens’, by Jehoshaphat Aspin, c.1825.

Programme
17:30-19:30 (UK time), for talk plus questions and answers.
Cost
€28 / £25
Euro payments should be made to Haus der Begegnung.
Sterling payments should be made to Zoence Academy.
Information & booking
E-mail: HdB-seminar@gmx.de
Telephone: 0049 (0) 52 81 32 40 (weekdays)
Mobile: 0049 (0) 171 49 14 589
Web: http://www.haus-der-begegnung-pyrmont.de/index.html
Or
Email: sarah@zoence.org.uk
Telephone: 0044 (0) 1295 678 623
Mobile: 0044 (0) 7795-312120
Web: https://www.zoence.co.uk/

Marrying the Mortal Psyche with the Immortal Self
2026-10-24 10:00 - 2026-10-25 17:00 | Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, Bad Pyrmont, 31812, Germany
Weekend workshop in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, led by Peter Dawkins.
This weekend workshop is designed to help us become more aware of our higher immortal Self and to truly ‘marry’ our immortal Self, so that we can become immortal-mortals, illuminated souls, whilst still living on earth.
The immortal Self not only resides in each of us, but is also everywhere in Nature. Peter will endeavour to help us become even more aware of this and make even greater ‘marriages’.
Love is what enables this – love that is willingly given and reciprocated. This is what can save the world and all of us within it. Indeed, it is the “saving grace”; but we have freewill to choose whether to be married in this way or not, and whether we are saved or not.
The weekend workshop will be preceded by a talk on Zoom, ‘The Connection between Hercules and Ophiuchus,’ on Sunday 18 October 2026, which will form part of the workshop.
Peter speaks English, and will be translated into German.
The picture is of Nicholas Pousin’s ‘Venus and Adonis’ (1624).

Workshop Venue
Haus der Begegnung, Seminarzentrum, Mühlenstrasse 2, 31812 Bad Pyrmont, Germany.
Programme
Sat: 10:00-13:00, 15:00-18:00; Sun: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Cost
€230, including talk on Zoom.
Information & booking
E-mail: HdB-seminar@gmx.de
Telephone: 0049 (0) 5281 3240 (weekdays)
Mobile: 0049 (0) 171 4914589
Web: http://www.haus-der-begegnung-pyrmont.de/index.html
