As some of you may have heard, Barbara would like to offer some very special workshops in the future that she calls Sacred Pilgrimages. She envisions these as sacred journeys to places of natural power and beauty, as well as to the heart, to our inner place of stillness and connection with all living beings, which is the God quality within that is our birthright.

Since Barbara and I, her friend Patricia, will be in Hawai'i (the island of Kauai to be precise) this fall, we wanted to offer you the possibility of joining us on our first sacred pilgrimage there. This is a pilot project, an experiment, in which we will all join together as fellow travellers. As such we want to offer this pilgrimage at a reduced price that includes accommodation, breakfast, car rental, and a boat outing, as well as seminar participation.
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The dance descriptions for the songs on “Garden of the Goddess” are now available as a free PDF on the MP3 Download section of our online shop. Also, the booklet for “Cantiones Sacrae” is from now on included in the MP3 package. If you have purchased this album previously, we will automatically send you the PDF. Enjoy!Read more...

Link zum Flyer des Lichtbaum Ritals (als PDF), welches am 7 November in Zürich stattfindet... [Below please find the link to a PDF describing the Tree of Light Ceremony, coming to Zurich on 7 November 2008...]
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Do you want to bring Celebration and Enchantment into your life? Be creative and have fun? Join us for a delightful week of Song, Ritual and Celebration in the Park!

12-19 July 2008: 'Kings and Queens by Birthright'
Summer Celebration Week with Barbara Swetina, Francois Monnet and Ian Turnbull in Findhorn, Scotland

This year our summer celebration will be dedicated to investigating and rediscovering our Kingly and Queenly nature. How do we live, how do we treat ourselves and each other when we feel the dignity, the joy, the beauty of Kings and Queens in our hearts? Do we become masters or servants? Is it about giving or receiving?Read more...

Below please find the link to an article (PDF) I wrote for the Findhorn Network News about starting a group of "Celebration Activists"...

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Below please find the link to a PDF describing the Tree of Light Ceremony, coming soon...
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Currently we are working on the idea of the School of Celebration. Celebration is the oil that lubricates the community cogs and wheels! It is an art that is getting lost, but it can be remebered and taught. This photo is from an Easter Celebration in the south of France. A small group of people gathered together to prepare an Easter event. Singing, dancing, outings in nature, playing music and silence helped us to connect with the spirit inside and all around us. We sent an invitation to all inhabitants of a small village, Eourres, to join us. On Easter sunday, April 8th, we took more than 100 people into nature to a magic celebration! You can get an idea of what we were up to from the pictures! Go to the photo gallery to Eourres 07 for more!
The wizard behind the scenes is Francois monnet, a French poet, painter, actor and trans-cultural artist with extensive experience in community ritual. http://francoismonnet.free.fr