Sacred Isles: Exploring the Mysteries

04/06/2026

Die Reisepläne sind in vollem Gange – und im Juni stehen gleich zwei Veranstaltungen für deutschsprachige Interessierte an:

Vom 12.–14. Juni findet am Quellhof das Seminar
„Schule der Wahrnehmung – Westliche Mysterien und Skythianos“ statt.

Am 22. Juni folgt ein Abendvortrag im Forum 3 in Stuttgart:
„Polaritäten der altägyptischen Kultur und der Megalithkultur“ – als eine Urspannung, die helfen kann, unsere Gegenwart besser zu verstehen.

Dabei geht es auch um die Frage, wie Wahrnehmung aus der Krise einer bloßen Verstandessackgasse herausführen kann.

Bei Interesse oder für weitere Informationen gerne einfach melden.

01/06/2026

News from Sacred Isles

A small but joyful milestone: Exploring Orkney 2026 is now fully booked, with nine participants signed up.

That feels exciting — and it confirms that offering longer summer journeys was the right move. These trips allow enough time to arrive properly, to stay with a landscape, and to let the places speak in their own rhythm.

In 2027, the main summer journey will be to Ireland, focusing especially on the southern and western parts of the island — sacred landscapes, old monastic traces, wells, stones, coastline, and the deep atmosphere of place.

And there is also a new, shorter Ireland offering: a midwinter gathering in Dublin, shaped around witnessing the winter solstice at Newgrange, with visits to other sacred sites as well.

This will be a smaller, lighter format: a journey we undertake together, while participants book their own accommodation.

So: Orkney is full. Ireland is opening.

Sacred Isles is slowly taking shape — one journey at a time.

30/05/2026

Common starfish in the North Sea, during the spawning season, gather in dense aggregations, or release eggs and s***m directly into the water column — a process known as broadcast spawning.

At the beginning of this week, just beyond Belhaven Bridge, Dunbar, along the high-water tide line, I found an entire stretch of shore packed with them.

Thousands upon thousands. Perhaps far more. What felt like millions.

A mass grave of starfish.

They were pale and whitish, all colour gone from them, as if the sea had washed them out before laying them down. Yet they were still soft to the touch — not dry, not hardened, not long dead. Freshly waved ashore.

Some seemed not entirely dead yet, but lifeless and weak, as if dying without resistance in a slow, timeless fading. The end of their cycle, perhaps. The sea having gathered them, spent them, and then returned them to the shore.

I had never seen anything like it.

It was beautiful and terrible at the same time. Not a bright spectacle, but a bleached and silent one: so much life, suddenly visible because it had ended.

And it touched me more than I expected.

Wild swimmers were at Wardie Bay in Edinburgh when they came across the animals.

28/05/2026

For the English-speaking friends following here: this post is for my German-speaking friends, as the seminar will be held in German.

Letzte Chance zur Anmeldung: Quellhof-Seminar zu Skythianos und den westlichen Mysterien

Am Wochenende ist Anmeldeschluss für mein Seminar am Quellhof:

Skythianos, die westlichen Mysterien und seelisch-geistige in der Sinneswahrnehmung.

Hier geht es um die besondere Art des Wahrnehmens, die Rudolf Steiner mit dem Erbe der alten atlantischen Weisheit verbindet.

(Achtung: Es geht dabei nicht um Verschwörungstheorien, sondern um Anthroposophie, Mysteriengeschichte und praktische Wahrnehmungsarbeit.)

Im Zentrum steht die Frage, wie wir uns durch die Sinneswahrnehmung wieder unmittelbar mit der Natur, mit der Geistigkeit der Welt und auch miteinander verbinden können.

Wie kommen wir heraus aus der Sackgasse des Materialismus, des bloßen Dogmas und der Trennung von Subjekt und Objekt, von „ich hier“ und „Welt dort“, von „ich“ und „du“?

Und wie hängt diese Möglichkeit einer erneuerten Wahrnehmung mit den großen Mysterienströmungen der Menschheitsgeschichte zusammen?

Wir werden dabei unter anderem auf folgende Felder schauen:

– Megalithkultur
– Kelten
– keltisches Christentum
– westliche Mysterienströmungen
– Skythianos als großen Eingeweihten im Zusammenhang der Weltgeschichte

Das Seminar ist praktisch angelegt. Wir werden gemeinsam Wahrnehmungsübungen machen, in der Natur und zwischen uns Menschen, und zugleich in seminaristischen Theorieeinheiten mit vielen Bildern und geschichtlichen Bezügen arbeiten.

Die Gruppe ist bisher klein. Gerade deshalb kann es ein sehr intensives und persönliches Seminar werden — aber ich muss in den nächsten Tagen mit dem Quellhof entscheiden, ob es stattfinden kann.

Wer also noch mitkommen möchte: Jetzt wäre der richtige Moment.

Anmeldung direkt über den Quellhof:

Kulturen der Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft Wir widmen uns den westlichen Mysterien in ihren Offenbarungsformen: Den Megalithkulturen mit Steinkreisen, Standing Stones und Cairns…

20/05/2026

I’m beginning to plan a two-week Ireland trip for summer 2027 — a small-group journey through some of the most powerful sacred sites, stone circles, holy wells, early Christian places, wild landscapes, and other excellent locations for serious spiritual stone bothering.

The route is still open, so I’d love to hear your suggestions.

Which places in Ireland do you feel should absolutely be included?
Which sites have stayed with you, changed you, puzzled you, or quietly rearranged something inside you?

All suggestions welcome — especially the less obvious ones.

17/05/2026

Only 2 places left for Exploring Orkney — Western Mysteries Summer School 2026.

14 days at the end of July: stone circles, chambered cairns, wild seas, Hoy, Rousay, Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay, Celtic Christian sites, evening seminars, shared observation and schooling in sense perception.

A small group journey through one of the most powerful ritual landscapes of Europe.

Book now / further details:
www.knowyourself.land

Only 8 participants in total — 2 places still available.

12/05/2026

Spiritual Stone Bothering has a new home.

I have republished the book through IngramSpark under my own imprint, Sacred Isles Press, with my own ISBN.

That means the book is no longer dependent on Amazon. It now belongs properly to an independent publishing imprint — small, yes, but fully my own — and can enter the wider book trade more naturally through bookshops, libraries, retailers, and direct orders.

This feels much more in keeping with the spirit of the book: a guide to Scotland’s sacred places should not have to live inside one enormous online warehouse.

You can order it here (discounted):

And even better: you can ask your local bookshop to order it for you.

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=tAxQOgdkOra1TLus1naaWBMqHS4n7TbgRLbdFYp2bNA

06/05/2026

Just back from four wonderful days exploring Arran, with an extension into Kilmartin Valley on the fifth day — and I am still full of it.

Birdsong everywhere. Cuckoos calling. Fresh green unfolding day by day. Cool spring weather, sudden warm sun, river bathing, wild swimming, long walks, standing stones, caves, and the deep peacefulness of the island itself.

But what made it truly special was the group: a temporary community of explorers, attentive, open, curious, and willing to observe together.

Again I felt how perception work is also peace work.

When we learn to look more carefully, to listen before judging, to share what we actually notice before rushing into opinions, something changes between people. Understanding deepens — of the place, of each other, and quietly also of ourselves.

Thank you, Arran. And thank you to everyone who helped make these days so alive.

29/04/2026

Almost packed for Arran.

One slightly controversial thing has gone into the boot: a small brush.

Last year, the remarkable rock art panel near Brodick was almost hidden under moss, leaves, algae and winter debris. The cup-and-ring markings were barely visible. This year, if nobody has cleared them before us, I intend to free them a little.

I know not everyone will agree with that. And I understand why. These carvings are ancient, fragile, and deserve care—not casual interference.

At the same time, vegetation is not neutral either. Roots, dampness and accumulated growth have their own effect on stone. So I find myself in that uneasy space between preservation and encounter: when does leaving alone become neglect, and when does care become intrusion?

I will do it carefully, lightly, and with respect. Not to “improve” the place, but to allow the forms to be seen again.

Four days on Arran. Five people from Germany, England and Australia. Spring light, sea air, Glen Rosa, ancient stones, and Beltane at Machrie Moor.

A good threshold to cross.

https://www.knowyourself.land/event-details-registration/spiritual-arran-scotland-in-a-nutshell-exploration

23/04/2026

🌿 Website update 🌊

I’ve just updated the website with new offerings for the second half of 2026 and beyond.

👁️ Perception as Initiation (online)
A continuous online workshop series beginning in September, for those who want to deepen and steady their practice of perception.

🪨 The Spiritual Stonebothering School
The flagship offering of Sacred Isles — now announced with its residential week on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne at Easter 2027.

So, in short, there are two new things to explore: one ongoing online path and one immersive residential journey.

Feel free to have a look and see what speaks to you.

🌬️ https://www.knowyourself.land/school