Geoffrey Ashe is an internationally renowned Arthurian scholar and the author of many books including King Arthur's Avalon, The Quest for Arthur's Britain, The Ancient Wisdom and The Mythology of the British Isles. Geoffrey lives in Glastonbury and will join us at Glastonbury Abbey.
Sig Lonegren is an internationally-known writer, speaker, and consultant on dowsing, labyrinths and sacred energy sites. He is the creator of The Pendulum Kit, The Dowsing Rod Kit and author of Spiritual Dowsing and Labyrinths - Ancient Myths and Modern Uses. He lives in Glastonbury, England, and Greensboro, Vermont, USA, and runs the fascinating prehistory resource website Mid-Atlantic Geomancy. He will teach us how to use several dowsing tools and offer a way to use the labyrinth as a problem-solving device.
Hamish Miller is affectionately known as 'The Laird of Trencrom' for that is where he and his partner Ba live - at the foot of an ancient hill where the legendary Cornish giants are said to have roamed. He is a metal smith and master dowser, co-author of the ground breaking books - The Sun and the Serpent and Dance of the Dragon, investigations into the Michael and Mary lines in England and Europe. We shall spend time Hamish and Ba at their home in Cornwall.
Paul Broadhurst is an expert on the hidden significance of the island of Tintagel which he reveals in his book Tintagel and the Arthurian Mythos. He is a devoted scholar and self-publisher of ancient mythology and sacred sites. His evocative and unique book Secret Shrines portrays the gentle beauty and power of Cornish holy wells. He is co-author of The Sun and the Serpent and Dance of the Dragon. He lives near Tintagel, where he will join us.
Kevan Manwaring, whose Bardic name is Tal!yessin, is a novelist, poet, storyteller and teacher. He has been performing his poetry for over a decade in venues across Britain as well as Rhode Island Sacred Arts Festival. In 1998 he was awarded the Bardic Chair of Caer Badon in Bath. In 1999 he won the Writers' New Ghost Story Competition. He runs Silver Branch Bardic Training and teaches fiction writing for the Open University. He lives in the city of Bath.
Oscar Howard-Gordon. On this tour we are occasionally graced with the presence of our furry, four-footed friend, Oscar. His insight and knowledge of the sacred landscape, its scents, sounds and secret shrines is invaluable. Ten years old, a rare breed of smooth collie and born at home in Glastonbury, he currently holds the Somerset Dog Frisbee-catching trophy and always looks forward to showing off his skills on the tours. With Oscar by our side we never lose the way!
