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Speaking Engagements
Dr. Karen Ralls is a dynamic and engaging speaker, both live and on-screen. She makes history 'come alive' in presentations, often using many visual aids, slides and / or music. Her gifts for making the academic accessible, and for giving a sound basis to the experiential, qualify her to address a very wide range of audiences, at diverse locations and events. From many types of conferences, teaching or academic settings, to media interviews, workshops / retreats or tours, she has shared a platform with many other leading speakers, artists, scientists and authors.
 Specific information about tours, key speaking engagements, conferences,
etc. will be posted on the News section of this site
from time to time. During much of 2007 and 2008, Dr Ralls will be spending a great deal of time on in-depth, specialised research for several new books-in-progress, lecturing, research-related travel and TV documentaries. To be kept up-to-date with the latest News and to sign up for the Newsletter, please see the 'News' page of this website
| Popular topics for her
illustrated talks have included: |
- The Rosslyn Chapel Museum exhibition of Templar,
Rosicrucian, & Guild regalia and history
- Knights of the Quest: The Templars and the Grail
- Jacques de Molay: the last Templar Grand Master
- The Cathars and the Grail
- Richard the Lionheart and the Third
Crusade
- A Short History of the early Habsburg
Empire (1273-1700)
- The Arthurian Grail Quest
- St. Martin of Tours: Soldier,
4th c. Holy Man, & Hermit
- Black Madonna Shrines in
Europe
- Rumi : Sufi poet, medieval mystic, shining Light
- The
enigmatic Tartan Mummies of Takla Makan
- A history of the Medieval Guilds
- Philosophy of the Druids
- St Columba and Iona
- Celtic cosmology, Science, and
Consciousness
- What is Hermeticism?
- The Blessed Ramon Lull: Catalan mystic
& alchemist?
- Re-envisioning the Sacred:
Sophia
wisdom today
- Gothic Cathedrals and pilgrimage
- Apollo's lyre: the spiritual dimension of
Music
- Celtic 'fairy music' myths and
legends
- Archaeo-astronomy and the megalithic people
- (see seminars for
many
more
topics for conference / after dinner talks, lectures, tours, etc...)
Venues where Karen
has spoken, or is scheduled to speak for tours, conferences, lectures or
retreats, include: |
- University College London
- SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
- Princeton University , NJ
- Florence/Siena and Malta (tour presenter)
- York/Durham/Rosslyn Chapel (tour presenter)
- Oxford University
- Chartres Cathedral (France;
tour 2002)
- University of California, Berkeley
- Lake Placid, NY (Paraclete Arts Centre)
- Rosslyn Chapel (Scotland; Discovery
channel TV documentary, "World of Mysteries - Quest for the Holy Grail", talk
& flute music);
- Stars and Signs tour (talk/music;
Egypt 2003)
- Glastonbury, England (tours)
- Prophets conference (talk/music;
Oxford)
- School of Scottish Studies
(Edinburgh University)
- Theosophical Society (Edinburgh &
London)
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- Transitions Bookstore (Chicago)
- selected USA Borders Bookstores (see 'Newsletter')
- selected Barnes & Noble bookstores (see 'Newsletter')
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe 1993 through
2000
- Scientific and Medical Network
(Edinburgh)
- Church of Scotland
(Edinburgh)
- Netherbow Arts Centre
(Edinburgh)
- Centre de L'Imaginaire Arthurien
(Brittany)
- Canonbury Masonic Research Centre
(London)
- Knights Templar of England and Wales
(UK charity)
- Hay-on-Wye, Powys (Welsh border)
- New York City (bookstores)
- Findhorn (Scotland), Minton House
Retreat Centre
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| To enquire about booking Dr Ralls for conferences, after dinner talks, lectures, tours or for commissioning for media / publishing projects, please contact bookings@ancientquest.com |
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