Latest News
 NEW French, German, Spanish and Dutch language editions now out of Karen's new book - Marie Madeleine (Taschen/Evergreen, 2009) -- with the English edition, with some updates, to follow in early 2011. Check it out on Amazon Europe's website! Features historical information, legends, folklore insights and information about various European sacred sites relating to the powerful, incredible legacy of the extraordinary Mary Magdalene - a 'lodestar' of our time, for both men and women today, as well.
Karen speaks for both private and public groups and will be very busy in the coming two years in particular with in-depth research for two new books and for various media projects-- but public events / media appearances confirmed at the present time are: (Keep checking back periodically for updates!) -
Mid-August 2010 -- Edinburgh Festival talks/events; details here closer to the time.
21 - 31 July 2010 -- Karen will be a guest lecturer and presenter for the Glastonbury section of the tour….on the 'Mystical England, a Journey to Avalon' -- tour by a leading British druid, author, and spiritual counsellor Mara Freeman… To hear Karen speak and to join this groundbreaking tour, please contact Mara on info@celticspiritjourneys.com, mentioning Karen's name and Glastonbury, etc….and also, see Mara's site and itinerary for this journey on her Celtic Spirit Journeys website, with its link at www.celticspiritjourneys.com/Avalon.htmor call her from UK or worldwide on +44 (01239)-858-830 or from the USA, toll-free, on 1-800-657-1520. Join us and register your interest today!
16-21 July 2010 -- Major art exhibition on "Harmony, Ratio, and the Cosmos" in Northamptonshire area, UK…. With Dr Karen Ralls to give an evening keynote address and flute meditation entitled "The Golden Section" for this event (19, 20, or 21st July, tbc) For more details, contact Anita via enquiries @ ancientquest. com
26 February 2010 (Fri.) - Illustrated talk on "Temples of Wisdom: Music, Trance States, Colour and Form: from Megaliths through Egypt to Rosslyn Chapel Today", by Dr Karen Ralls, for the Research Into Lost Knowledge Organisation (Rilko) in London. Venue: 50 Gloucester Place (nr Baker Street), doors open at 6:45 pm for 7:15 pm lecture; £7.
What has long been the connection between music and sound and the ancient belief that it often serves as a powerful catalyst for alternation of consciouness and mind expansion? Why do certain temple rituals nearly always feature sound or music? Why did many civilizations highly value certain musical intervals, specific rhythms, and acoustic properties? And what are the recent discoveries by modern scientists and medical experts? Join historian Dr Karen Ralls, musicologist, and noted author of 'Music and the Celtic Otherworld' (Edinburgh Univ Press), Indigenous Religious Music (SOAS, London), etc. to learn more about certain megalithic sites, Pythagorean theory, early mystery schools and sound, Egyptian temples, and Rosslyn Chapel today, exploring their relationships to sound, geometric proportion and other key correspondences which have, for centuries, been known to enhance human consciousness. While ancient shamanic or priesthood's concept of an 'Otherworld(s)' dimension and its vibrational/sound aspects as used in many mystery schools is well-known to us today from anthropology, what is now emerging is growing confirmation from scientific and medical studies in our own time about the effects of sound / music, rhythms, and mantic incantation(s) on the human mind and consciousness. From Plato's quote that 'Music gives…wings to the mind' to '60s Grateful Dead drummer Micky Hart's comment that music takes 'the mind and spirit to places unknown…and nothing is too weird for the muse'. Possible short flute meditation following talk.
6 January 2010 - Radio interview "Music and the Otherworld: New Dimensions", by Dr Karen Ralls; explores subjects ranging from music and consciousness, early Celtic folklore, the healing and spiritual powers of music, history and beliefs about the effects of music, from ancient tunes to classical to 'fairy music'...and much more! Otherworld Radio link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/otherworldradio/2010/01/07/dr-karen-ralls--music-and-the-otherworld-new-dimen
re: TOURS and having Dr Ralls as your guide: as Karen works with a variety of tour companies to see various areas of the world, she can assist you in arranging for a specific itinerary for you/your group, as possible; i.e., email us below. For ex., re: groups - if you have or can get ten people or more interested in a particular location, please email your interest. Examples of previous countries Karen has guided/visited through the years include topics and places mentioned in her work, such as the British Isles, Ireland, France, Italy/Malta, Spain, Egypt, Scotland, etc. We're all on a Quest….so let's Explore!
13 December 2009 (Sun.) - Illustrated talk and short flute meditation on 'Symbols of Transformation: a Medieval Odyssey", for the Leeds Theosophical Society, 12 Queens Square, Leeds, UK. 2:30 pm. For more information and to book, please contact Mr. Paul Barker on ad.valorum@btinternet.com
13 October 2009 (Tues) -- Opening Night for a wonderful and highly-recommended event by Karen -- the world's first museum exhibition on Steampunk Art (13 Oct 2009-21 Feb 2010) at the renowned Oxford Museum of the History of Science, with leading steampunk artist, Curator and friend of Karen's - the New York steampunk artist, Art Donovan....whose show will include exhibitions by other leading international steampunk artists, such as Herr Doktor (UK), James Richardson-Brown (UK), and more….ranging from Switzerland, Australia, the USA, Belgium, etc. Not to be missed for anyone who appreciates neo-Victorian, Gothic, or modern art in general! Karen will of course be present at this momentous event…which happens to coincide w/one of the most important dates in medieval Templar history as well, as the infamous 'Friday the 13th' arrests occurred back in 1307.See blog link for more info about the steampunk exhibition - www. steampunkexhibition.blogspot.com -- as well as the website for the Oxford Museum of the History of Science.
11 October 2009 -- Air date for US radio interview with Dr Karen Ralls on "Symbols and Medieval Places of Wisdom", including various information about Templar sites and their history, the Black Madonnas, Rosslyn Chapel symbolism, the Green Man, even the Washington National Cathedral….for the "Earth's Sacred Places' program, an internet radio show airing of CBS-affiliate Psychic Radio, with leading USA Goddess author and researcher Karen Tate as host. Sunday programme. Listen on archives, or live at 8-9 am Eastern Standard Time, 5-6 am Pacific Time, and 1-2 pm UK time.
19-20 September 2009 - annual Wrekin Trust Round Table conference, in honour of Sir George Trevelyan - a talk and illustrated presentation by Dr Karen Ralls on "Pilgrimage and Place on the Transformative Journey", Hawkwood College, Stroud, England. For more information about the Wrekin Trust, see www.wrekintrust.org
This page is currently under reconstruction; further information will be posted in due course; thank you.
Previous USA 2006 book tour
For the latter part of 2006,Dr Ralls will be very busy with writing another book,lecturing and travel for research purposes, and as academic external examiner and media consultant. So, her public speaking schedule is somewhat curtailed at this time, but nonetheless, she will be appearing at a very broad variety of conferences and events for 2006, both academic and popular,including:
| 6 July 2006 |
Talk and signing on The Templars and the Grail,8:30 pm – 9:45 pm., followed by book signing; Wells Town Hall,Market Sq,Wells, Somerset. |
| 4-6 Aug 2006 |
Talk on The Templars and the Grail at the Cambridge History Festival,Cambridge, England, For more information, please contact: www.histfest.Com |
| mid-Aug. 06 |
Talk and booksignings, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; the world's largest arts festival; Edinburgh, Scotland; The Templars and the Grail, etc.;further details to be posted here as they become available; |
| 9-10 Sept 06 |
Talk on The Grail Quest – for a conference on the theme of Awakening at Reading University,Reading, England; there will be 2 two-day events with talks and booksignings for all speakers present, one in Dublin(2-3 Sept) and this one inReading (9-10 Sept). Please contact:Roma Harding 01305-816644 |
| 2-9 Nov. 06 |
Tour to Malta--Talks, seminars, about ancient and medieval Malta;and then, extension to: |
| 9-16 Nov. 06 |
Tour to the Languedoc – historical, archaeological sites; explore and discover your quest, too; For more informationplease click here |
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