A big thankyou to everyone who came to this new event, this festival for the mind for all those interested in re-discovering the secrets of the ancient past.* We are now starting to plan for next year's 'conference under canvas', to take place again in the 60' giant yurt and geodesic domes on Holly Hills, an unspoilt rural spot in coastal Suffolk. We hope for an equally fascinating weekend in 2013 of talks, workshops, music and entertainment - as well as another great opportunity to exchange views in friendly like-minded company while enjoying locally sourced freshly-cooked food. (We will post news on the website about next year just as soon as we can.) *"The inspiration for this festival was the Stars & Stones forum, created by the late Sir John Agnew near Bury St Edmunds, and we would like this new event to carry forward his vision"

In 2012 we invited a wide range of experts in different fields to share their findings with us:

• - David Rohl (Egyptologist) and others, including Brien Foerster who discussed his latest research from Peru and elsewhere in South America; Gary Biltcliffe on Etruscans and Marylyn Whaymand on ancient Crete
• - Yannick van Doorne from Belgium, and Jane Cobbald from Implementations. Andy Gough on bees
• - Bob Harris (eco-builder) and Nick Marchmont discussed an approach to building techniques, sacred geometry and the importance of geodesy. Raymond Catchpole, chairman of the Feng Shui society, compared feng shui with vastu, the Hindu version
• - Peter Gandy (Tim Freke's co-author) spoke on ancient spiritual traditions; Graeme Tobyn on horary; Maria Wheatley would have talked about Tarot. Anthony Thorley did talk on ancient calendars and Gregory Sams on ideas about the Sun; James North on the Hermetica and the Renaissance
• - John Stuart Reid (cymatics and the acoustics of the Kings Chamber in the Great Pyramid); Tim Wheater (musical sound); Nick Franks on Radionics; Harry Oldfield on the' Invisible Universe'
• - Dale Pond (Sympathetic Vibratory Physics - John Keely's Sacred Science)
  and John Byde talked about Tesla and Schauberger
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  - books, yoga, Saturday evening musical and theatrical entertainment from 'Daughters of Elvin' and 'Shakespeare Quartet'. A key part of the weekend was the chance to eat and talk together. The entire central area of the festival site was for eating al fresco with freshly cooked food and a choice of vegetarian and non-vegetarian. (Next year we hope to feature the beautiful work of international artist Stephen Meakin and his intricate patterns of sacred geometry, much loved in Islam, and mandalas of India and elsewhere (www.stephenmeakin.co.uk))

For those that could not make it to the event, watch via Pentos TV. For more info, click on the link below.

Live streaming the event to the internet.

Price - £75 for whole weekend (basic free camping or a choice of local accommodation)
nb Price = not include food. See Tickets page for more details.