THE WAY OF THE MYSTIC
Part1: The Sacred Center It is still foggy when I drive into Abrantes in the morning. I have arranged to meet Marcel, a dear friend whom I have known for over 30 years. We have travelled extensively in our lives;…
Category Connecting the Dots
LIGHTING THE SACRED FIRE
“Within many places on earth, on sacred spots and holy mountains, there is an inner fire, a mystical fire, that contains all the memories of mankind, that transforms all experiences in history, and that changes destruction into creation. It releases…
WARGAMES
FROM MONOPOLY TO RISKIt seems that after a long period of growth, progress and prosperity we have once again entered the “dark ages”. Self-interest, greed, power, racism and land grabbing are the order of the day.Trump grabs Venezuela and is…
TO THE HEART OF THE AMAZON
by Anne Wislez Where to start? How to tell this story that has so many layers, and that touched upon so many subjects? Maybe by first acknowledging the astrology of November 20, our collective Earth Heart Day, which was a…
WHY EARTH HEART?
“When the world is silent, the Earth will speak” TON VAN DER KROON, author of 11 books on sacred places, ceremony, healing and personal development: “Over the last 35 years I have been doing ceremonies on sacred mountains, the last…
THE JOURNEY BEGINS
Travel log Amazon, part 1 A week before our physical journey begins – a trip of three weeks to the Amazon – suddenly the inner journey seems to start… on an evening on the fair in Tomar. The days before…
THE GUARDIAN OF THE DIVINE FEMININE
by Ton van der Kroon When I am in a buddhist retreat in Monchique, in the south of Portugal, I am intrigued by a portrait of the Dalai Lama. He is one of my great examples and teachers in life.…
‘RESTORE THE TEMPLE’
Templar stories, part 1 Two weeks ago Anne and me participated in a wellnessmarket, at the parc at the foot of the Templarcastle in Tomar. We tried to sell some of our books, had nice conversations with visitors and other…
NEW TEMPLATES
When you think you will be twelve and turn out to be thirteen – and the thirteenth leaves the group on Good Friday – you kind of know that you are on a special mission. Especially if the gathering takes…
THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF … SNOWWHITE
by Ton van der Kroon The remake of Disney’s Snow White was recently released. It caused quite a stir on social media. Never before has a children’s film caused so much controversy, anger and resentment. A complete online hate campaign…