“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 eight years together with my partner Anne Wislez, often accompanied by dear friends. We traveled from Mount Sinai in Egypt to Mount Pico in the Azores. From Kumgangsan, the Golden Mountains in North Korea, to Virunga, the volcanoes in Rwanda. Each time we experienced the immense power of transformation and a shift in consciousness.”
THE HISTORY
“The first global ceremony I was part of was in august 1987, called the Harmonic Convergence. Thousands of people gathered on 12 sacred mountains in the world. I happened to be on the Tor in Glastonbury, also known as Avalon. From then on my life took a completely new turn. I quit university, started traveling around the world and ended up, over the years, doing ceremonies in more than 35 countries.
During the sun eclipse of August 1999 I organized a ceremony in the Altai Mountains, deep in Siberia. Thirteen years later, during the Venus Transit in June 2012, together with other people we organized an earth gathering in Jerusalem, to celebrate the Mayan year Zero. Now again, thirteen years later, we will mark the first cycle of the Maya calendar, with a next great gathering, called Earth Heart.”
THE CONCERN
“During the last few years my worries for the decline and destruction of nature became bigger and bigger. The loss of species, the pollution of the oceans, the disappearance of trees and woods made me aware that we are in a crucial phase of human history. We are currently running fast towards our own extinction.”
The well-known environmentalist Joanna Macy wrote: ‘The Great Turning is a name for the essential adventure of our time: the shift from the industrial age of unlimited growth to a ‘sustainable society’. We must abandon the idea that we can use our planet for our own comfort or profit – or even that we can save it. That is a delusion. Instead, let us accept the radical uncertainty of our times. Even the uncertainty of whether we survive or not. As in any real adventure, there is risk and uncertainty.
When we open our eyes to what is happening, even if it breaks our heart, we dis- cover our true self; because when our heart breaks open, it can contain the whole universe. Speaking the truth about our fear of the world creates a deep solidarity with our relatives and all that lives. This is made all the stronger by the uncertain- ty we face. This is the gift of the Great Turning.’”
THE AIM
“I realized we need a change in consciousness to understand we are part of nature, not just the ones who own it, control it or fix it. Ritual and ceremonies are a great way to achieve this: it connects us to the primal forces of nature, reminds us of who we are, and gives us the courage and power to do what is necessary: to make a leap of faith, follow our soul and become of service to the Earth we are living on.”
THE RIGHT MOMENT
“In November 2025, the 30iest UN Climate Conference will take place in Brazil, in the city of Belém. Belém is situated near the mouth of the Amazon river. It will probably be one of the few moments in which worldwide attention will be focused on our planet and (hopefully) the wisdom of the native Brazilian tribes. Plans will be made to try to save the climate problems, but we all know that the measures imposed will not solve the problem of our disconnection with the earth and our nature. The shift in consciousness cannot be made in our minds, but in our hearts.
During the COP26 in Glasgow (November 2021) we organized a worldwide ceremony on Mount Schiehallion, the sacred mountain of the Calledonians. One year later, during the COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, we invited 1000 women to come to the Moses Mount in the Sinai desert and ended up celebrating with many more thousands of women all over the world. And now, the next COP being held near the Amazon forest, once again we feel the strong call to unite for a world ceremony; this time during the New Moon of November 2025.”
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