3) June 25-July 8, 2007: “Shamanistic Consciousness: "The Exploration of the Supernatural and Its Role in Human Evolution”.

A Seminar with Graham Hancock, writer, and Santha Faiia, photographer.

Graham is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods and Heaven's Mirror. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. His public lectures and TV appearances, including the three-hour series Quest For The Lost Civilisation, have put his ideas before audiences of tens of millions. He has become recognised as an unconventional thinker who raises legitimate questions about humanity's history and prehistory and offers an increasingly popular challenge to the entrenched views of orthodox scholars. See www.grahamhancock.com

Born in Penang, Malaysia, Santha Faiia is a professional photographer specialising in ancient cultures and monuments. Her work has been published around the world in major newspapers and magazines. Santha’s recent work in collaboration with husband Graham Hancock produced some of her most inspiring images culled from sacred sites across the globe. Published works such as Heaven’s Mirror, Underworld and Supernatural reveal her rare gift for capturing the spirit of these ancient sites.

Fifty thousand years ago humans had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, and no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and enigmatic change, the skills and qualities that we value most highly in ourselves appeared already fully formed, as though bestowed on us by hidden powers. How did this happen?

In this workshop we set out to investigate this mysterious turn of events and explore the influences that gave birth to the modern human mind. Through a series of four lectures and follow-up discussions, we will:

• Learn about the development of modern human consciousness;

• Gain insights into the latest scientific findings concerning the role played by shamanistic altered states of consciousness in the imagery of supernatural beings painted on the walls of prehistoric caves around the world;

• Examine the range of techniques shamans from different cultures have developed to enter and manipulate altered states of consciousness;

• Explore the intriguing interconnections between the beings who shamans refer to as "spirits", who medieval Europeans knew as "fairies", and who are construed in the developed countries today as 'aliens' or 'greys'.

• Investigate the links between ancient Egyptian spirituality and shamanistic inquiries into the mysteries of life after death. This workshop is for anyone interested in shamanism, human evolution, and the nature of consciousness and reality.

In addition I will give one further lecture titled 'As Above So Below', which will be a visit to many ancient and mysterious architectural sites around the world.