For the last 25 years Peter
Dawkins work on Shakespeare has been for me both a guide and an
inspiration. His intuitive grasp of Shakespeare within the
philosophical currents of Elizabethan and Jacobean England,
Renaissance Europe and the myths and traditions of Ancient Rome,
Greece, and Egypt, is essential to my love and understanding of
Shakespeare and his Globe
Theatre.--Mark
Rylance-Artistic Director of
the Globe Theatre in London
Educated
at King Edward's High School, Birmingham, and St Catharine's College,
Cambridge University, Peter is an internationally known author,
teacher, consultant and leader of workshops and pilgrimages
worldwide. Peter is a recognised authority on the
Baconian-Rosicrucian philosophies and Ancient Wisdom teachings,
including especially the wisdom enshrined within the Shakespeare
Plays, and is the Founder-Director of the Francis Bacon Research
Trust which presents seminars and publishes books on the various
subjects.
Peter is a specialist in sacred architecture and a pioneer in the
rediscovery of landscape temples, earth energies and the Western
geomantic tradition. He is the Founder-Director of the Zoence Academy
which runs a training course in Zoence (a Western equivalent of the
Chinese Feng Shui), and a co-Founder and Elder of Gatekeeper Trust,
which is dedicated to evolving an understanding, care and healing of
man's natural environment. As part of this work Peter regularly leads
geomantic pilgrimages and exploratory journeys to various parts of
the world.
Peter is married to Sarah, who is also involved in this work, and has
three children.
Peter's latest books are
The Wisdom of Shakespeare
in As You Like It and The Wisdom of Shakespeare in The Merchant of
Venice.
Mark Rylance of the Globe
Theatre says of the books that they "reveal layer after layer the
deeper meanings that lie below the surface of the text. I warmly
recommend it."
(Both books can be ordered from
the website listed below)
Comments about one of his other
works: Francis Bacon: The
Herald of the New Age:
"In this remarkable book,
Peter Dawkins reveals Francis Bacon as a Master of Hermetic
Wisdom, whose teachings are as relevant or us today as they were
for his own time." --Jill Line, University Lecturer in
Shakespeare
"Based on careful academic research, the author reveals how
Francis Bacon was a true custodian of the ageless wisdom. We are
shown a remarkable man of illumination whose purpose was 'to lead
mankind to the light, providing an art of discovery.' Francis
Bacon, a man much misunderstood and maligned, is here given his
rightful place in the hierarchy of wisdom teachers. Who has not
felt, within a Shakespeare play, secrets hidden just beyond grasp?
I found many questions answered in this book. Peter Dawkins has
brought the many threads of Francis Bacon's teaching together and
shown their embodiment within the plays. I feel a voyage of
discovery has just begun." --Verity Saunders, schoolteacher,
advisory tutor
Educated
at King Edward's High School, Birmingham, and St Catharine's College,
Cambridge University, Peter is an internationally known author,
teacher, consultant and leader of workshops and pilgrimages
worldwide. Peter is a recognised authority on the
Baconian-Rosicrucian philosophies and Ancient Wisdom teachings,
including especially the wisdom enshrined within the Shakespeare
Plays, and is the Founder-Director of the Francis Bacon Research
Trust which presents seminars and publishes books on the various
subjects.
