BRAIN • MIND • GOD - Orphan Wisdom

Stephen Jenkinson
at Ty Sanctaidd, Wales

BRAIN • MIND • GOD
The Awful Clarity of a Mind in Eclipse

July 30-August 2, 2026
Trefacwn, Wales

It’s not much of a secret now that a year and some ago I was in the jaws of a beast of storied strength.
During that time, every few drastic days, I took up a pen and, in jagged script, dowsed my descent.
How one could ever be wrong about a tangle that fulsome, I don’t know. Turns out I was wrong – not about the beast or the jaws, but about the grip.

-Stephen Jenkinson

Stephen Jenkinson has invited Àlex Gómez-Marín to be his guest

I was in a hilltop medieval Tuscan village years back, and I sat across from Alex Gomez Marin, a young man I didn’t know, who was doing what he could with being unnerved at the prospect of introducing, questioning and moderating me. It sounds modest, but it was momentous. His regard for me was honourable and old worldly. And so it was to him I turned in the wake of a sudden diagnostic, unsaintly fury, and we recorded scores of hours tracking how the beast tracked me. It’s to him and his learned heart I turn now to help me midwife this meeting that is part stagger, part stillness, part God, part God help us.

-Stephen Jenkinson

Àlex Gómez-Marín (Barcelona, 1981) is a Spanish scientist, a theoretical physicist and neuroscientist. He earned a Masters in biophysics and a PhD in physics at the University of Barcelona….
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Stephen Jenkinson’s
Trembling, Still:
The Awful Clarity of a Mind in Eclipse
to be published 7 July 2026,
will be the body and soul of this session.

A PDF copy of Trembling, Still goes to each registrant.

For details about this book, visit:
Trembling, Still: The Awful Clarity of a Mind in Eclipse

Film Invocation

I have asked Mattias Olsson to craft a film in, for and because of this event. Not a document, nor a record, his film is likely to be something closer to a provocation, or an invocation. Something closer to proof. Or evidence. I’ve known Mattias for a handful of years, and have steadied myself for his lens several times (Watch Murmurings of the Land here). But this will be something neither of us have seen before: a kind of filmic petition to the throne of something divine, something staunchly human, something adversity-burnished.
-Stephen Jenkinson

Mattias Olsson is a Swedish documentary filmmaker and the founder of Campfire Stories, a film platform dedicated to narratives that inspire ecological balance and human sanity. With a background as a still photographer in New York for 13 years, Olsson transitioned to filmmaking upon returning to Sweden in 2007, producing five films for Swedish national television (SVT) and now over 20 for Campfire Stories.
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Details

July 30, 4 pm: Welcome table opens, followed by the evening session.
Two sessions each on July 31 and August 1.
Event concludes August 2 at noon, following the morning session.

Location

Welcome to Trefacwn, Wales

Overlooking the Celtic Sea, the Trefacwn Estate is a beautiful converted mansion and barn buildings on four acres of grounds. Built in 2023 by local craftsmen, their Ty Sanctaidd roundhouse is an ideal venue for spirited gatherings and learning events.

Once your event enrollment is confirmed, we will connect you with our host at Trefacwn who will provide a form for Trefacwn rooms, local accommodation as well as meals.

Tuition Includes

• Six sessions with Stephen and Àlex Gómez-Marín
• Lunch banquet for all on Friday and Saturday
• PDF access to Trembling, Still: The Awful Clarity of a Mind in Eclipse

Tuition does not include accommodation or other meals.

Our host at Trefacwn offers private and shared rooms and light meals for 3 nights ranging from to £210-£350. They also offer onsite camping for £140 per person, you provide tent, tarp, bedding and all tools. Otherwise there are local hotels and motels available.