Adventuring Through Seven-year Cycles

Author, journalist and former diplomat Lyn Drummond will present her two books, ' Where To Go For A Seven-Year Cycle' and its newly published companion, 'Painters, Philosophers and Poets Sustain A Seven-Year Cycle.'

The memoirs tell stories of her experiences in two cycles of seven years ending in Protected content . The books' titles are based on philosophical views that seven years of our lives represent a particular cycle. .

She first came to Budapest in Protected content work at the Australian embassy as its public affairs manager. She returned to Budapest in Protected content , the city she had felt a strong relationship with, despite no traditional or family connection.

You will hear tales about the author's time in off beat travel places. How she shared her footprint with the ghosts of famous people who coincidentally lived in the same places as she did, often eras apart from one another.

Uncovering unknown facts to her about historic figures like Tsar Peter the Great, Mata Hari, Baruch Spinoza, the last Creole plantation owner Laura Locoul Gore and Dr Katalin Kariko. the Hungarian biochemist whose work is now the basis of the Covid-19 vaccines marketed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna.

Learn too how some of the people in the books influenced the author's quest for individuation, a term referring to a deep understanding of oneself. Often associated with Carl Jung and his psychology..