Six weekly parts
An audio orientation, written material and the inquiry for that week.
Six-week paired inquiry
What the Hell Is This?
A six-week inquiry into what is actually here, and how quickly we decide we already know.
First intake19 October – 29 November 2026
Course fee€180. VAT will be added for participants in the EU where required.
PlacesLimited places
The workshop
Staying with one question
What the Hell Is This? is a six-week paired inquiry built around one question: what is this before we say what it is?
The question is simple. Staying with it, without allowing the familiar answer to take over, is not.
A room. A body. A person. A problem. A world. The name appears and, for the most part, we move on.
Each week we approach that movement from a different angle and look again.
You will receive material each week, but the course is not something to sit back and watch. The point is to do the inquiry yourself.
What the hell is this?
The working question
Does the name really reach it?
The title is the question we will be working with.
We are not trying to arrive at a better philosophy or a more spiritual description. We are checking whether the familiar answer really contains what is here.
Does the name reach what is here? Does the explanation finish it? Or have we simply stopped looking because the answer felt convincing?
The answer will keep appearing. We are interested in the moment when it starts standing in for what is actually here.
How it works
A new part each week
Many people want to go further with the inquiry but cannot easily commit to a fixed weekly meeting, whether because of the time, the time zone or the general logistics of it.
This course offers another way of working.
A new part is released each Monday for six weeks, with an audio orientation, written material and a specific inquiry. You then have the week to stay with it, in your own life and in the paired work.
I will be there throughout the course. You can email me whenever questions, difficulties or uncertainties arise, and I will respond and help you look at what is happening. So although there are no scheduled live meetings, you are not simply sent the material and left to work it out for yourself.
The paired work gives the inquiry a particular focus. One person looks and speaks from what is actually being found. The other listens, asks the prompts and helps bring the attention back when explanation begins to take over.
And the inquiry continues outside the meeting, in ordinary moments when something suddenly feels obvious, solid or unquestionably true. That is where the question becomes alive again.
What you receive
What arrives each week
Paired work
Simple instructions for taking both roles and keeping the inquiry on track.
Inquiry during the week
Things to notice and test while ordinary life is happening.
Material to keep
The audio and PDFs can be downloaded and remain yours afterwards.
Email support
You are not simply sent the material and left to get on with it. If questions or difficulties arise as you work with the inquiry, you are very welcome to email me throughout the six weeks.
The paired form
Looking with another person
The paired inquiry is a central part of the course.
One person looks and speaks. The other listens, asks the prompts and brings them back when explanation has started doing the work instead. They are not there to teach or interpret.
You can join with someone you already know. Otherwise, after enrolment, you will receive access to a private directory and arrange the partnership directly.
If you cannot find a suitable partner before the course begins, I will refund your payment in full.
The laboratory
Ordinary life is where the work happens
You do not need silence, meditation or a carefully prepared state for this.
It can begin while making coffee, answering an email, feeling irritated, looking across a room or worrying about tomorrow.
Most ordinary moments feel known before we have really looked at them. Something appears, we know what it is, and attention moves on.
This course keeps returning to that exact point. What is actually here? Is the thing itself found, or has the answer supplied more than the experience does?
No replacement answer
Not replacing one explanation with another
It is easy to see through one description and immediately replace it with another.
The person becomes awareness. Separation becomes oneness. The world becomes consciousness.
It may sound more sophisticated, but the same thing has happened. The question has been closed.
So we look again and stay with what is actually present, without immediately turning it into something else.
The new explanation may be no closer than the old one.
What the course asks
A real six-week commitment
Enough time each week
To listen, read, meet your partner and keep returning to the inquiry afterwards.
Reliability
Your partner is depending on you, so the paired meetings need to be treated as real commitments.
Continuity
The six parts build on one another. Missing weeks will weaken the process.
No performance
There is no impressive answer to give. The useful part is noticing where something still feels completely obvious and true.
Continue exploring
Other ways of working
What the Hell Is This? stays with one question and asks you to take responsibility for doing much of the looking yourself. If that format is not the best fit, you may prefer one of these.
Four live meetings
Learning to Look
If you would rather begin with live guidance and the opportunity to ask questions, this workshop introduces the basic operation through demonstration and practice.
Workshop detailsSix live meetings
This Radiant Space
If you are looking for a sustained live exploration with a regular group, this workshop moves through a wider range of Peter’s work through teaching, dialogue and shared inquiry.
Workshop detailsFirst intake
19 October – 29 November 2026
- Length
- Six weeks
- Release day
- Monday
- First release
- 19 October 2026
- Final week
- 23–29 November 2026
- Course fee
- €180. VAT will be added for participants in the EU where required.
- First intake
- Limited places for the first intake
- Concessions
- A limited number are available on request
Completing the form requests a place. I will then email you with the payment details and confirm your place once payment has been received.
Request a placePractical questions
Before you register
Do I need previous experience?
No. You can come to this as a newcomer or after attending This Radiant Space. You do not need prior knowledge, but you do need to be willing to look and take part properly.
Do I need to bring a partner?
No. You may register with someone you already know or use the private partner directory after enrolment. A group of three can also work where availability makes a pair difficult. If you are unable to find a suitable partner before the course begins, your payment will be refunded in full.
Are there live group meetings?
No. Instead, each Monday you receive the next part of the course and work with it during the week in your own time. You arrange the paired inquiry when it suits you and your partner, and I am available by email throughout if you need guidance or want to ask about something you have discovered.
How much time should I allow?
Enough time each week to listen to the audio, read the material, meet your partner and keep working with the inquiry afterwards. The paired meeting is only part of it.
Do I keep the material?
Yes. The audio and PDFs are downloadable and remain yours after the six weeks end.
What is the refund policy?
Course payments are normally non-refundable. However, if you do not already have a partner and are unable to find a suitable one before the course begins, your payment will be refunded in full. A place may also be transferred once to a later intake if the request is made before Part One is released.
What does email support include?
You can email me about questions that come directly from the course and the inquiry during the six weeks. A limited number of separate 45-minute sessions are also available for €90, plus VAT where applicable in the EU, if a question needs more sustained attention.
First intake
The first intake begins in October
The first intake begins on 19 October 2026. Places are limited.
The fee is €180. VAT will be added for participants in the EU where required. A small number of concessions are available.
Request a placeFuture intakes
Further courses in 2027
Further intakes are planned for 2027. Dates will be announced after the first course has run.