Tim Ruth
Talks and workshops on awe, conformity, language and clear communication, for anyone interested in thoughtful conversation, human solutions and creative responses to the pressures of modern life.
Into the Wow
A short introduction to the book Into the Wow: Mystery and The Cult of Normality, and to the ideas behind the talks.
What Tim speaks about
Into the Wow
TalkAwe, wonder and reverence: what we lose when we stop being astonished by life, and how we find our way back.
The Cult of Normality
TalkCult-like patterns of conformity and unquestioned authority aren't only at the fringes of society. They sit at its centre. An invitation, not an accusation, to look again at what we take for granted.
20/20 Communication
Talk · WorkshopClarity of vision, clarity of connection. Ten practical principles for seeing, listening and speaking more clearly, drawing on Marshall Rosenberg's compassionate communication.
The Flag of All Flags
TalkThe Union Jack remade from the flags of every nation. This talk covers the symbol, the idea of a Unified Kindom behind it, and the paintings of Hope-Free: The Writings on the Wall.
Also speaks on
- Fast for FreedomFasting as a practice for personal and social transformation: a doorway to better health, and to freedom from dependence on the systems we take for granted.
- New Paradigm EducationWhat sets a new paradigm apart from the old one, and why Tim left mainstream education after concluding that its problems were too deep for gradual reform to fix.
- An Explosion of TimeA cipher at the heart of creation: a code linking number, space and time that leaves audiences astonished.
Formats
- Talks for events, salons and festivals
- Workshops for groups and organisations
- Podcast conversations
Upcoming
- 11 Nov 2026 · Catalyst Club, Lewes
- 17 Jan 2027 · Sunday Assembly, Bethnal Green, London
Listen
- Podcast conversation · watch on YouTube
20/20 Communication
The ten principles on a single page. Free to download, print and share.
Working with images and symbols
Tim Ruth explores freedom, dignity and what it means to live creatively in uncertain times.
His work sits at the meeting point of public speaking and dialogue, symbolic art and ceremony, and cultural projects that invite participation rather than belief. He draws on twenty-five years of teaching and facilitation, and on his work as a painter, musician, author and celebrant. He lives in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex.
