NEW JUNE 2026
The Owl and the Invisible Compass
Please note: this book is currently available in Dutch only.
The English version is not yet available.
Published by Garant – June 2026. Available through bookstores and directly from the author.
On inner leadership, direction and the courage to make genuine choices.
There are times when everything seems to be just right on the surface — and yet, deep down, something starts to feel off. A feeling that the old story no longer holds true. As if your life is still moving forward, but it's no longer entirely your own.
NEW • Book launch on 15 October 2026 — available to attend in person and online
On Thursday 15 October, Margareta Pyckhout will be presenting her book 'De uil en het onzichtbare kompas' at Garant Publishers-Book Stage
📍 Het Boekenpodium – Garant Publishers
Somersstraat 13-15
2018 Antwerp
Reception from 6.30 pm
Book launch begins at 7.00 pm
Ends at 9.30 pm
Anyone who is unable to attend in person can also watch the book launch online via livestream. Online participants can ask questions via the chat function during the evening.
8.25–8.30 pmProgramme
7.00–7.05 pm
A welcome and brief introduction by Garant Publishers
7.05–8.00 pm
A discussion led by moderator Peter Snauwaert with author Margareta Pyckhout and Erik De Ridder, focusing on identity, inner leadership, clarity in decision-making and the themes explored in the book
8.00–8.25 pm
Questions from the audience and via the online chat
8.25–8.30 pm
Closing remarks by Garant Publishers
8.30–9.30 pm
Networking drinks, a chance to chat afterwards and the opportunity to have your book signed
Participation is free of charge. Advance registration is compulsory, both for attending in person and for the live stream.
ORDER
The book is available through bookstores and via Garant. Readers who would like a signed copy can order directly from the author using the form below.
Via Garant, here.
Via author
Directly from the author. Personal contact and a personalised message available on request.
Payment
Please transfer the amount* to:
Taradin CommV
BE72 6451 0871 5716
Reference: Book + your name
Once payment has been received, your copy will be posted or set aside for you to collect.
*€21.90 for collection in Antwerp / €29.85 including delivery within Belgium
ABOUT THE BOOK
This book explores what happens when familiar roles begin to shift, when the role that once worked no longer fits, and when the body knows better than the mind. When a person no longer simply wants to survive or conform, but seeks a new direction from within.
It lies at the intersection of philosophy, psychology and lived experience. It is not about analysing from a distance, but about recognising what arises within.
After more than 25 years of management experience in the financial sector, Margareta saw time and again how people can appear successful on the surface whilst at the same time losing their inner sense of direction. This book grew out of that observation and from her many years of in-depth study of existential psychology, logotherapy and integrative psychotherapy.
- Reflections on identity and direction
- Stories from life and leadership
- Insights from philosophy and psychology
- Questions that invite self-reflection
- An invitation to find a new direction when the old story no longer holds true.
What early readers are saying
"I love your book. I already know who I'll lend it to when I've finished. And do you know what I've noticed? It's making me think deeply again. That can't be a bad thing... "
— Margot, Amsterdam
"It's late at night and I've just started reading the introduction. I think it's wonderful. One hundred percent phenomenological. Thank you for writing this book."
— Bart, Antwerp
FOR WHOM
People who bear responsibility — whether visible or invisible — and feel that their role is no longer sufficient.
People who are once again seeking direction from within, and no longer wish simply to survive or conform.
Managers and directors who feel that it is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile their inner turmoil with their external role.
Anyone who is prepared to slow down, observe and make mature choices — even the difficult ones.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Margareta Pyckhout
An economist, Executive MBA and former director in the financial sector. For many years, she found herself in situations where responsibility, integrity and inner tension intersect. In recent years, she has immersed herself in existential psychology, logotherapy and integrative psychotherapy, and founded Taradin, through which she supports organisations in addressing the question of what happens when the individual, their role and the context are no longer aligned.