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Tag Archives: British History
HAWKWOOD – by Rebsie Fairholm
It’s impossible to know exactly how the site, now run as Hawkwood College, would have looked through the ages. At the time William Capel inherited it – just one of a family line who lived in the house for centuries … Continue reading
The Forgotten Faith: The Witness of the Celtic Saints by Anthony Duncan
It must be said at once that there is no such thing as ‘Celtic Christianity’ as something other than the Christian Faith as it is properly handed down to us. What there is, however, is a Celtic Spirituality which is … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Albion, Anglican Church, Anglo Saxon, Anthony Duncan, Arthuriad, Asaph, Augustine, Bishops, British History, Bueno, Cadog, Celtic, Celtic Christianity, Celtic Church, celtic saints, celtic spirituality, Christianity, Church, Columba, David, Early Church, England, English history, Gildas, History, Illtyd, Ireland, Jesus Christ, Kentigern, Mabinogion, Maelrubba, Melangell, Monasteries, Monks, Ninian, Padarn, pagan, Patrick, Paulinus, Religion, Roman Catholic, Sacred places, Saint Augustine, Saints, Samson, Saxon, Scotland, spirituality, Synod, Teilo, Theology, Tysilio, Wales
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Treasures for your Solstice….
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December 22, 2012
Tagged Ancient texts, Anthony Duncan, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, British History, British mysteries, Celtic Mythology, Dion Fortune, esoteric, faery, Faery Lore, folklore, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Gordon Strong, Grimoire, inner light, John Matthews, Lodges, Magic, Magical Ceremony, Magical Traditions, mediaeval history, Mike Harris, mystery traditions, mythology, Occult, pagan, Peregrin Wildoak, qabala, Rebecca Wilby, ritual magic, Sacred Earth, Steve Blamires, tarot, W.G. Gray, Wendy Berg, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, Wicca
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Guest Blog by Gordon Strong: British involvement in the American Civil War
Many, including a great proportion of Americans, are ignorant of the motives behind the Civil War. The extent of British involvement in the conflict is also generally unknown. Received opinion assigns the emancipation of the slaves as a reason for … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, British Literature, Essays
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American History, American South, British History, Civil War, Civil War History, Confederacy, English history, Gordon Strong, History, Lancashire, Lancashire Cotton Mills, Lincoln Memorial, Liverpool Ship yards, London, politics, Slavery, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Union Army, US History, Virginia
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A Review of The Sacred Stone Circles of Stanton Drew – by Sue Vincent
When an author writes with a real passion for his subject it shines through every word. This is not the first book that Gordon Strong has published on the wonderful sacred landscape of Stanton Drew, but it is, I feel, … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, Literary Criticism, New books, Recommended reads, Reviews
Tagged Ancient Folklore, Ancient sites, Archeology, Book Reviews, books., British History, Celtic, England, English history, esoteric, Gordon Strong, Great Britain, Literature, Megalithis, Occult, sacred geometry, SC Vincent, Somerset, Stanton Drew, Stone Circles, Sue Vincent, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition
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The Sacred Stone Circles of Stanton Drew by Gordon Strong
“The henge at Stanton Drew is thought to be older than Avebury or Stonehenge. Even with radio carbon dating, anomalies occur when attempting to establish an accurate date for any artefact. For the purposes of this study, parts of the … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Ancient Britons, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Folklore, Ancient Maps, ancient stone circles, Antiquarian, Archeology, Astronomy, Avebury, Beaker People, Bristol Museam, British History, Calendar, Celts, Compass, Dowsers, Dowsing, Dragon energy, Druids, Earth Energy, esoteric, esotericism, Gordon Strong, great pyramid of cheops, Ley Lines, megaliths, mythology, neolithic monument, north somerset, Occult, occultism, pyramid of cheops, Sacred Earth, Sacred Geography, sacred geometry, Saxons, Shamanism, Somerset, Stanton Drew, Stone Circles, Stonehenge, Surveyors, Temple, Venus, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, Wood Henges, Woodhenge
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A Review of The Magical Battle of Britain by Peregrin WIldoak
Here are some snippets of a very thoughtful review of The Magical Battle of Britain by Dion Fortune written on August 12, 2012. The review is articulately penned by fellow Skylight author, Peregrin Wildoak, and can be found on his … Continue reading
Sacred Earth Walks with Rebsie
There is no doubt that Skylight Press has a deep interest in ‘Sacred Earth’ mysteries, as evidenced by Alan Richardson’s geo-psychic novel On Winsley Hill, Margaret Randall’s array of sacred Landscapes in Something’s Wrong with the Cornfields, Hugh Fox’s internal … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Essays, Literature, Recommended reads
Tagged Alan Richardson, Albion, Ancient History, Britain, British History, Celts, Cheltenham, Cheltonia, Cotswolds, England, English history, esoteric, Folksongs, Gloucestershire, iain sinclair, Landscape, Malverns, mythology, Nature, Psyche Folk, Psychogeography, Rebecca Wilby, Rebsie Fairholm, Romans, Sacred Earth, Sacred Geography, Saxons, Somerset, Southwest England, Sulis Manouevre
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The Magical Battle of Britain: The War Letters of Dion Fortune
“Let us meditate upon angelic Presences, red-robed and armed, patrolling the length and breadth of our land. Visualise a map of Great Britain, and picture these great Presences moving as a vast shadowy form along the coasts, and backwards and … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged archetypal images, British History, British Literature, British mysteries, British Novel, Dion Fortune, esoteric, fiction, fraternity of the inner light, Gareth Knight, Glastonbury Tor, Golden Dawn, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Magic, magical battle, Mediumship, Moon Magic, New authors, Occult, order of the golden dawn, Psychology, Qabalah, Sea Priestess, Society of Inner Light, Theosophy, trance mediumship, Uncategorized | Tagged Battle of Britain, violet mary firth, Western Mysteries, World War Two
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