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Tag Archives: British mysteries
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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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The Secret Tradition in Arthurian Legend by Gareth Knight
The Secret Tradition in Arthurian Legend is the first of two important Gareth Knight reissues to come out this month, to be shortly followed by Magical Images and the Magical Imagination. On the one hand it is a remarkable study … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literary Criticism, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Ancient Britain, Ancient texts, archetype, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, Arthurian Tradition, Atlantis, atlantis and lemuria, Breton, British Literature, British mysteries, Brythonic Literature, Celtic Mythology, chrétien de troyes, Dion Fortune, England, esoteric, Faery Realms, France, french manuscripts, Gareth Knight, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Greek Mythology, holy grail, King Arthur, Lemuria, Literary analysis, literary scholar, Literature, Magic, Mallory, mediaeval, Medieval French History, Medieval History, Merlin, Middle Ages, Morte D'Arthur, mythology, Parsifal, Robert de Boron, Secret Tradition, Symbolism, Thomas Mallory, Tristan and Isolde, Wendy Berg, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, Wolfram von Eschenbach
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The Irish Celtic Magical Tradition by Steve Blamires
“There are dozens of legends that contain the germ of the Celtic tradition but I will concentrate on the ancient Irish legend of The Battle of Moytura. This legend, as will be shown, contains within it the essence of the … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Poetry, Recommended reads
Tagged Ancient literature, Battle of Moytura, British Literature, British mysteries, British poetry, Celtic, Celtic folklore, celtic history, Celtic legend, celtic magical tradition, Dagda, esoteric, faery, Fir Bolg, folklore, Fomoire, Ireland, Irish history, irish legends, Irish literature, Irish poetry, irish texts society, King Nuanda, Magic, mediaeval, meditation, Morrigan, mythology, Occult, Otherworld, ritual, spiritual enhancement, Steve Blamires, Tuatha de Dannan, Western Mysteries
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Steve Blamires on Skylight Press
Steve Blamires comes from the heart of Robert Burns country, the port town of Ayr on the Firth of Clyde in the south-west of Scotland, where Celtic culture and the Gaelic language still thrives. On a very clear day in … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literary Criticism, Literature, New authors
Tagged British Literature, British mysteries, celtic history, Celtic Literature, Celtic Mythology, Celtic traditions, Company of Avalon, Company of Hawkwood, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Faery Lore, Fairy tales, Fiona Macleod, folklore, Gaelic studies, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Irish history, Irish mythology, mythology, national geographic expedition, Occult, Ogham, Sacred Sites, Scottish history, travel, Tree Alphabet, Tree lore, WB Yeats, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, western mystery traditions, William Sharp
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Lud Heat: A Book of the Dead Hamlets by Iain Sinclair
Standing there, on a walk along the whole chain of Hawksmoor churches, we notice five minor obelisks in the fenced area beyond Blake’s burial slab. The Old Street obelisk is aligned beyond the boundary wall: the point of force is discovered. We also come … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, 1970s, Alan Moore, Albion Village Press, Angela Carter, anthologies, Architecture, Arthur Machen, avant garde, BBC, Bookdealers, British Avant Garde, British Literature, British mysteries, British poetry, Cardif, Chaos magic, Charles Baudelaire, churches in london, Conductors of Chaos, Dining on Stones, documentary, Downriver, Earth Mysteries, Edge of Orison, esoteric, Euclidian, filmmaker, Flaneur, Geography, gnosticism, Gothic, Guy Debord, Hackney, Hawksmoor, hawksmoor churches, History, iain sinclair, innermost sanctuary, J.G. Ballard, Landor's Tower, Lettrists, Ley Lines, Lights out for the Territory, Literature, London, London Film School, London Orbital, London Psychogeographical Association, Louis Aragon, Lud Heat, Margaret Thatcher, Michael Moorcock, nomad, Occult, Peter Akroyd, Psychogeography, ratcliffe highway, River Thames, Robert Graves, Shamanism, Sigil magic, Situationists, Suicide Bridge, Surrealism, The Workshop for Non-Linear Architecture, Thomas De Quincey, Underground, Walking tours, Walter Benjamin, white chappell, WIll Self, William Blake, writing
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Iain Sinclair on Skylight Press
Iain Sinclair describes himself as a “British writer, documentarist, film maker, poet, flâneur, metropolitan prophet and urban shaman, keeper of lost cultures and futurologist.” He was born in Cardiff in 1943 but has lived much of his life in Hackney, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, 1970s, Alan Moore, Albion Village Press, Angela Carter, anthologies, Architecture, Arthur Machen, avant garde, BBC, Bookdealers, British Avant Garde, British Literature, British mysteries, British poetry, Cardif, Chaos magic, Charles Baudelaire, Conductors of Chaos, Dining on Stones, documentary, Downriver, Earth Mysteries, Edge of Orison, esoteric, Euclidian, filmmaker, Flaneur, Geography, gnosticism, Gothic, Guy Debord, Hackney, Hawksmoor, History, iain sinclair, J.G. Ballard, Landor's Tower, Lettrists, Ley Lines, Lights out for the Territory, London, London Film School, London Orbital, London Psychogeographical Association, Louis Aragon, Lud Heat, Margaret Thatcher, Michael Moorcock, nomad, Occult, Peter Akroyd, Psychogeography, River Thames, Robert Graves, Shamanism, Sigil magic, Situationists, Suicide Bridge, Surrealism, The Workshop for Non-Linear Architecture, Thomas De Quincey, Underground, Walking tours, Walter Benjamin, white chappell, WIll Self, William Blake
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By Names and Images: Bringing the Golden Dawn to Life by Peregrin Wildoak
There has been much interest in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn since its inception in the late 19th Century and outward dissolution within a few decades. The mystique and secrecy of the Order, along with its utilitarian magic, its coterie … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Australia, author, British mysteries, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Esoteric traditions, Esoteric. Western Mysteries, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, golden dawn tradition, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Isis mystery School, Magic, Neil Douglas Klotz, Occult, pagan, Pagan alliance, Perth, Skylight Press, transportation, Western Mystery Tradition, Wicca
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Peregrin Wildoak on Skylight Press
Peregrin Wildoak was born in Warwickshire and during his childhood lived in several semi-rural locations. At a young age he learned to appreciate the Land, which later opened the door to the mysteries therein. At twelve years old he emigrated … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New authors, New books
Tagged Australia, author, British mysteries, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Esoteric traditions, Esoteric. Western Mysteries, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Isis mystery School, Magic, Neil Douglas Klotz, Occult, pagan, Pagan alliance, Perth, Skylight Press, Western Mystery Tradition, Wicca
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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
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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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