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Conversation with Alan Richardson

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Daniel

As my conversation with Gareth Knight was so well received last month I decided to try and have a similar confab with his friend and somewhat younger colleague, Alan Richardson. Alan has written extensively on Paganism, Celtic and Faery lore, … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, Reviews | Tagged WW1, Skylight Press, Gareth Knight, esoteric, Western Mystery Tradition, novel, fiction, Alan Richardson, Wiltshire, faery, great war, Magic, Literature, mythology, Occult, qabala, William G. Gray, Dion Fortune, Aleister Crowley, Celtic, megaliths, Western Mysteries, Magick, esotericism, Templars, Arthurian Traditions, D.H. Lawrence, Paganism, British Fiction. Literature, Christine Hartley, Charles Seymour, Newcastle United, Magician, Sting | 8 Comments

Conversation with Gareth Knight

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Daniel

Gareth Knight, an author of some forty books on a wide array of subjects following his training in Dion Fortune’s Society of the Inner Light, is now firmly established as one of the world’s foremost authorities on ritual magic, the … Continue reading →

Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, Recommended reads | Tagged alchemy, Andre Lebey, Anglo Saxon, Arthuriad, Arthurian Traditions, author, Bix Beiderbecke, C.S. Lewis, Caesar, Celtic, Charles Williams, Coleridge, Count Basie, Cretien de Troyes, Daniel Staniforth, Dion Fortune, Druids, esoteric, esotericism, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Hawkwood College, History, Inklings, Interview, J.R.R. Tolkien, jazz, Jelly Roll Morton, Kathleen Raine, Literature, Longmans, Magic, Magical Harmonics, Magick, mediaeval, Medieval, Melusine of Lusignan, music, mystical texts, Occult, Occult bookshops, occultism, Owen Barfield, Oxford Inklings, poetry, practical guide to qabalistic symbolism, qabala, Qabalah, Rebecca Wilby, Romantic Poets, Skylight Press, Society of the Inner Light, Stan Kenton, tarot, Theolonious Monk, vercingetorix, Victorian Poets, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, Writer tips | 1 Comment

What Skylight Authors are Reading

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Daniel

It’s always fascinating to see what writers read, where they find sustenance and inspiration for their own work. A few Skylight authors have graciously agreed to let us in on what they are currently reading, whether for guilty pleasure or … Continue reading →

Posted in Recommended reads, Australian Literature, Literature, American Literature, Literary Criticism, Esoteric, British Literature, British History | Tagged Skylight Press, Gareth Knight, Alan Richardson, holy grail, faery, Hugh Fox, British Literature, Borges, Daniel Staniforth, Literature, books., Margaret Randall, Occult, Rebecca Wilby, Kathleen Raine, R.J. Stewart, feminism, Mexico, Dante, Dion Fortune, Celtic, Medieval, irish, John Matthews, music, Melusine, Faery Lore, Richard Froude, Arthurian Legends, mediaeval, Sea Priestess, Moon Magic, World War Two, Modernism, Kirk Marshall, Rikki Ducornet, William Blake, Pablo Neruda, Peter Akroyd, Gordon Strong, Druids, Arthuriad, Garry Craig Powell, Portugal, Chris Hill, Greek Mythology, Brian Lucas, Joseph Noble, Andrew Joron, Elizabeth Robinson, Andre Lebey, Romance, Julius Ceasar, Roman, Gaul, French, Mayan History, Maya, Michael D. Coe, Anna Lanyon, Aztec, Spanish, Creole, Latin America, William Pitt Root, Wings Press, Antony Beevor, Jack Schaeffer, Normandi Ellis, G. M. Fraser, Jeet Thayil, Bombay, Rushdie, Bolano, China Mieville, Sam Thompson, Robert Kloss, Pre-Reconstruction, Gettysburg, Dean Radin, Terence McKenna, Leonora Carrington, Steven Johnson, Aldous Huxley, Barbara Pym, Andrew Loog Oldham, Michael Flatt, SpringGun Press, Seth Landman, Emily Toder, Noah Eli Gordon, Michael Crichton, Michael Ladeen, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Antonio Tabucchi, Giuseppe di Lampedusa, John Woodhouse, 13th Century, W.A. Nitze, T.A. Jenkins, Gawain, Perceval, Galahad, Celtic Myth, Welsh, Victorian, Tennyson, R.S. Loomis, Longinus, Grail Hallows, Murakami, David Mitchell, Lissa Wolsak, Jack Collom, Elaine Pagels, Alex Owen, Templars, Karen Ralls, H.L. Mencken, Bachelard, Ricoeur, Rupert Copping, Oscar Lewis, conquest of gaul, rite of pan, imminent publication, vercingetorix, julius caesar, Divine Comedy, Allen Mandelbaum, Michael Palma, Ciaran Carson, Nicholas Rawson, Samuel Beckett, George Devine, Demosthenes Agrafiotis, John Sakkis, Christopher Middleton, Eleni Stecopoulous, Clark Coolidge, Murilo Mendez, Chris Daniels, Apollinaire, William Carlos Williams, Nicholas Kilmer, Taiye Selasi, Sonali Deraniyagala, Thailand, Indonesia, Roberto Calasso, Hindu, Lucretius, Cesar Vallejo, Rebecca Seiferle, Bin Ramke, Laird Hunt | Leave a comment

The Forgotten Faith: The Witness of the Celtic Saints by Anthony Duncan

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Daniel

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 | Leave a comment

Dead Can Dance and the Neoclassical Darkwave Legacy

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Daniel

Thank heavens they’re back! After a 16 year hiatus Dead Can Dance reformed to put out a new album called Anastasis, which although does not quite reach the heights of Spleen and Ideal, The Serpent’s Egg, or Aion, is still … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Reviews, Uncategorized | Tagged 4AD, Aion, Alchymical Muse, All My Faith Lost, Amber Asylum, ambient, Anastasis, Anathema, Angels of Venice, Arabic, Arborea, Arcana, Artesia, Ashram, Ataraxia, Autumn Tears, Autumn’s Grey Solace, Aythis, Azam Ali, Bacio di Tosca, bagpipe, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Blur, Brendan Perry, Breton, Brian Eno, British Folk, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Byzantine, Camerata Mediovalo, Carter Tutti, Celtic, Chandeen, Chaostar, Chris & Cosey, cittern, Cocteau Twins, Collection d’Arnell Andrea, Corde Oblique, Cornish, Corvus Corax, Cye Wood, Daargard, Damon Albarn, Daniel Staniforth, Dead Can Dance, Delayaman, Diary of Dreams, Die Verbannten Kinder Evas, Dracula, Dunkelschön, Elend, English, Ensemble Orphique, Estampie, Fable, Faun, Finnish, flute, folk, French Provençal, Gaelic, Galician-Portuguese, German, German Folk, Gladiator, Gorillaz, Goth, Gothic, Gregorian Chant, Halgalz’ Runedance, harp, Hedningarna, Hindi, hurdy gurdy, In the Nursery, Indian, Irfan, John Renbourn, Judeo-Spanish, Karda Estra, Klaus Schultz, Latin, Lisa Gerrard, Love is Colder than Death, Love Spirals Downwards, Loveliescrushing, Luna Trick, Madrigals, Manx, Marcello de Francisci, mediaeval, Mediaeval Baebes, Mediavolo, Medieval, Mediterranean, Mirablis, Miranda Sex Garden, Mors Syphilitica, music, Myth, Narsilion, Negradonna, neo-celtic, Neoclassical Darkwave, Neoclassicism, Niyaz, Noise, North Africa, Nox Arcana, Omnia, Ophelia’s Dream, Orchestral, Ordo Funebris, Otto Dix, pagan, Patrick Cassidy, Pentangle, Persephone, Persia, Persian, Peter Ulrich, Pieter Bourke, Plainsong, Poeta Magica, Projekt Records, Qntal, Ranja, Rebsie Fairholm, Renaissance, Schandmaul, Sephardic, Sieben, Soap&Skin, Sopor Aeternus, Spleen and ideal, Stellamara, Stille Volk, sToa, Symphonic, Tehni, the Balkans, the Caucasus, The Frozen Autumn, The Moon and the Nightspirit, The Serpent's Egg, This Ascension, This Mortal Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Tinkerscuss, Trance to the Sun, Triskillian, Trobar de Morte, Ulver, Unto Ashes, Valravn, Vas, Victorian Gothic, Welsh. Circulus, Whalerider, Within the realm of a dying sun | 2 Comments

Take a Wee Tour of Scotland with author, Steve Blamires

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Daniel

Steve Blamires has published two books with Skylight Press, including the recent Chronicles of the Sidhe about the enigmatic Scottish writer, Fiona Macleod. Steve is originally from the Isle of Arran in the west of Scotland where the Gaelic and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Recommended reads, British Literature | Tagged Celtic, Gaelic, Scottish Literature, Scotland, travel, Scottish history, Steve Blamires, Hebrides, Tourism, Cruise, Wee Tour Company, Isle of Arran, National Geographic, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Isle of Staffa, Isle of Iona, Treshnish Isles, expedition cruise ship, international travel industry, glen tarsan | Leave a comment

A Review of The Sacred Stone Circles of Stanton Drew – by Sue Vincent

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Daniel

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 | Leave a comment

The Irish Celtic Magical Tradition by Steve Blamires

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Daniel

“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 New books, New authors, Recommended reads, Literature, Poetry, Esoteric, British Literature | Tagged esoteric, faery, British poetry, Magic, British Literature, Irish poetry, mythology, British mysteries, Occult, ritual, meditation, Celtic, Ireland, Irish literature, folklore, celtic history, Western Mysteries, mediaeval, Irish history, Ancient literature, Celtic folklore, Celtic legend, Battle of Moytura, Otherworld, Tuatha de Dannan, Fir Bolg, Fomoire, King Nuanda, Dagda, Morrigan, Steve Blamires, irish texts society, celtic magical tradition, spiritual enhancement, irish legends | Leave a comment

Faery Loves & Faery Lais: A Collection of Breton Lais as told by Gareth Knight

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Daniel

“The Breton lai is a relatively short narrative poem, usually accompanied by music, that appeared in France some time about the middle of the 12th century, spread by travelling musicians and story tellers called ‘jongleurs.’ What we find important about … Continue reading →

Posted in New books, Recommended reads, Literature, Poetry, Esoteric, British Literature, Music | Tagged Gareth Knight, esoteric, Wendy Berg, Arthurian legend, faery, Myth, Fantasy, English history, Literature, mythology, R.J. Stewart, Celtic, Ireland, Ella Young, Faery Lore, chrétien de troyes, fairytale, Breton lais, mediaeval literature medieval literature, mediaeval history, jongleurs, Folktale, French History, Middle French, Marie de France, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Henry II, Laurence Harf-Lancner, Pierre Gallais, George Russell, Fiona Macleod, W.B. Yeats, Celtic twilight, Celtic revival, breton lai, short narrative poem | Leave a comment

Awen, The Quest of the Celtic Mysteries by Mike Harris

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Daniel

Awen is a Welsh word often translated as “inspiration”. However, in its fullness it has a much deeper meaning, an irradiation of the soul from paradisal origins. In the context of the Celtic folk-soul it casts the paradisal pattern by … Continue reading →

Posted in Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads, Reviews | Tagged Anthropology, British History, Brythonic History, Celtic, celtic history, Celtic Mythology, Celts, Dion Fortune, esoteric, folklore, Gereth Knight, Golden Dawn, Mabigonion, Magic, Mike Harris, Myth, mythology, Occult, ritual, Spiritual, spirituality, Welsh History, Welsh Literature, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Celtic

Conversation with Alan Richardson

Conversation with Gareth Knight

What Skylight Authors are Reading

The Forgotten Faith: The Witness of the Celtic Saints by Anthony Duncan

Dead Can Dance and the Neoclassical Darkwave Legacy

Take a Wee Tour of Scotland with author, Steve Blamires

A Review of The Sacred Stone Circles of Stanton Drew – by Sue Vincent

The Irish Celtic Magical Tradition by Steve Blamires

Faery Loves & Faery Lais: A Collection of Breton Lais as told by Gareth Knight

Awen, The Quest of the Celtic Mysteries by Mike Harris

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