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

The Secret Tradition in Arthurian Legend by Gareth Knight

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Daniel

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 New books, Recommended reads, Literature, Literary Criticism, Esoteric, British Literature | 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 | 1 Comment

The Way of Magic by Gordon Strong

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Daniel

“Magic is a calling that offers few rewards, mainly because any glory in the occult world is, by definition, hidden. Magic attracts those who were destined to be part of its ways from the beginning, and deters those who should … Continue reading →

Posted in Esoteric, New authors, New books, Recommended reads | Tagged Ancient Egypt, ancient mystery schools, ancient stone circles, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, Astral Plane, Divination, Druids, Eastern Mysticism, Egyptology, esoteric, Esoteric History, Gordon Strong, holy grail, Magic, Magick, meditation, Mystery Schools, mystery traditions, Myth, mythology, neolithic monument. occult, Occult, philosophy, Qabalah, ritual magic, Sacred Earth, Sacred Sites, Shamanism, Stones Circles, tarot, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, western mystery traditions | Leave a comment

Gordon Strong on Skylight Press

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Daniel

Born in the beautiful English country of Somerset, Gordon Strong is an author, teacher, musician, poet and Tarot reader. In his many and multifarious writings he delights in aspects of myth, philosophy, esoteric history, as well as various mystery traditions … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, New authors, New books, Recommended reads | Tagged ancient stone circles, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, British fiction, Druids, east west bookshop, English fiction, esoteric, Esoteric History, fiction, Gordon Strong, holy grail, Literature, Magic, Magic Rite7, Magick, mystery traditions, Myth, mythology, neolithic monument, Novels, Occult, philosophy, Sacred Earth, Sacred Sites, Stanton Drew, Stones Circles, tarot, Western Mysteries, western mystery traditions, Wooden Books | Leave a comment

Gwenevere and the Round Table by Wendy Berg

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Daniel

Following on from the impressive and scholarly Red Tree, White Tree, Wendy Berg delivers the hotly anticipated sequel, Gwenevere and the Round Table. Where the first book was a comprehensive study of a variety of Arthurian sources the second is … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literary Criticism, New books, Recommended reads, Uncategorized | Tagged Arthurian, Arthurian Legends, Arthurian Tradition, British History, British Literature, British mysteries, esoteric, faery, Faery Lore, faery tale, folklore, Grail, Guinevere, Gwenevere, holy grail, King Arthur, legend, Mabinogion, Medieval literature., meditation, mythology, Occult, Pendragon, Red Tree White Tree, ritual magic, Round Table, sacred rites, spiritual worlds, stellar deities, Wendy Berg, Western Mysteries | 4 Comments

Red Tree, White Tree by Wendy Berg

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Rebsie

I began to write this book after I had been handed a glass of red wine and a voice in my head said: “If you drink that, you’ll die.” Such is the opening line of Wendy Berg’s seminal new book … Continue reading →

Posted in Esoteric, New books | Tagged Arthurian, British mysteries, faery, Grail, Guinevere, Gwenevere, holy grail, King Arthur, legend, Mabinogion, mythology, Pendragon, Red Tree White Tree, Round Table, stellar deities, Wendy Berg | Leave a comment

Wendy Berg on Skylight Press

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Rebsie

Wendy Berg’s radical book on the faery tradition in Arthurian legend will be available soon on Skylight Press. Red Tree, White Tree re-evaluates the available mythology (including some of the obscure untranslated texts) on the basis that Queen Gwenevere came … Continue reading →

Posted in Esoteric, New authors | Tagged Arthurian legend, Avalon Group, faery, Gwenevere, holy grail, King Arthur, Tree of Life, Wendy Berg | 1 Comment

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What Skylight Authors are Reading

The Secret Tradition in Arthurian Legend by Gareth Knight

The Way of Magic by Gordon Strong

Gordon Strong on Skylight Press

Gwenevere and the Round Table by Wendy Berg

Red Tree, White Tree by Wendy Berg

Wendy Berg on Skylight Press

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