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Tag Archives: meditation
Magical Images and the Magical Imagination by Gareth Knight
In times past the knowledge and use of magical images was once a closely guarded secret stowed in the minds and vaults of initiates and adepts in the Mystery Schools. But now celebrated esoteric scholar and practitioner, Gareth Knight, offers … Continue reading
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Tagged Astral Plane, Cabbala, Channeling, Channelling, Coleridge, esoteric, Gareth Knight, Imagination, Kabbalah, Magic, meditation, Mysteries, Mystery Schools, Occult, Pathworking, qabala, Skylight Press, Sun Chalice Books, Symbolism, tarot, Trancework, Tree of Life, Visualization, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition
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The Way of Magic by Gordon Strong
“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
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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
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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
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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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Tarot & Magic: The Treasure House of Images by Gareth Knight
In recent commentary and conjecture the Tarot is so often presented solely, or at least principally, as a means for fortune-telling and psychic readings. One glance at Gareth Knight’s Tarot & Magic will expose that approach is a gross reduction of what the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient History, Ancient mysteries, archetype, Cards, Decks, Divination, Egyptian History, esoteric, face cards, Fortune telling, gaming, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Gypsies, high renaissance, History of the Tarot, Kabbalah, Lesser Arcana, Magic, Major Arcana, mediaeval history, meditation, Mystical Schools, mythology, Occult, Pathworking, Persian History, qabala, Renaissance, renaissance period, ritual magic, tarot, Theatre of the Suits, Trumps, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition
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Gwenevere and the Round Table by Wendy Berg
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
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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
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The Abbey Papers by Gareth Knight and Rebecca Wilby
Before its dissolution by Henry VIII the Abbey was a group of buildings that facilitated prayer, meditation, service, but also served as a centre of deep learning. It was a self-contained autonomous zone for all facets of spirituality; a sepulchre … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey, Christian Mysticism, Cosmic Doctrine, Devotional, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Gareth Knight, Masonic, meditation, Occult, qabala, Rebecca Wilby, ritual magic, Temple, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, World War One, WW1
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