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Category Archives: Esoteric
I, Universe by Darryl Sloan
“The search for truth is not for everyone. It is not for those who accept without question the beliefs they inherited by accident of birth. It is not for those whose natural tendency is to mimic the thoughts and attitudes of their peers. … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Essays, New authors, New books, Recommended reads, Uncategorized
Tagged Agnosticism, Anton Levey, atheism, Christianity, Church, Cosmology, Darryl Sloan, Eckhart Tolle, esoteric, esotericism, Evangelical, I Universe, Internet, Magic, Monism, new age, Numinous, Occult, Philisophy, Protestantisn, Psychology, Religion, Science, Skylight Press, spirituality, Telekinesis, Theology, Youtube
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Darryl Sloan on Skylight Press
It has been a while since we presented a new author to the wider public so it is a great thrill and privilege to introduce Darryl Sloan – an author, musician, technician, and all around thespian who has developed quite … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Essays, Literary Criticism, Music, New authors, New books, Recommended reads, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Agnosticism, Art, atheism, British, Buddhism, Christianity, Computer Programming, Darryl Sloan, Education, esoteric, fiction, Horror Movies, I Universe, irish, Magic, New authors, New books, Northern Ireland, Occult, philosophy, Protestant, Psychokinesis, Religion, Satanism, Science, Skylight Press, spirituality, Telekinesis, Ulster, Video Games, writing, Youtube
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Beyond the Sun by Nick Farrell
Nick Farrell is a prolific esoteric author and journalist who has dedicated his life to the Western Mystery Tradition. He joined the Builders of the Adytum in New Zealand at age 17 and then started to read everything he could find … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, Recommended reads
Tagged Beyond the Sun, esoteric, Esoterica, Golden Dawn, Magic, Magical Order, Magical Order of Aurora Aurea, Nick Farrell, Occult, Peregrin Wildoak, ritual magic, Rituals, Robert Felkin, Second Order, W.B. Yeats, Western Mysteries, western mystery traditions, Where Ra
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The Cosmic Doctrine: Essays Inspired by Dion Fortune’s The Cosmic Doctrine
Dion Fortune’s The Cosmic Doctrine is a spiritual work that resulted from a psychic experiment between two friends in Glastonbury, 1923. It has since become one of the most important works in modern esoteric literature and a constant source of inspiration and … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Essays, Literary Criticism, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads, Reviews
Tagged Alan Robinson, Christian Gilson, Dale Kendrick, Derek Thompson, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Glastonbury, Gwen Blythe, Holly Mulhern, Inner Plane, J.R. Petrie, James North, M. E. Beardsley, Magic, Occult, Religion, Science, Skylight Press, Stuart Delacey, The Cosmic Doctrine, Wendy Berg
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The Testament of Merlin by Théophile Briant (trans. Gareth Knight)
Myrddin is the beloved legendary wizard that has come down to us through the British and French Arthurian legends as well as a smattering of mediaeval Welsh poets. Amalgamated from these many diverse strands, he stands before us as a … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Arthurian Legends, Arthurian Lore, Breton, British History, Celtic, esotericism, French History, Gareth Knight, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Legends, Literature, Magic, Medieval, Merlin, mythology, Occult, Théophile Briant, Welsh mythology, Western Mystery Tradition
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Gareth Knight’s ‘Son of Hermes’
Beginning in November 2015, Gareth Knight posted a series of blogs under the heading ‘Son of Hermes.’ Part one is reprinted below and you can read the following instalments at the Gareth Knight Blogspot page. Skylight Press has published various new … Continue reading
Letters of Light: The Magical Letters of William G. Gray to Alan Richardson
“When it comes to that curmudgeonly mage William G. Gray, put aside what you may have plucked from a less-than-accurate, holier-than-thou, insufferably superior but dried-up grapevine. Whatever his faults – and he had many – he never stinted on passing … Continue reading
Posted in British History, Esoteric, New books, Recommended reads, Reviews
Tagged Adepti, Adepts, Alan Richardson, Bildungsroman, Bill Gray, Ceremonial Magic, Cheltenham, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Esoterica, Greece, initiation, Khem, Letters, Light, Magic, Magical Groups, Magick, Magus, novel, Occult, Occult Studies, postmodern, Qabalah, ritual magic, Rosicrucian, Sex Magic, Skylight Press, W.G. Gray
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The Fairy Realm by Ronan Coghlan
“…Some folklorists contend that even in pagan times a fairy host was believed in alongside the gods and, when Christianity became prevalent, their numbers were buttressed by an influx of gods; but they were always believed to be there. An … Continue reading
Posted in British History, Esoteric, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged ancient gods, Ancient History, Angels, Arthurian Legends, Atlantis, Big Foot, brownies, compendium, Cottingley, Cryptids, Cryptozoology, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, esoteric, faery, Fairy, Fairy Realm, Fairy Tale, Fay, Fey, folklore, ghosts, giants, glossary, Irish Myth, kelpie, Literature, mermaids, Mothmen, mythology, ogres, pagan, Pantheon of gods, paranormal, puca, Ronan Coghlan, Sasquatch, Science, trolls, wildmen
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A Writer’s Day: Working on the Lost Book of the Grail (Part VII)
Skylight Press will be publishing The Lost Book of the Grail: Restoring the Voices of the Wells, Gareth Knight’s new translation of the 13th century Elucidation of the Grail with commentary by much respected Arthurian scholars and teachers, Caitlín Matthews and John Matthews. The Elucidation is a 13th … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient texts, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, British Folk, Caitlin Matthews, castle, chrétien de troyes, Count Philip, David Jones, Elucidation, English Mythology, esoteric, Fairy tales, folklore, French Mythology, friends, Gareth Knight, grail legends, Grail Lore, holy grail, icing sugar, Indiana Jones, John Matthews, King Amangons, King Arthur, lemon, Lost Book, Magic, Meliant de Lis, Michael Moorcock, mysticism, mythology, Old French, Philip of Flanders, prophet Isaiah, Richard III, Robert Graves, tarot, the Grail, the Grail castle, The Lost Book, translation, Walter de Merton
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To Think Without Fear by Anthony Duncan
“To think without fear is to occupy a position from which the mind can be led into an ever more profound participation in Mind Itself. This is the quest, not for Knowledge, or even for Understanding, but for Wisdom. Wisdom … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Aliens, Angels, Anthony Duncan, archetype, Astrobiology, Avatar, Christ, christian, Cosmology, Esoteric Christian, Extraterrestrial, Fear, Folk Memory, ghosts, Humanoid, Incarnation, mysticism, paranormal, philosophy, Psychology, Quantum Physics, Species, The Fall, Visitation
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Through the Skylight 