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Category Archives: New authors
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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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 Curve of the Land: Review by Kevan Manwaring
The Curve of the Land: Diana Durham – a review By Kevan Manwaring This thin novel by American-based British writer Diana Durham is weighty with ideas – like narrow uprights supporting the monumental capstone of a cromlech. It charts a contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature, New authors, Recommended reads, Reviews
Tagged Ancient Britain, Book Review, Britain, British fiction, British Literature, British Novel, Cornwall, Cromlech, Curve of the Land, Diana Durham, Dion Fortune, Durham, Earth Mysteries, Ecology, Environment, environmentalism, fiction, Kevan Manwaring, Megalith, novel, review, Sacred Earth, Skylight Press, standing stones, Stone Henge
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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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The Curve of the Land by Diana Durham
“The small crevice that formed the only entrance showed no evidence of the light which must be entering through the other gaps in the stones. It was black as if opening directly into the depths of the earth; an entrance … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged 1980s, Ancient History, Ancient Stones, Avebury, Britain, British fiction, British History, British Literature, British Novel, Cornwall, Diana Durham, Ecology, England, English history, Environment, environmentalism, esoteric, Esoteric novel, faery, fiction, folklore, Great Britain, Highlands, Lake District, Literature, Megalithic sites, megaliths, mysticism, new age, novel, Novelist, occult fiction, Pennines, Pericles, poet, Quoit, Rollright stones, Shakespeare, Skylight Press, South West Britain, standing stones, Stone Circles, Stonehenge, The Curve, Underworld, Wales, West Penwith, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition
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Diana Durham on Skylight Press
Diana Durham is a fascinating writer and poet who has been involved in the collective life of intentional community in England, the United States and Canada over the past thirty years. In the early 1980’s she was among a grouping … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Literature, New authors, New books, Poetry, Recommended reads, Uncategorized
Tagged 3 Voices, Angels of Fire, Arthur, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, Attunement, British fiction, British Literature, British mysteries, British poetry, CD Baby, Christos Vayenas, Chrysalis Poetry, Curve of the Land, David Bohm, Diamond Press, Diana Durham, Discovery Channel, fiction, holy grail, Literature, megaliths, mythology, New Hampshire, Northwoods Press, novel, Perceval, poetry, Skylight Press, Sonnet, Sonnets, Unfolding Meaning, University College London, VoiceBox, Women's Healing, Women's Studies
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Pierre Joris on Skylight Press
Born in 1946 in Strasbourg, France, raised in Luxembourg, Pierre Joris has moved between the US, Europe & North Africa for 50 years, publishing close to 50 books of poetry & essays, translations & anthologies. In 1992 he returned to … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Literature, New authors, Poetry
Tagged 20th Century, Abdelwahab Meddeb, Alice Notley, Allen Fisher, American literature, American Poetry, anthologies, Anthology, Arab, Arab Poetry, avant garde, Black Widow Press, Carrie Noland, Charles Bernstein, Charles University, Chax Press, Christine Hume, Clayton Eshleman, Diwan Iffrikya, Ellen Sinopoli, Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, Essay, experimental literature, Farrar, France, French, Giroux, Habib Tengour, Jean-Pierre Duprey, Jennifer Moxley, Jerome Rothenberg, Joel Chadabe, Luxembourg, Mansur al-Hallaj, Marjorie Perloff, Maurice Blanchot, Mohamed Bennis, New York, Nicole Brossard, Nicole Peyrafitte, Nomadic, Pablo Picasso, Paul Celan, performance, Performance art, performance artist, Peter Cockelbergh, Pierre Joris, poetics, poetry, postmodern, postmodernism, Regina Keil-Sagawe, Rilke, SALT Publishers, Skylight Press, Staruss, State University of New York, SUNY, translation, Tristan Tzara, Xavier Chabot
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