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Tag Archives: Andre Lebey
Melusine of Lusignan and the Cult of the Faery Woman by Gareth Knight
First published by R.J. Stewart Books in 2010, Melusine of Lusignan and the Cult of the Faery Woman is now reissued with extra illustrations, following on from our 2011 edition of The Romance of the Faery Melusine, which offered the author’s … Continue reading →
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
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Tagged Andre Lebey, Arthuriad, Arthurian Tradition, esoteric, European History, faery, Faery Lore, Faery Melusine, Fairy, folklore, French History, Gareth Knight, Goddess traditions, Jerusalem, Lade of the Lake, legend, Lore, Lusignan, Magic, mediaeval, Medieval, medieval French, Melusine, middle-east, Occult, R.J. Stewart, Reissue, Tyler Tichelaar, Wendy Berg
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Review of The Book of Melusine of Lusignan
The following is a review of Gareth Knight’s new work, The Book of Melusine of Lusignan: In History, Legend and Romance, from the June edition of the Inner Light Journal (reprinted here with permission): I wonder if you have ever seen the … Continue reading →
Posted in British Literature, Literature, New books, Reviews
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Tagged 12th Century, Abbé Vergnaud, Andre Lebey, Arthuriad, Arthurian, Book Review, core texts, Couldrette, curious myths of the middle ages, de lusignan, duc de berry, esoteric, esotericism, Europe, faery, Faery Lore, faery tradition, Fairy Tale, felix mendelssohn, Fish, France, Franz Grillparzer, French History, French Literature, French Mythology, Gareth Knight, Goethe, golden dragon, History, history legend, Inner Light Journal, Jean D'Arras, Jerusalem, Kingship, Louis Stouff, Lusignan, Magic, Martin Luther, mediaeval, Medieval History, Melusineof Lusignan, Mendelssohn, Middle Ages, mythology, Occult, R.J. Stewart Books, Ringoltingen, Romans, Royal bloodlines, Royalty, Sabine Baring-Gould, Serpent, Skylight Press, translation, University of Dijon, Walter Skeat, Water Faery, wilhelm meisters, winged serpent
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The Book of Mélusine of Lusignan: In History, Legend & Romance edited by Gareth Knight
Mélusine of Lusignan is no stranger to the Europeans and their interweaving histories and mythologies; indeed her great progeny impacted an area roughly the size of the Roman Empire at its height. It is claimed that her serpentine bloodline produced … Continue reading →
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Tagged 12th Century, Abbé Vergnaud, Andre Lebey, Arthuriad, Arthurian, Couldrette, curious myths of the middle ages, esoteric, esotericism, Europe, faery, Faery Lore, faery tradition, Fairy Tale, felix mendelssohn, Fish, France, Franz Grillparzer, French History, French Literature, French Mythology, Gareth Knight, Goethe, History, Jean D'Arras, Jerusalem, Kingship, Louis Stouff, Lusignan, Magic, Martin Luther, mediaeval, Medieval History, Melusineof Lusignan, Mendelssohn, Middle Ages, mythology, Occult, R.J. Stewart Books, Ringoltingen, Romans, Royal bloodlines, Royalty, Sabine Baring-Gould, Serpent, Skylight Press, translation, University of Dijon, Walter Skeat, Water Faery, wilhelm meisters
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Conversation with Gareth Knight
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 →
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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
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What Skylight Authors are Reading
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
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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
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