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Tag Archives: Celtic
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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Foam of the Past by Fiona Macleod (Ed. Steve Blamires)
“…Fiona Macleod was clearly a gentlelady of breeding and intellect. She could be trusted. She was almost ‘one of us’ – but not quite. It was this slight difference that allowed her to deal with dark and frightening characters and … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Poetry, Recommended reads
Tagged Ancient Folklore, British Isles, British Literature, British mysteries, British poetry, Celtic, Celtic Otherworld, Celtic twilight, Dante Gabriel Rosetti, Early Church, Faeries, Faery Lore, fin-de-siècle, Fiona Macleod, Folk tales, folklore, Gaelic, Golden Dawn, Gothic, Hebrides, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Highlands, Iona, Literature, macgregor mathers, Magic, Mystical, mythology, Nature, Occult, Political polemics, Realm of Faery, scottish highlands, Scottish Literature, Scottish poetry, Skylight Press, Steve Blamires, Victorian, Victorian literature, W.B. Yeats, Western Mystery Tradition, William Sharp
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Fiona Macleod on Skylight Press
Much is still uncertain and undiscovered about the Scottish writer, William Sharp. Born in Paisley on the 12th September 1855, William Sharp passed away on the 12th of December 1905. He was buried within Castello di Maniace in Sicily, Italy at fifty … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Anthology, British History, British Literature, Celtic, celtic history, Celtic Literature, Celtic twilight, dante gabriel rossetti, Elizabeth Amelia Sharp, Fable, fiction, Fiona Macleod, folklore, Gaelic Literature, Gaelic studies, Glasgow, Maude Gonne, mythology, PreRaphaelites, Scottish history, Scottish Literature, Steve Blamires, story collection, Swinburne, Victorian, Walter Scott, William Sharp, Yeats
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“Now We are Three” by Gareth Knight
Now we are three. That is to say – three years old. And we are Skylight Press. A brain child of my daughter Rebecca (AKA Rebsie) along with kindred spirit Daniel Staniforth, based in the USA, and we recently got together … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Events, Literature, Recommended reads
Tagged Alan Richardson, Anthony Duncan, Archeology, Arthurian Tradition, authors, Bath, Birthday, Book Design, books., Celtic, Christian Mystical Tradition, Daniel Staniforth, Dion Fortune, England, esoteric, faery, fiction, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Graphic Design, Helios Books, hermeticism, Hugh Fox, iain sinclair, Israel Regardie, literary, Literature, Magic, magical ritual methods, Margaret Lumley Brown, mediaeval history, Memoir, Merlin, Mystical, mythology, Nick Farrell, novel, Occult, occult fiction, Peregrin Wildoak, Peter Ackroyd, poetry, press, Psycogeography, Publisher, qabala, Rebecca Wilby, Rebsie Fairholm, ritual magic, Skylight Press, Society of Inner Light, Wendy Berg, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William G. Gray, Writers
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Conversation with Wendy Berg
Author of two Skylight books on the Arthurian mysteries (Red Tree, White Tree and Gwenevere & the Round Table) Wendy Berg is an experienced practitioner in the Western Mystery Tradition and practical ritual magic. She is an authority on Egyptian, … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, Recommended reads
Tagged Alan Richardson, alternative health care, Ancient History, Arthuriad, Arthurian, Celtic, Chinese Medicine, Christian Mysticism, Egyptian, England, esoteric, faery, Faery Lore, Finland, folklore, Gareth Knight, Grail, Great Britain, hermeticism, Hieroglyphs, Inner realms, Ironmongery, Kalevala, Legends, Magic, Magic Symbolism, magical fraternity, Magical Traditions, mediaeval, Melusine, Mike Harris, Musician, mythology, Northern Lights, Occult, Old Straight Track, pagan, Pianist, Polarity Magic, Priest, Priestess, qabala, Qabalah, Sacred Earth, skylight books, Tibet, Watkins, Wendy Berg, Western Mystery Tradition, writing
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The Little Book of the Great Enchantment by Steve Blamires
Skylight Press is pleased to reissue The Little Book of the Great Enchantment by Steve Blamires, originally published by R.J. Stewart Books in 2008. This follows the author’s two previous titles with us, The Irish Celtic Magical Tradition and The … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged British Literature, Celtic, celtic magical tradition, dante gabriel rossetti, esoteric, faery, Faery Lore, Fiona Macleod, Gaelic, Golden Dawn, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Literature, macgregor mathers, magic. goddess, mythology, Occult, order of the golden dawn, pagan, R.J. Stewart, Rosetti, Scotland, Scottish Literature, Steve Blamires, Victorian, William Sharp, Yeats
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Smatterings & Offerings
We are always interested in what our authors are doing, whether with Skylight or with other great presses. Here is a smattering of recent new release offerings from various places… IAIN SINCLAIR: Ghost Milk: Recent Adventures Among the Future Ruins … Continue reading
Posted in American Literature, Australian Literature, British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Essays, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Alan Richardson, American Poetry, Asia, British History, British Literature, Celtic, Dioscuri Press, Ebury Digital, esoteric, Essay Press, Essays, Faber & Faber, fiction, Golden Dawn, Gordon Strong, History, iain sinclair, John Matthews, Kerubim Press, Literature, London, Magic, Margaret Randall, Martin Anderson, Megalithica Books, megaliths, Mutus Liber Books, mythology, Nick Farrell, novel, Occult, Olympics, Peregrin Wildoak, poetry, Post-colonial, Rhizome, Shamanism, Shearsman Books, tarot, Western Mystery Tradition, Will Alexander, Wings Press
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The Faery Gates of Avalon by Gareth Knight
The Faery Gates of Avalon is the first of four books originally published by R.J. Stewart Books to be reissued imminently through Skylight Press. The other three to follow are The Little Book of the Great Enchantment by Steve Blamires, … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Arthuriad, Arthurian Tradition, Breton, Celtic, celtic myth and legend, chrétien de troyes, Chretian de Troyes, esoteric, Faery Lore, faery tradition, Fairy Tale, folklore, french manuscripts, Gareth Knight, Grail Romance, janet farrar, Knights of the Round Table, legent, Magic, mediaeval, Medieval History, mythology, Occult, R.J. Stewart, R.J. Stewart Books, ritual magic, Steve Blamires, Stewart Farrar, Symbolism, Troubadour, Trouvere, Welsh, Western Mysteries, western mystery traditions
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Conversation with Alan Richardson
As my conversation with Gareth Knight was so well received last month I decided to try and have a similar confab with his friend and somewhat younger colleague, Alan Richardson. Alan has written extensively on Paganism, Celtic and Faery lore, … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, Reviews
Tagged Alan Richardson, Aleister Crowley, Arthurian Traditions, British Fiction. Literature, Celtic, Charles Seymour, Christine Hartley, D.H. Lawrence, Dion Fortune, esoteric, esotericism, faery, fiction, Gareth Knight, great war, Literature, Magic, Magician, Magick, megaliths, mythology, Newcastle United, novel, Occult, Paganism, qabala, Skylight Press, Sting, Templars, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William G. Gray, Wiltshire, WW1
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Through the Skylight 