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Tag Archives: hermetic order of the golden dawn
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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The Talking Tree by William G. Gray
Exactly what were the Qabalists seeking? Their main objective was the same as other Mystery Schools, namely the discovery and knowledge of the Elements of Existence in terms of Fundamental Energies, and the codification of Consciousness as the Pattern (or … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, New books, Reviews
Tagged Alan Richardson, archetype, Bill Gray, Bobbie Gray, Consciousness, Dion Fortune, esoteric, esotericism, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Gray, Hebrew, Hebrew letters, hermetic order of the golden dawn, hermeticism, Llewellyn, Magic, magic ritual, Major Arcana, Marcus Claridge, Mystery Schools, Occult, occultism, Paths, Pathworking, qabala, Qabalah, R.J. Stewart, Society of Inner Light, Talking Tree, tarot, Tree of Life, W.G. Gray, Weiser, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William G. Gray
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Magical Imagination by Nick Farrell
“Imagination is our inner vision, our human skill to see different realities. It can take us to the throne of God, it can connect us to the stream of infinity and enable us to see the universe for what it … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Literature, Esoteric, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Astral Plane, Chic Cicero, Druidry, Druids, esoteric, esotericism, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, hermetic order of the golden dawn, hermeticism, Imagination. Western Mystery Tradition, Inner Kingdom, inner landscape, Magic, magic mirror, magical pathworking, meditation, mystery traditions, Nick Farrell, Occult, pagan, Paganism, Pathworking, Peregrin Wildoak, qabala, ritual magic, Shamanism, spirituality, Tabitha Cicero, Talismans, Visualization, Western Mysteries, world dimensions
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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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Nick Farrell on Skylight Press
Nick Farrell is an esoteric author and journalist who has dedicated his life to the Western Mystery Tradition. Joining the Builders of the Adytum in New Zealand at age 17, he started to read everything he could find on the Golden … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Literature, British Literature, Esoteric, New authors, New books
Tagged Aurora Aurea, Chic Cicero, Colin Robertson, David Goddard, Dion Fortune, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, Druidic order, Druids, Eqyptology, esoteric, Esoteric Order of the Golden Dawn, esotericism, fiction, Golden Dawn, Great Britain, hermetic order of the golden dawn, HorusHathor, Israel Regardie, Journalism, Journalist, Lupa, Magic, Magick, mysticism, New Zealand, Nick Farrell, novel, Occult, occultism, Paganism, Pat Zalewski, Pendragon, Peregrin Wildoak, Pharos, Rome, Samuel Mathers, Servants of the Light, Shamanism, Skylight Press, Tabatha Cicero, Talismans, tarot, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, Whare Ra, William Wynn Wescott
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Review of “By Names and Images” by Gareth Knight
The following review, entitled Bringing the Golden Dawn to Life, was plucked (with permission) from Gareth Knight’s blog (written on April 9, 2012): Bringing the Golden Dawn to life! Our perceptions of the Golden Dawn system have come a long … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New authors, New books, Reviews
Tagged Book Review, Chic and Tabatha Cicero, esoteric, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, hermetic order of the golden dawn, hermeticism, Israel Regardie, Magic, Magic of the Ordinary, Nick Farrell, Occult, Peregrin Wildoak, Spiritual, Wester Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition
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By Names and Images: Bringing the Golden Dawn to Life by Peregrin Wildoak
There has been much interest in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn since its inception in the late 19th Century and outward dissolution within a few decades. The mystique and secrecy of the Order, along with its utilitarian magic, its coterie … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Australia, author, British mysteries, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Esoteric traditions, Esoteric. Western Mysteries, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, golden dawn tradition, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Isis mystery School, Magic, Neil Douglas Klotz, Occult, pagan, Pagan alliance, Perth, Skylight Press, transportation, Western Mystery Tradition, Wicca
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Peregrin Wildoak on Skylight Press
Peregrin Wildoak was born in Warwickshire and during his childhood lived in several semi-rural locations. At a young age he learned to appreciate the Land, which later opened the door to the mysteries therein. At twelve years old he emigrated … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New authors, New books
Tagged Australia, author, British mysteries, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Esoteric traditions, Esoteric. Western Mysteries, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Isis mystery School, Magic, Neil Douglas Klotz, Occult, pagan, Pagan alliance, Perth, Skylight Press, Western Mystery Tradition, Wicca
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The Magical Battle of Britain: The War Letters of Dion Fortune
“Let us meditate upon angelic Presences, red-robed and armed, patrolling the length and breadth of our land. Visualise a map of Great Britain, and picture these great Presences moving as a vast shadowy form along the coasts, and backwards and … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged archetypal images, British History, British Literature, British mysteries, British Novel, Dion Fortune, esoteric, fiction, fraternity of the inner light, Gareth Knight, Glastonbury Tor, Golden Dawn, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Magic, magical battle, Mediumship, Moon Magic, New authors, Occult, order of the golden dawn, Psychology, Qabalah, Sea Priestess, Society of Inner Light, Theosophy, trance mediumship, Uncategorized | Tagged Battle of Britain, violet mary firth, Western Mysteries, World War Two
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Dion Fortune on Skylight Press
Skylight Press is thrilled to reissue the work of one of the most important voices in the Western Mysteries canon. For the purposes of introduction we defer to our own Gareth Knight, not only an expert on her great lineage … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, New authors, Uncategorized
Tagged Battle of Britain, British History, British Literature, British mysteries, British Novel, Dion Fortune, esoteric, fiction, Gareth Knight, Glastonbury Tor, Golden Dawn, hermetic order of the golden dawn, Magic, Mediumship, Moon Magic, Occult, order of the golden dawn, Psychology, Qabalah, Sea Priestess, Society of Inner Light, Theosophy, trance mediumship, violet mary firth, Western Mysteries, World War Two
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