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Tag Archives: megaliths
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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A Couple of Recent Reviews…
Here are a couple of recent reviews of Skylight books… Review by David James: Stewart Farrar – Writer on a Broomstick A biography by Elizabeth Guerra and Janet Farrar “Whilst he might not have had the cache of … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, Recommended reads, Reviews
Tagged A Bad Witch's Blog, Alex Sanders, David James, Elizabeth Guerra, esoteric, Gerald Gardner, Gordon Strong, janet farrar, Lucya Starza, megaliths, Occult, Sacred Earth, Stanton Drew, Stewart Farrar, Stone Circles, Stones, Twisted Tree, Wicca, Witchcraft
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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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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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The Sacred Stone Circles of Stanton Drew by Gordon Strong
“The henge at Stanton Drew is thought to be older than Avebury or Stonehenge. Even with radio carbon dating, anomalies occur when attempting to establish an accurate date for any artefact. For the purposes of this study, parts of the … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Ancient Britons, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Folklore, Ancient Maps, ancient stone circles, Antiquarian, Archeology, Astronomy, Avebury, Beaker People, Bristol Museam, British History, Calendar, Celts, Compass, Dowsers, Dowsing, Dragon energy, Druids, Earth Energy, esoteric, esotericism, Gordon Strong, great pyramid of cheops, Ley Lines, megaliths, mythology, neolithic monument, north somerset, Occult, occultism, pyramid of cheops, Sacred Earth, Sacred Geography, sacred geometry, Saxons, Shamanism, Somerset, Stanton Drew, Stone Circles, Stonehenge, Surveyors, Temple, Venus, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, Wood Henges, Woodhenge
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The Rollright Ritual by William G. Gray
When William G. Gray bicycled across the moonlit English countryside to commune with the Rollright stones in Oxfordshire he was presented with a vision of a simple pattern; the fourfold balance of the quartered circle. This pattern was already familiar … Continue reading
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