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Tag Archives: Myth
du Lac by Alan Richardson
“So I cannot say for sure how old I am because I cannot see my beginnings. When I try to look, I’m peering into the lake bottom which is my genesis: things are stirred up, rising like muddy, formless wraiths … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Adept, Alan Richardson, Aleister Crowley, Angela Carter, archeytpe, Arthur, Arthuriad, Arthurian, British fiction, British History, British Literature, British Novel, Christine Hartley, del acqs, Dion Fortune, du lac, English history, English literature, esoteric, Experimental novel, faery, Fairy, Fairy tales, Fee, Fey, fiction, Folk tales, Grail Lore, Hoffman, Holly Ricioppo, holy grail, initiation, Kafka, lac, Lake, Lancelot, Legends, Magic, Magick, Myth, mythology, novel, Occult, occult fiction, satire, Secret Society, Swift, Wendy Berg, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William G. Gray
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Suicide Bridge by Iain Sinclair
A brand new edition comprising the most complete version of Suicide Bridge yet published, it includes three extra “books” of material, which formed part of the original work but was not included in previous editions. It also includes photographs and … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Literature, New books, Poetry, Recommended reads
Tagged 1979, Alan Moore, Albion, Albion Village Press, Allen Ginsburg, Beat poetry., Bladud, Brian Catling, British Literature, British poetry, Chris Torrance, Coleridge, Contemporary Poetry, Ed Dorn, England, English poetry, Essay, fiction, Green Horse, iain sinclair, Jeff Johnson, Jeff Nuttall, Literature, London, Lud Heat, Meantime (One), Michael McClure, Myth, mythology, Orbital, PCL British Poetry Conference, Perfect Bound, poetics, poetry, Psychogeography, Robert Sheppard, Skylight Press, Suicide Bridge, Thriller, William Blake, writing
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Guest Blog by Gordon Strong: James Joyce – Myth as Narrative
…a brave man would invent something that never happened! Joyce In both Ulysses, Portrait of the Artist and the prototype of the latter – Stephen Hero – Joyce is concerned with the presenting of ‘truth’. Not only is … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Essays, Literary Criticism, Literature, Recommended reads
Tagged Aristotle, books., British Literature, British Novel, Charles Tart, Dublin, Dubliners, Edwardian History, experimental literature, F.H. Bradley, fiction, Fred Alan Wolf, Gordon Strong, Greek Drama, Irish history, Irish literature, James Joyce, Literature, Michael Davis, Mikhail Bakhtin, Modernism, Myth, mythology, novel, philosophy, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Richard Kearney, Stephen Hero, T.S. Eliot, Tolkien, Ulysses, Victorian History, Werner Heisenberg
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The Way of Magic by Gordon Strong
“Magic is a calling that offers few rewards, mainly because any glory in the occult world is, by definition, hidden. Magic attracts those who were destined to be part of its ways from the beginning, and deters those who should … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Ancient Egypt, ancient mystery schools, ancient stone circles, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, Astral Plane, Divination, Druids, Eastern Mysticism, Egyptology, esoteric, Esoteric History, Gordon Strong, holy grail, Magic, Magick, meditation, Mystery Schools, mystery traditions, Myth, mythology, neolithic monument. occult, Occult, philosophy, Qabalah, ritual magic, Sacred Earth, Sacred Sites, Shamanism, Stones Circles, tarot, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, western mystery traditions
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Gordon Strong on Skylight Press
Born in the beautiful English country of Somerset, Gordon Strong is an author, teacher, musician, poet and Tarot reader. In his many and multifarious writings he delights in aspects of myth, philosophy, esoteric history, as well as various mystery traditions … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, New authors, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged ancient stone circles, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, British fiction, Druids, east west bookshop, English fiction, esoteric, Esoteric History, fiction, Gordon Strong, holy grail, Literature, Magic, Magic Rite7, Magick, mystery traditions, Myth, mythology, neolithic monument, Novels, Occult, philosophy, Sacred Earth, Sacred Sites, Stanton Drew, Stones Circles, tarot, Western Mysteries, western mystery traditions, Wooden Books
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Faery Loves & Faery Lais: A Collection of Breton Lais as told by Gareth Knight
“The Breton lai is a relatively short narrative poem, usually accompanied by music, that appeared in France some time about the middle of the 12th century, spread by travelling musicians and story tellers called ‘jongleurs.’ What we find important about … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, Music, New books, Poetry, Recommended reads
Tagged Arthurian legend, breton lai, Breton lais, Brittany, Celtic, Celtic revival, Celtic twilight, chrétien de troyes, Cornwall, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Ella Young, English history, esoteric, faery, Faery Lore, fairytale, Fantasy, Fiona Macleod, Folktale, French History, Gareth Knight, George Russell, Henry II, Ireland, jongleurs, Laurence Harf-Lancner, Literature, Marie de France, mediaeval history, mediaeval literature medieval literature, Middle French, Myth, mythology, Pierre Gallais, R.J. Stewart, short narrative poem, W.B. Yeats, Wales, Wendy Berg
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The Fat Git by Alan Richardson
Those that are familiar with Alan Richardson’s first two novels, The Giftie and On Winsley Hill, will know that as well as having a rather delightful turn of phrase this author can also tell a rip-roaring story. Richardson’s The Fat … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Alan Richardson, Allegory, Arthur, Arthurian Legends, British fiction, British Literature, British Novel, burlesque, comedic purposes, comedy, English fiction, English novel, esoteric, Fable, fairytale, fiction, humour, Malory, Merlin, Myth, mythology, novel, Occult, Parody, postmodern, psychic, sardonic wit, satire, thomas love peacock, Western Mysteries
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Awen, The Quest of the Celtic Mysteries by Mike Harris
Awen is a Welsh word often translated as “inspiration”. However, in its fullness it has a much deeper meaning, an irradiation of the soul from paradisal origins. In the context of the Celtic folk-soul it casts the paradisal pattern by … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, Literature, New authors, New books, Recommended reads, Reviews
Tagged Anthropology, British History, Brythonic History, Celtic, celtic history, Celtic Mythology, Celts, Dion Fortune, esoteric, folklore, Gereth Knight, Golden Dawn, Mabigonion, Magic, Mike Harris, Myth, mythology, Occult, ritual, Spiritual, spirituality, Welsh History, Welsh Literature, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition
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