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Tag Archives: Sacred Earth
The Curve of the Land: Review by Kevan Manwaring
The Curve of the Land: Diana Durham – a review By Kevan Manwaring This thin novel by American-based British writer Diana Durham is weighty with ideas – like narrow uprights supporting the monumental capstone of a cromlech. It charts a contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature, New authors, Recommended reads, Reviews
Tagged Ancient Britain, Book Review, Britain, British fiction, British Literature, British Novel, Cornwall, Cromlech, Curve of the Land, Diana Durham, Dion Fortune, Durham, Earth Mysteries, Ecology, Environment, environmentalism, fiction, Kevan Manwaring, Megalith, novel, review, Sacred Earth, Skylight Press, standing stones, Stone Henge
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Seasonal Occult Rituals by William G. Gray
…By looking for what might be called the soul of nature, mankind has eventually found out many secrets about its body. Maybe this has taken a long time historically, and undoubtedly we are still a long way from learning all … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Aleister Crowley, Ancient rites, Aquarian Press, Bill Gray, Dion Fortune, Doreen Valiente, Druidry, esoteric, Gareth Knight, Magic, Magic Circle, meditation, Nature, Occult, Occult Rituals, occultism, pagan, rites, ritual, ritual magic, Ritual scripts, Robert Cochrane, Sacred Earth, Sangreal Sodality, Seasonal rites, Seasonal Ritual, Seasons, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William G. Gray, Witchcraft
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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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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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Treasures for your Solstice….
Posted in Esoteric, Recommended reads
Tagged Ancient texts, Anthony Duncan, Arthuriad, Arthurian Legends, British History, British mysteries, Celtic Mythology, Dion Fortune, esoteric, faery, Faery Lore, folklore, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Gordon Strong, Grimoire, inner light, John Matthews, Lodges, Magic, Magical Ceremony, Magical Traditions, mediaeval history, Mike Harris, mystery traditions, mythology, Occult, pagan, Peregrin Wildoak, qabala, Rebecca Wilby, ritual magic, Sacred Earth, Steve Blamires, tarot, W.G. Gray, Wendy Berg, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, Wicca
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MAGICAL SITES OF THE COTSWOLDS – A Calendar by Rebsie Fairholm
Need the perfect Christmas present for your friends and family? Here is a beautiful 2013 calendar presenting the wonderful photographs of Skylight Press book designer and author, Rebsie Fairholm, featuring favourite magical sites from around her beloved Cotswolds. Rebsie is the … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, Essays, New authors, Recommended reads, Uncategorized
Tagged 2013 Calendar, Art, Calendars, Cheltenham, Cheltonia, Christmas Presents, Cotswolds, Daughter of the Soil, English countryside, English Culture, English history, esoteric, Gardening, Gloucestershire, Great Britain, Heritage, Magic, Magical, Magical sites, Nature, Photographs, photography, Rebecca Wilby, Rebsie Fairholm, Sacred Earth, sacred geometry, Sacred Sites, Skylight Press, Sulis Manouevre
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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 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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Sacred Earth Walks with Rebsie
There is no doubt that Skylight Press has a deep interest in ‘Sacred Earth’ mysteries, as evidenced by Alan Richardson’s geo-psychic novel On Winsley Hill, Margaret Randall’s array of sacred Landscapes in Something’s Wrong with the Cornfields, Hugh Fox’s internal … Continue reading
Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Essays, Literature, Recommended reads
Tagged Alan Richardson, Albion, Ancient History, Britain, British History, Celts, Cheltenham, Cheltonia, Cotswolds, England, English history, esoteric, Folksongs, Gloucestershire, iain sinclair, Landscape, Malverns, mythology, Nature, Psyche Folk, Psychogeography, Rebecca Wilby, Rebsie Fairholm, Romans, Sacred Earth, Sacred Geography, Saxons, Somerset, Southwest England, Sulis Manouevre
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Through the Skylight 