Tag Archives: Scottish history

Fiona Macleod on Skylight Press

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Daniel

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 | 1 Comment

Take a Wee Tour of Scotland with author, Steve Blamires

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Daniel

Steve Blamires has published two books with Skylight Press, including the recent Chronicles of the Sidhe about the enigmatic Scottish writer, Fiona Macleod. Steve is originally from the Isle of Arran in the west of Scotland where the Gaelic and … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Recommended reads, Uncategorized | Tagged Celtic, Cruise, expedition cruise ship, Gaelic, glen tarsan, Hebrides, Inner Hebrides, international travel industry, Isle of Arran, Isle of Iona, Isle of Mull, Isle of Staffa, National Geographic, Scotland, Scottish history, Scottish Literature, Steve Blamires, Tourism, travel, Treshnish Isles, Wee Tour Company | Leave a comment

The Chronicles of the Sidhe by Steve Blamires

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Daniel

Forth from his breast the old man drew A lute that once on a rowan-tree grew: And, speaking no words, began to play “Over the hills and far away.” For a thirteen-year period, the reclusive Scottish writer Fiona Macleod enthralled … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literary Criticism, Literature, New books, Recommended reads, Reviews | Tagged authoritative biography, Avalon, British Literature, Celtic Christianity, Celtic Mythology, Celtic traditions, Celtic twilight, Chanelling, Early Church, esoteric, faery, Faery Lore, Faery Realms, Fiona Macleod, folklore, Gaelic, george orwell, Goddess, Golden Dawn, Hebrides, Highlands, Invocation of Peace, Iona, island landscape, Literature, mythology, Occult, poetry, Scottish history, Scottish Literature, Steve Blamires, The Little Book of the Great Enchantment, Victorian History, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William Sharp | 2 Comments

Steve Blamires on Skylight Press

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Daniel

Steve Blamires comes from the heart of Robert Burns country, the port town of Ayr on the Firth of Clyde in the south-west of Scotland, where Celtic culture and the Gaelic language still thrives. On a very clear day in … Continue reading →

Posted in British Literature, Esoteric, Literary Criticism, Literature, New authors | Tagged British Literature, British mysteries, celtic history, Celtic Literature, Celtic Mythology, Celtic traditions, Company of Avalon, Company of Hawkwood, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Faery Lore, Fairy tales, Fiona Macleod, folklore, Gaelic studies, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Irish history, Irish mythology, mythology, national geographic expedition, Occult, Ogham, Sacred Sites, Scottish history, travel, Tree Alphabet, Tree lore, WB Yeats, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, western mystery traditions, William Sharp | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Scottish history

Fiona Macleod on Skylight Press

Take a Wee Tour of Scotland with author, Steve Blamires

The Chronicles of the Sidhe by Steve Blamires

Steve Blamires on Skylight Press

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