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Tag Archives: Steve Blamires
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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Fiona Macleod on Skylight Press
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
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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
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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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The Faery Gates of Avalon by Gareth Knight
The Faery Gates of Avalon is the first of four books originally published by R.J. Stewart Books to be reissued imminently through Skylight Press. The other three to follow are The Little Book of the Great Enchantment by Steve Blamires, … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Arthuriad, Arthurian Tradition, Breton, Celtic, celtic myth and legend, chrétien de troyes, Chretian de Troyes, esoteric, Faery Lore, faery tradition, Fairy Tale, folklore, french manuscripts, Gareth Knight, Grail Romance, janet farrar, Knights of the Round Table, legent, Magic, mediaeval, Medieval History, mythology, Occult, R.J. Stewart, R.J. Stewart Books, ritual magic, Steve Blamires, Stewart Farrar, Symbolism, Troubadour, Trouvere, Welsh, Western Mysteries, western mystery traditions
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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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Take a Wee Tour of Scotland with author, Steve Blamires
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
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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
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The Chronicles of the Sidhe by Steve Blamires
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
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The Irish Celtic Magical Tradition by Steve Blamires
“There are dozens of legends that contain the germ of the Celtic tradition but I will concentrate on the ancient Irish legend of The Battle of Moytura. This legend, as will be shown, contains within it the essence of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient literature, Battle of Moytura, British Literature, British mysteries, British poetry, Celtic, Celtic folklore, celtic history, Celtic legend, celtic magical tradition, Dagda, esoteric, faery, Fir Bolg, folklore, Fomoire, Ireland, Irish history, irish legends, Irish literature, Irish poetry, irish texts society, King Nuanda, Magic, mediaeval, meditation, Morrigan, mythology, Occult, Otherworld, ritual, spiritual enhancement, Steve Blamires, Tuatha de Dannan, Western Mysteries
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