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Tag Archives: Western Mystery Tradition
The Testament of Merlin by Théophile Briant (trans. Gareth Knight)
Myrddin is the beloved legendary wizard that has come down to us through the British and French Arthurian legends as well as a smattering of mediaeval Welsh poets. Amalgamated from these many diverse strands, he stands before us as a … Continue reading
Posted in British History, British Literature, Esoteric, Literature, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Arthurian Legends, Arthurian Lore, Breton, British History, Celtic, esotericism, French History, Gareth Knight, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Legends, Literature, Magic, Medieval, Merlin, mythology, Occult, Théophile Briant, Welsh mythology, Western Mystery Tradition
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Gareth Knight’s ‘Son of Hermes’
Beginning in November 2015, Gareth Knight posted a series of blogs under the heading ‘Son of Hermes.’ Part one is reprinted below and you can read the following instalments at the Gareth Knight Blogspot page. Skylight Press has published various new … Continue reading
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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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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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
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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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Gareth Knight with Skylight Press
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Tagged Arthuriad, Arthurian Mysteries, Biography, British mysteries, Dion Fortune, English Mythology, esoteric, Esoteric Christian, esotericism, Faery Lore, fiction, folklore, French Mythology, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Grail, Inklings, Literature, Magic, mediaeval, Medieval, Melusine, Mysteries, poetry, Qabalah, ritual magic, Skylight Press, tarot, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition
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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
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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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The Talking Tree by William G. Gray
Exactly what were the Qabalists seeking? Their main objective was the same as other Mystery Schools, namely the discovery and knowledge of the Elements of Existence in terms of Fundamental Energies, and the codification of Consciousness as the Pattern (or … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Richardson, archetype, Bill Gray, Bobbie Gray, Consciousness, Dion Fortune, esoteric, esotericism, Gareth Knight, Golden Dawn, Gray, Hebrew, Hebrew letters, hermetic order of the golden dawn, hermeticism, Llewellyn, Magic, magic ritual, Major Arcana, Marcus Claridge, Mystery Schools, Occult, occultism, Paths, Pathworking, qabala, Qabalah, R.J. Stewart, Society of Inner Light, Talking Tree, tarot, Tree of Life, W.G. Gray, Weiser, Western Mysteries, Western Mystery Tradition, William G. Gray
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Esoteric Training in Everyday Life by Gareth Knight
“The task of the neophyte is to render himself sensitive to the impressions available to him from his inner teacher. These may be in the form of actual teachings to be disseminated to others, or of actions to perform in … Continue reading
Posted in Esoteric, Essays, New books, Recommended reads
Tagged Alfred Noyes, British mysteries, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Coleridge, Dion Fortune, esoteric, Esoteric Training, esotericism, Gareth Knight, Guide, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magic, Magical Practice, Magical Ritual, Magick, meditation, mysticism, Occult, occultism, Open Centre, Pathworking, philosophy, Psychology, qabala, Qabalah, Quadriga, ritual, tarot, Teachers, Teaching, Theology, Western Mystery Tradition
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“Now We are Three” by Gareth Knight
Now we are three. That is to say – three years old. And we are Skylight Press. A brain child of my daughter Rebecca (AKA Rebsie) along with kindred spirit Daniel Staniforth, based in the USA, and we recently got together … Continue reading
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