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The Faery Gates of Avalon

2013 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2013
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 408/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Faery Gates of Avalon by : Gareth Knight

Download or read book The Faery Gates of Avalon written by Gareth Knight. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The knights of King Arthur's Round Table - Erec, Lancelot, Yvain, Perceval and Gawain - first appeared in the works of Chrétien de Troyes, who cast into Old French stories told by Welsh and Breton story tellers which had their origin in Celtic myth and legend. Chrétien wrote at a time when faery lore was still taken seriously - some leading families even claimed descent from faery ancestors! So we do well to look again at these early stories, for they were written not so much in terms of mystical quests or examples of military chivalry but records of initiation into Otherworld dynamics. Gareth Knight, an acknowledged expert on spiritual and magical traditions and a student of medieval French, goes to the well spring of Arthurian tradition to unveil these original principles. What is more, he shows how they can be regenerated today. "Opening the faery gates" can have its reward not only in terms of personal satisfaction and spiritual growth but as part of a much needed realignment of our spiritual responsibilities as human beings on planet Earth.

The Romance of the Faery Melusine

2011 Fiction
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Release : 2011
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 327/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Romance of the Faery Melusine by : André Lebey

Download or read book The Romance of the Faery Melusine written by André Lebey. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Springing from the heart of medieval France, The Romance of the Faery Melusine tells the story of Raymondin of Poitiers who accidentally kills his uncle while out hunting, and fleeing deep into the forest, encounters a faery by a fountain. Falling deeply into a mutual soul-love, the faery Melusine agrees to help Raymondin and to become his wife, on condition that he makes no attempt to see her between dusk and dawn each Saturday. On this basis the house of Lusignan thrives and prospers, until a series of treacherous events tempt Raymondin to violate his promise and shatter the magic which holds his faery wife to the human world. First rendered into written form in a text by Jean d'Arras in 1393, the legend of the Faery Melusine is well established in France, where she is credited with having founded the family, town and castle of Lusignan. However, it is very little known in the English-speaking world, despite the fact that Melusine originally hailed from Scotland. This new retelling by Gareth Knight translated from Andre Lebey's 1920s novel Le Roman de la Melusine captures the freshness of Lebey's telling of the legend and brings the benefit of Knight's expertise both in French literature and in the esoteric faery tradition.

Faery Loves and Faery Lais

2012 Fiction
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Release : 2012
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 483/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Faery Loves and Faery Lais by : Gareth Knight

Download or read book Faery Loves and Faery Lais written by Gareth Knight. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Breton lai is a narrative poem, usually accompanied by music, that appeared in France about the middle of the 12th century, carried by travelling musicians and storytellers called jongleurs. What is important about them is that they contain a great deal of faery and supernatural lore deriving from Celtic myth, legend and folktale. This collection of twelve tales focuses on faery lore in the lai tradition. Nine are taken from anonymous medieval jongleur sources; the other three are from the more courtly tales collected by Marie de France in the late 12th century. Gareth Knight, a scholar of medieval French as well as an established author on esoteric faery lore, provides a vivid and lively translation of each lai along with a commentary which takes a perspective both historic and esoteric.

I Called It Magic

2011 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2011
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 157/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis I Called It Magic by : Gareth Knight

Download or read book I Called It Magic written by Gareth Knight. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited magical autobiography of Gareth Knight covers a long career in pursuit of the Mysteries, from the adventures of New Dimensions magazine to the calling of King Arthur, from the rituals of Sherwood Forest to the Somme, from the wrath of fellow ritual magicians to the shining allure of Faery.

Way into Faerie

2017-02-01 Body, Mind & Spirit
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Release : 2017-02-01
Genre : Body, Mind & Spirit
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Book Rating : 157/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Way into Faerie by : Rae Beth

Download or read book Way into Faerie written by Rae Beth. This book was released on 2017-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spirituality of a fey person may be quite anarchic and entirely private, having no basis in any organised religion. So it can be a secret spirituality that informs the fey type and this may be largely experiential. It has often been perceived as a threat by people who like ideas to be tied down and under control, and by the organisations that such people have created. Meanwhile, in much of today's world, fey people have been throughly marginalized. In this book, Rae Beth suggests ways in which we might understand Otherworldly realities without abandoning commonsense. Drawing upon her knowledge of traditional faerie lore, she shows how fey perceptions and psychic skills can serve and enhance life.Rae Beth draws on her knowledge of traditional faerie lore and shows how fey perceptions and psychic skills can serve and enhance life.She suggests ways in which we might understand Otherworldly realities without abandoning commonsense. Will be of interest to witches and those interested in the Other world.

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