The Faerie Queens - pre-orders shortly available from Avalonia Books

This lovely, sweet, and beauteous Fairy Queen,
Begins to rise, when Hesperus is seen;
For she is kin unto the God of night,
Unto Diana, and the stars so bright.
Margaret Cavendish, 17th century)

 

It has been a long time coming but today Sorita d'Este (co-editor and owner of Avalonia Books) announced that The Faerie Queens will shortly be available for pre-order from Avalonia Books.

This anthology is the first that I had submitted an essay towards and some 6,500 words later (a major effort considering I was averaging 800 words for my column with the now defunct magazine, Insight), my essay on Morgan le Fay still remains my favourite.

 

Ancient Festivals that Aid Spiritual Growth - at Cosmic Pages

This coming Saturday (4 May 2013) I will be delighted to be taking part with Cosmic Pages free afternoon talks.  The theme of my talk will be on the festivals and observances of our ancestors and how they can be used today in order to aid our spiritual growth. 

 

It is easy these days for our modern lives to get out of control due to an increasing number of demands placed upon our limited free time.  Every now and then we need to stop, take some time out and reassess the importance of things in our lives.

Less than 80 copies left

It has only been six months since my first book, Dancing the Sacred Wheel: A Journey through the Southern Sabbats, was published on 9 November 2012 and I realised last night that there are actually less than 80 copies left of the first print run.

Naturally I am over the moon with this prospect, especially in light that it has been very well received both locally as well as internationally.  Some of the reviews I have already posted on this blog as well as on the Good Reads book review site.

Appearance at New Dimensions (16 March 2013)

From 2.00pm tomorrow afternoon (Saturday, 16 March 2013),  I will be at New Dimensions Bookshop on South Terrace Adelaide talking about the seasonal "Wheel of the Year".

 

The "Wheel of the Year", or the eight seasonal festivals form the basis around which many Pagan traditions revolve. Within modern Wicca, they tell the story of the God through the annual cycles of life, death and rebirth. These cycles are all around us in nature as well as within our own being.