Tag Archives: gods

A Host of Winged Messengers (Part I)

In 2009 Avalonia published an extraordinary anthology entitled BOTH SIDES OF HEAVEN.  Of course we are biased, we think all our anthologies are extraordinary, so instead we thought we would share in a series of blogs with readers here extracts … Continue reading

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The Bright Beautiful God Belatucadros

Today people all over the world will be celebrating the Eve of Beltane, a festival which has very ancient roots.  The festival gets it name from the old Irish spelling “Beltain” (in modern Irish Mí Bhealtaine or Bealtaine refers to … Continue reading

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Laura Daligan, Artist

Laura Daligan shares the creative process behind the cover of the new book by Katie Gerrard, Seidr – The Gate is Open. See http://avaloniabooks.co.uk/221/?page_id=1113

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Sorita interviews KATIE GERRARD

In this interview the author Sorita  d’Este, who runs the independent esoteric publishing company Avalonia, interviews Katie Gerrard, author of the new book SEIDR – THE GATE IS OPEN (Avalonia, 2011) about her work, research and practices. Katie Gerrard is a … Continue reading

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Hekate: Historical Origins

Historical Origins [A Short Extract from "The Hekate Chronicles" by Sorita d'Este, in HEKATE HER SACRED FIRES] The earliest known literary reference to Hekate is found in the cosmological Theogony of Hesiod dating to the eight century BCE. It is … Continue reading

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Vs. Exploring duality and conflict in magick, mythology and paganism

Vs. Edited by Kim Huggens An anthology exploring duality and conflict in magick, mythology and paganism   Now available for pre-order from our website:  http://avaloniabooks.co.uk/221/?page_id=438   “Relationship cannot be created without duality: we are divided for love’s sake, for the … Continue reading

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First Review of “Visions of the Cailleach” by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine

The Visions of the Cailleach by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine was published less than a month ago by Avalonia.  The response so far has been overwhelmingly positive, with many people expressing a surprise at the level of detail it … Continue reading

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The Isles of the Many Gods

For more information see: http://manygods.avalonia.co.uk/ (which includes a full list of the more than 240 deities listed in this amazing reference work) or http://www.avaloniabooks.co.uk (for sales and publishing details)

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The God Beli, From Wales

With the festival of Beltane not too far away now, we thought that some of you may find this extract from “The Isles of the Many Gods” by Sorita d’Este and David Rankine, of interest.  The book lists more than … Continue reading

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Priestesses Pythonesses & Sibyls

Since its release in December 2008 this book has already gained quite a following!  Examples of a couple of the reviews it has received, together with an extract from the editor preface to the book can now be found at … Continue reading

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