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It is with great pleasure that I announce the establishment of the
Paths of Spirit Teaching and Healing Centre here in Ladysmith.
Allied to this is the launching of a set of practical seminars on
contemporary spiritual practice. The first of these, on the Seven
Directions, is to run on May 2nd 2009.

The Secret of the Seven Ways, like the other Paths of Spirit
seminars, is the culmination of many years practicing and teaching
in the way of the Mysteries. I was first introduced to working with
the seven directions in the late 70's and early 80's when I trained in
Gareth Knight's esoteric school. The teaching I received there was
developed further by me in the Magi Group~ a fraternity of the
western mysteries that I founded in the mid-nineties. Now, with the
Paths of Spirit Seminars and a new series of books in the pipeline,
the work comes to fruition.

A new book on the Seven Directions is soon to be released too,
so keep an eye out for details and excerpts to be posted on
this site.

I've just released The Mystery of the Seven Directions.
This book is the fruit of many years teaching and working
with the sacred pattern of seven directions, which
underpins spiritual practices and temple constructs
worldwide.

For more information and to purchase, click on the cover
image to your left.

Also possibly of interest is the publication of an article of
mine in the spring issue of Quest Magazine. The issue is
entitled "Green Hermeticism" and my article is
Healing
the Rift: Working with the Power of the Land.

The issue also contains articles by Stephen Hoeller and
Christopher Bamford, among others. Richard Smoley,
who recently took on the role of executive editor for Quest,
provides a thoughtful introduction to the issue. You can
read the contents of the issue here.

For those who have read my article and wish to try the
practice of
The Stone of Story, this can be found here.
Due to an overwhelming and unexpected response, the
Paths of Spirit seminars are fully booked this year, right
through the November event.

I'm considering opening additional sections of the
workshops as there is already a waiting list. I'm also
considering a summer school type program next year,
which would run for five days or a week and cover
perhaps one or both parts of the core curriculum.

If you have any interest in attending a second section of
one of the seminars this year or in the summer school
idea, please email me through the contact form on the
home page.


I often get emails asking about courses and books on
esoteric Christianity, especially since Quest Books
re-published my
Magical Christianity in 2007. Initially, I
tried to keep a door open for people interested in this field
by offering courses and ritual training, but new directions
in my writing and teaching have meant that I am no longer
able to devote time to this.

However, a recent email from Siobhan Houston regarding
posting to her website an interview I did for Gnosis
Magazine in 1997, gave me the idea to steer people
towards her work and Richard Smoley's as two of the
more important contributors today to the field of Magical
and Inner Christianity.

Siobhan's website, siobhanhouston.com, has many
interesting articles and some excerpts from her seminal
book and CD set
entitled Invoking Mary Magdalene.

Another important contributor to the field of esoteric
Christianity and to inner traditions in general is Richard
Smoley, website at innerchristianity.com. Richard's books

Inner Christianity, Forbidden Faith
, and Conscious Love
should be required reading for anyone interested in the
deeper, inner face of the Christian tradition.


I am happy to announce the forthcoming publication of a
new series of books entitled
Light from the Green Mantle:
The Selected Writings of Fiona Macleod
.

The first volume, just released, presents the more magical
chants, runes, songs that flowed through William Sharp
from the spirit of Fiona Macleod. Click on the cover image
on the right for more information.

Not unrelated to William Sharp's vision of the "Green
Life", is a recent journey Marina and I took to Cathedral
Grove, an old growth forest about an hour's drive from
here. It was an awe-inspiring and spiritually enlivening
experience to walk among some of the oldest living things
on Earth.

Cathedral Grove also provided a setting for the Forest
Moon of Endor in the Star Wars film
Return of the Jedi.

I've uploaded a few photos.


Read about the review programme and my review of
Gareth Knight's
Faery Gates of Avalon by clicking on the
image below.


I find myself focussing much more energy on writing these
days . With a good number of new projects in the works,
and a tight schedule, I've found it necessary to tone down
my public workshops. Thus in 2010, I'll be limiting my
teaching activities to a few private seminars aimed at
giving continuity to the studies of those who've
participated in past workshops.

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