The Abbey Papers: Inner Teachings Mediated

by Gareth Knight

THE ABBEY PAPERS, by Gareth Knight Inner Teachings Meditated by Gareth Knight The Abbey Papers, which comprise this book, came to me over a period of ninety days, apparently stimulated by some editorial work I had been doing upon the War Letters of Dion Fortune, subsequently published as Dion Fortune’s Magical Battle of Britain. I had not particularly sought to set up as a channel of communication in this way but the initiative seemed to come from with, nagging away at me compulsively, much as I believe some poets are pressured by their muse, until I sat down and did something about it—if only to prove to myself it was all nonsense or of no great consequence. To my surprise it all started to flow quite readily and the tact that it now appears in print means that at least I and the publishers feel that there is something within it all that is worth sharing. The scripts provide a fair amount of practical advice upon occult and mystical techniques and so it is open to the dedicated re

253 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

Gareth Knight is one of the world's foremost authorities on ritual magic, the Western Mystery Tradition and Qabalistic symbolism. He trained in Dion Fortune's Society of the Inner Light, and has spent a lifetime rediscovering and teaching the principles of magic as a spiritual discipline and method of self-realisation.

He has written around forty books covering topics as diverse as Qabalah, history of magic, Arthurian legend, Rosicrucianism, Tarot, the Inklings (Tolkien, C.S.Lewis et al) and the Feminine Mysteries, as well as several practical books on ritual magic. He has lectured worldwide and is a regular contributor to Inner Light, the journal of the Society of the Inner Light.

The group founded by Gareth Knight in 1973 is now run by Wendy Berg and known as the Avalon Group.

See: http://garethknight.blogspot.com/

Reviews

[Mitchell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not especially insightful but mildly interesting.