Christopher Johnson & Eve Lung

This fascinating book explores the legends from a Pagan rather than the later Christian perspective. Divinity, in the original Celtic religion, was viewed as the Goddess and the Queen as her representative, held the sovereignty of the land.

Arthur is first favoured by the Goddess, but ambition leads him to turn to Christianity, belittling Gwenivere’s power and avoiding participation in challenges to his Kingship by younger, vital men. This, rather than the Christianised, “moral failings” of individuals, is what leads to the Wasteland and Arthur’s eventual downfall. This book presents a fresh and challenging view of the Arthurian Legend. 

Anybody seeking an introduction to King Arthur will find no more enjoyable journey. Structured in Acts and Scenes, this book offers smooth continuity and a jolly good read. As the individual tales reveal the drama, the characters are listed and explained and the scenes are set with some brief information about their times. The final act provides an edifying peep behind the scenes to inform on the authors and their sources.

Each story has been selected for popularity, dramatic strength and entertainment. And the whole is very much stronger and more entertaining than the sum of its parts!

Avalon is Britain's very own Atlantis - a mystical kingdom rich in myth and lore. Legends tell how the body of King Arthur was taken to Avalon, where he would wait till his nation's hour of need. The truth is that Avalon was a very real place with a turbulent history of its own. In The Keys to Avalon, the authors use neglected ancient sources, geographical clues and modern maps to take us to the heart of this realm. They uncover a remarkable landscape steeped in evidence of a bygone age. En route, they debunk the claims of other places to the name of Avalon, and literally redraw the map of Dark Age Britain, forcing us to re-examine all of our theories about this era. Ultimately, they reveal the kernel of historical truth at the heart of the Arthurian legend and unlock the borders of a lost land. 

ISBN: 1861631383

Paperback

The book comprises two parts; ‘Reflections on Life of Other’ and ‘Confessions of a Snake Sorceror’. We have all heard the romantic version of the Arthurian legends, but fewer of us have heard the esoteric origins of the tales. This sets straight the record regarding two much maligned ladies of legend. Also, why was Avalon hidden from the realms of man and what happened to the great magical treasures of the land? Why were the ley-line energies changed? The author is a snake sorceror. He tells us much about snakes and dragons and of the magical system that he works within.