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R.B. Russell, author and founder of Tartarus Press, takes us on a deep dive into the life and works of Welsh author and mystic Arthur Machen.
Ray traces the religious life of Machen, his involvement with the occult society the Golden Dawn, and his friendship with famed occultist A.E. Waite.
Ray details Machen’s fascination with the esoteric symbolism of the Grail mythology; his role in originating and spreading the supernatural, urban myth of the Bowman; and impact of his notorious horror-fantasy novella ”The Great God Pan”.
Ray also shares his reflections on literary theory, the various interpretations of Shakespeare, and the prevalence of psychoanalytic readings of classic genre fiction.
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Video version: guruviking.com/podcast/ep343-the-mystic-arthur…
Also available on Youtube, iTunes, & Spotify – search ‘Guru Viking Podcast’.
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Topics include:
- Intro
- First encounter with the works of Arthur Machen
- Hill of Dreams and an abiding interest
- Mysteries of Machen
- Life of Arthur Machen
- Involvement with occultism
- The Great God Pan
- Machen, Lovecraft, and the mystical
- Reflections on literary theory
- Why so many psychoanalytic readings of horror?
- Historicism vs textualism
- Shakespeare and classic vs modern productions
- The Great God Pan needs to be Victorian
- Machen’s involvement in the Golden Dawn
- Grail Myth as a spiritual path and an early Welsh church
- Friendship with occultist A.E. Waite
- The Great Return and the evolution of awe
- Why were so many writers fascinated by the Grail Myth and King Arthur?
- Esoteric symbolism of the Grail
- Links to Roman Britain
- Machen’s Oxford disappointment and subsequent work
- The Bowmen and urban myths
- Reading vs collecting books
- Ray’s prized item and Machen collection
- Tartarus Press and Machen publishing projects
- Friends of Arthur Machen society
- Faunus journal
- Where to start with Machen for those interested in the occult and mysticism
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Previous episode with Ray:
- guruviking.com/podcast/p319-mystery-of-t-lobsa…
Find out more about Ray here:
- tartaruspress.com/russell-rampa.html
- arthurmachen.org.uk
For more interviews, videos, and more visit:
- guruviking.com
Music ‘Deva Dasi’ by Steve James
