Steve Blamires
Steve Blamires is from the Isle of Arran in the west of Scotland where the Gaelic language and Celtic culture are still strong. He began to study his native Celtic culture in his early teens, a task that was made all the easier considering where he lived and the languages he spoke. In 1993 he published his first book, “The Irish Celtic Magical Tradition”, to much acclaim. This then opened the doors for speaking at conferences, events (private and public) and followed into TV and radio appearances on both sides of the Atlantic. He is a member of The Company of Hawkwood but mainly works alone. Several more books followed on including the first full biography of William Sharp/Fiona Macleod.
In the late 1990s he moved to the USA and, when not speaking on matters Celtic, he was gainfully employed as a Historian by National Geographic on many of their expedition ships. He has visited over 70 countries and visited Antarctica at least 40 times. During all this travelling he has picked up contacts from the Sidhe (under whichever name you care to call them) in many surprising places and now concentrates his time once again on all matters Celtic, especially the Ogham.
When he is not at home, he is busy taking small tour groups to a Scotland the other guides do not know—the magical, mystical places that are charged with the energy of the Sidhe.
Steve Blamires’ Celtic Tree Mysteries serves as an incredible guidebook into the magical world of the trees that make up the Ogham. Within these pages, the reader is given a solid foundation upon which to build an engaging practice that utilizes the myth and lore of each of the twenty trees and is also shown how to connect with the power of each tree on a practical, spiritual, and mental level.
Find yourself drawn to a magical tradition inspired by Celtic mythology or even the Celtic landscape itself. This book will be a valuable resource that will inspire your practice for years to come.
Legacy Edition:
The Legacy Edition is quarter-bound in dark green goatskin leather, leather corner embellishments, and beautiful peacock gold, burgundy, and blue marbled paper. It is enclosed in a slipcase and features a raised spine and green ribbon bookmark. These books are hand-bound by a binder in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and limited to seven numbered examples.
Standard Hardcover
A hardcover edition bound in chestnut brown fabric with gold foil stamping is now shipping.
Unlimited Paperback:
A perfect bound paperback with a glossy laminate cover.
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-959883-02-9 | Hardcover ISBN: 9781-964537-19-1
Page Count: 235 | Dimensions: 6” x 9” | Format: Paperback & Hardcover
Paperback Publication Date: 05/16/2023 | Hardcover Publication Date: 05/16/2023 | Legacy Publication Date: 05/16/2023
In 1893 the Scottish writer and mystic William Sharp (1855 – 1905) started to write under the name Fiona McLeod. The name Fiona did not exist before then, at least, not in our world. For the following twelve years, Fiona wrote profusely of her own tradition, i.e., the mythology and deities that the Faeries recognize. None of these myths, legends, gods or goddesses were known to humans prior to Fiona's revelations.
Steve Blamires presents those concepts in his new book, The Confessions of Fiona. He has studied this esoteric Faery Tradition for thirty years and presents the whole unique ritual system, previously unknown myths, legends, gods and goddesses, and offers them in depth to the modern researcher of this fascinating non-human magical body of work. Woven into the legends that the Faeries share with each other, is a whole ritual magical tradition that can be emulated by humans with a basic knowledge of the Western Magical Tradition, the Four Festivals, the Four Magical Tools, and what has come to be known as Pathworking. But they are all significantly different from our human perspective. Faeries are large, shockingly powerful, and at times cruel and dangerous. He shows how and when these mighty beings of ancient times were literally shrunken to become the Tinkerbells of popular imagery. Because of his important change of perspective, Steve includes in this book an in-depth look at the faery god called Dalua – a truly dark, dangerous god, but a necessary one.
By way of helping readers access more of Fiona McLeod's writings and teachings, Steve has included an appendix detailing all her important works along with scores of relevant direct quotations throughout the book.
ISBN: 978-1-959883-92-0 | Page Count: 220 | Dimensions: 6" x 9"
Format: Paperback | Publication Date: 1/14/2025