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Felix John Taylor
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Writer, librarian by day. Literary history of the Golden Dawn (the 1890s occultists, not the Greek fascists) out March.

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G is for ‘The Great God Pan’ in my #folkhorroralphabet published in 1894 by Welsh writer Arthur Machen. The story is complex but I’ve focused on the character Helen Vaughan; a woodland dwelling deviant and daughter of the mythological God Pan.

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A linocut illustrated block of a horned woman in profile with a strange Pagan letters at the base of the composition and a stark woodland background.
November 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Hedgehog, Jane Dignum.
Hedgehog amongst autumn leaves by roots of trees, painting.
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Gawsworth, not Galsworthy! I've heard Francis Ford Coppola is apparently Redonda's Duke of Megalopolis
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M P Shiel, of 'The Purple Cloud' fame, was raised in the Caribbean and claimed his father had established the uninhabited island of Redonda as his own nation. This made Shiel 'The King of Redonda'. At his death he willed the title to author John Galsworthy who in his turn... and so on
#WyrdWednesday
The lump of Redonda island in the deep blue Caribbean Sea. By 'Addshore' from Wikimedia Commons.
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Dormice, Edward Adrian Wilson, 1910.
A vintage illustration of several dormice in a tree. Six dormice, specifically the common or hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), are shown climbing on the branches of a tree or bush. The mice are gathered around a woven nest, with one dormouse partially inside it. The branches are covered with green and brown leaves and clusters of dark berries. The image is a detailed, 19th-century watercolor illustration by Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson.
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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A little post about The Unicorn, a magazine that ran for two or three issues in 1895, and published H G Wells and almost (but not quite) Arthur Machen: felixtaylor.org/the-quest-fo...
The Quest for Raven-Hill’s Unicorn – Magic Arts
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October 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
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Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantasy-th... This is on the 23rd, if you live in or near Oxford and have a long lunch break to fill
‘Fantasy & the Occult'
‘Fantasy & the Occult: Charles Williams, Dion Fortune and the Order of the Golden Dawn’ (Felix Taylor)
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October 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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"There was a whole world of underground activity [in the period that birthed Lud Heat]. Those first years of the 70s were the best for it, because so much of the 60s had been taken up by psychedelic gangsters and chancers”'

#IainSinclair’s Lud Heat At 50

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Cover of an early edition of Iain Sinclair's Lud Heat. Black and white photograph of a church set within a yellow border with the title and author's name in red lettering.
September 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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New blog post up on the publisher Ralph Shirley and popular occult journalism in early 20thc London: felixtaylor.org/ralph-shirle...
Ralph Shirley and The Occult Review – Magic Arts
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September 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Book Cover of the Day:
ICELANDIC FAIRY TALES A.W. HALL • NEW YORK• Green cover and spine, An illustration of a gnome-like figure with a tall, pointed cap and a staff is also present, standing below a star and radiating lines on spine. The front cover is also green and features a prominent illustration of a winged, fairy-like figure with a pointed hat and a wand, standing atop a large, stylized bee or insect. Rays of light emanate from behind the fairy's head.
September 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Hear me talk about the Golden Dawn in the setting of an Oxford college:
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This term Oxford's @engfac.bsky.social and Exeter College are hosting a seminar series on 'The Weird and the Wonderful'. Open to the public and free to attend (talks and registration in the link below). Topics range from Arthur Machen to Game of Thrones: english.web.ox.ac.uk/seminar-seri...
Fantasy Literature Seminar Series: The Weird and the Wonderful
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September 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Ithell Colquhoun exhibition at the Tate recently. Beautiful, & magic(k)al in every sense of the word, given the palpable weird aura coming off some of these
August 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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A month ago today! Still standing
August 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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New book announcement! LYNCHIAN: THE SPELL OF DAVID LYNCH, an exploration into why his work has such a profound impact on us. Out in November, pre-order link in bio, some details in my newsletter... It is happening again!
Cover of Lynchian: The Spell of David Lynch by John Higgs
August 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I'm pleased to share my open access article "Decadent Echoes: Arthur Machen, M. John Harrison, K.J. Bishop, and the Ends of Mystery", from a forthcoming issue of the journal Humanities:
www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/14...
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August 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Goodnight.
Full Moon, Cornwall, Morna Rhys.
The painting portrays a rolling landscape illuminated by moonlight. A traditional-looking house with visible windows is nestled within the landscape, Palm trees and other vegetation, including flowering plants, are prominent. A winding path or track leads through the landscape, bordered by a low wall.
August 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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New blog post up on the Arthur Machen papers at the Harry Ransom Center: felixtaylor.org/arthur-mache...
Arthur Machen in America (#2) – Magic Arts
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August 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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ft. my essay on what Lovecraft thought of Wales and Welsh people (not flattering, with the exception of Arthur Machen) - whole issue should be online soon!
August 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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It's half nine in the evening, fool, quit trying to index a whole book
July 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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A short post about my trip to the US to see some Arthur Machen archives (part one of who knows how many?) felixtaylor.org/arthur-mache...
Arthur Machen in America (#1) – Magic Arts
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July 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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A highlight: the cavernous basement of the Strand bookshop in NYC!
July 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2025. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!
July 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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How the hell is anyone with a wfh desk job expected to do 10k steps a day? I would LOVE to do 10k steps a day.
July 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Lucia Joyce - daughter of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle - in 1928. Photo by Berenice Abbott, born 17 July.
July 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM