Magical Tales
$20.00
A new edition of R J’s original magical tales,an illustrated collection of short stories, songs, and poems.Contains two additional stories that were not included in the firstedition. Plus a chapter on the skills of magical story-telling intradition, and how it is deeply relevant for the present day.
Storytelling is one of the most enduring and important magicaltraditions, yet it is represented the least in the twentieth centuryrevival of spiritual disciplines. In Magical Tales, R. J. Stewartdeals in depth with the tradition of magical storytelling, found invarious forms throughout the world. He shows how such talesare essential to psychic health and how, on a deeper level, theycontain the keys to profound inner transformation.
The book begins with a discussion of the traditional ancient rootsof magical tales and epics. The author then moves on to suggesthow this powerful imaginative process might be reinstated forthe modern individual without attempting to mimic or falselyrestore the lost oral traditions of past cultures.
RJ Stewart compares modern fantasy literature with genuinemagical or spiritual tales and points out that a story is notmagical simply because its author selected occult events andcharacters - magical tales are always embedded within spiritualtraditions. By way of example, a series of original magical talesby the author is featured, with line drawings by Stuart Littlejohn.
With this book the reader will learn many ways of working with magical stories, including visualization,meditation and methods of using storytelling for personal development. This edition contains two newstories never before read.