Paul Devereux
Author, Researcher & Broadcaster
In a richly illustrated presentation, Paul Devereux will explore various aspects of pre-modern concepts of spirits. He will lead us along Irish fairy paths and English (and Cornish) roads of the dead. He will explain how ancient peoples saw and heard spirits in their natural environment. He will include recent research discoveries, and there will be plenty of time for Q & A's, both on the contents of the presentation plus "earth mysteries" in general.
Sunday 17th October 2004St Johns Hall, Penzance, Cornwall
Ancient Spirits: FAIRY PATHS & SPIRIT ROADS
with Paul Devereux
In a richly illustrated presentation, Paul Devereux will explore various aspects of pre-modern concepts of spirits. He will lead us along Irish fairy paths and English (and Cornish) roads of the dead. He will explain how ancient peoples saw and heard spirits in their natural environment. He will include recent research discoveries, and there will be plenty of time for Q & A's, both on the contents of the presentation plus "earth mysteries" in general.
Devereux is an experienced author and researcher dealing mainly with consciousness studies,
ancient sacred sites and lifeways (in academic-spaeak: cognitive archaeology and transpersonal anthropology), and unusual geophysical phenomena. His presentation of work spans the range from academic to popular. While making his subject matter attractive and accessible to a general audience, his material always remains factual. He has written or co-written 26 books since 1979. He has also written or co-written a range of peer-reviewed academic papers, and many articles for both specialist and popular publications. He has conceived, co-written, or appeared in numerous television documentaries in the UK and the USA.
Boks written by Paul Devereux include:
FAIRY PATHS & SPIRIT ROADS, November, 2003, Vega/Chrysalis Books UK/ Sterling-Barnes & Noble, USA.
MYSTERIOUS ANCIENT AMERICA, September, 2002, Vega/Chrysalis Books, UK/Sterling, U.S.
STONE-AGE SOUNDTRACKS, November 2001, Vega/Chrysalis Books, London. (TV tie-in title)
HAUNTED LAND; Piatkus 2001 (2003 US edition).
A Selection of eEarlier titles:
THE SACRED PLACE, November, 2000, Cassell, London; Sterling, New York.
THE LONG TRIP, August, 1997, Penguin Arkana Original, New York, April, 1997, UK 1998.
RE-VISIONING THE EARTH; Simon & Schuster/ Fireside Original, New York, 1996.
THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF THE STARS AND PLANETS [with Geoffrey Cornelius]; Pavilion UK, Chronicle USA, 1996.
EARTHMIND [with John Steele, David Kubrin; foreword by Lyall Watson]; Harper & Row (USA), 1989; Kyoikusha (Japan), 1991; Inner Traditions (USA), 1992.
EARTH LIGHTS; Turnstone Press, 1982 (Book Club Associates' Christmas Book-of-the-Month)
SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPES; Gothic Image, 1992.
SECRETS OF ANCIENT AND SACRED PLACES; Blandford Press, UK/ Sterling, USA, 1992;
PLACES OF POWER; Blandford/Cassell 1990, 1999.
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