The Eldritch World (Softcover)

  Arcana Europa, 180 + iv pages. ISBN 978-0-9997245-8-3 "We shall follow the footsteps of Orpheus, Thomas the Rhymer, Tannhäuser, Flannery, MacCrimmon, and the Pied Piper of Hamelin. We shall visit the Weïrd Lady of the Woods, hide with King Charles in the Royal Oak, and frequent the forest crossroads under the raven wings of night on a mission with the Freischütz. Do you dare take the first step on a journey from which there can be no return?" For most of us, life is a largely monotonous affair—an endless round of school, work, and social and family commitments, punctuated by idle chatter. But beyond this drab and uninspiring reality, there is another world altogether, a world where the contours are sharper and the colors are brighter. This is the domain described by mystics and Surrealists, esoteric poets and psychedelic voyagers. For Nigel Pennick, who has spent much of his life mapping out this hidden terrain, there is a name for it: the Eldritch World. The way that we experience t