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Raymond Buckland's News Page
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FICTITIOUS NEWS! Ray Buckland loves to write and although he is best known for non-fiction, he actually prefers to write fiction. Ray has completed a lengthy fantasy novel of the Tolkien genre. It's called The Torque of Kernow and is the first of a series of books about The Chronicles of Kernow. IT IS NOW AVAILABLE and is the first of the new Imprint of Buckland Books at Galde Press. Get it now from orders@galdepress.com . . . and . . .
Keep an eye on the specially-created web site: www.chroniclesofkernow.com Note: with both the map above and the tarot cards below, for a larger view you can right-click on the picture and then left-click on "View Image"
Two of Ray's novels are currently available (from Galde Press - as advertised in FATE magazine): The Committee and Cardinal's Sin. In late 2008 another three novels will also become available (also from Galde Press). One is a young adult novel . . . The Liberty Squadron. It is a World War Two adventure story. The second is also WWII and is called Churchill's Secret Spy, based on a true story. The third is called Atomic Sunrise and is loosely based on WWII, being a "what if?" type of story.
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Listen to Ray and watch him on You Tube You can see a great interview with Ray, made at the October 2007 Universal Light Expo, in Columbus, OH, at the following You Tube site: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2w1Cuo0kngQ And if you go to www.knickerbockerlinesville.com you can listen to a half-hour radio interview Ray did from The Knickerbocker Hotel on May 17, 2008.
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VICTORIAN SEANCE (Lily Dale) The Victorian Séance, on July 12, 2008, went extremely well. All the Mediums (nineteen of them) were dressed in Victorian garb, as were the majority of the sitters. Ray's Planchette Séance went very well. He had six sitters – as did each of the mediums. There were 114 attendees in the Auditorium (tickets had sold out last February, within two weeks of going on sale!) – all of whom seemed hugely delighted with what was produced. There was entertainment before and after the séance, by the Hutchinson Family Revival – a Victorian singing group who performed beautifully. And there were wonderful refreshments provided – Victorian style petit-fours and the like. Greg Ford of Fordo Productions took Victorian-style photographs throughout the weekend. One of Ray is shown above (incidentally, Ray took First Prize for men's costume). A tremendous number of people were in Victorian dress for the weekend and there were many activities going on all three days.
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*** BACK IN PRINT DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND There have been a lot of enquiries about Ray's tarot deck, the BUCKLAND ROMANI TAROT KIT. Although this popular deck-and-book was out of print for a while, it is now available again - expanded, with a new Introduction . . . by a new publisher, Galde Press. *** YOU CAN ORDER NOW FROM GALDE PRESS - Contact: orders@galdepress.com ISBN: 978-1-931942-62-1 Size: Book - 6 x 9, 240 pgs. • Deck - 78 cards Price: $34.95 (postage $5.00)
OUTSTANDING! While on the subject of tarot, Ray has just received a copy of The Druid Craft Tarot . . . outstanding! It is by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm (Connections Book Publishing, London). The artwork - By Will Worthington - is some of the most beautiful we've seen (after the Romani Tarot, of course, though this is an entirely different "flavor"!). This has immediately become one of our favorite decks. Also check out the Druid Animal Oracle and the Druid Plant Oracle by the same team. Outstanding! New book and SPIRIT BOARD Ray's new book on the Talking Board, OUIJA - "Yes! Yes!" is now available. It's marketed by Doorway Publications & Gifts together with Ray's new design BUCKLAND SPIRIT BOARD; a professional talking board that comes with a solid wood planchette. Buy them both together and save.
CALL FOR GHOST PHOTOGRAPHS!
Ray is working on a new book on ghosts and is looking for good photographs of ghosts, apparitions, etc. If you have anything that you think might be of interest, please let Ray know at raymond@raybuckland.com PLEASE . . . no double exposures, PhotoShop, trick photography. This is a serious book. And no more "orb" pictures, thanks. He has plenty of those.
NEW BOOK Additionally, Ray has started his own publishing company and has just finished a small book which is the first of a series of about a dozen. These have the titles Buckland Doorway to . . . These will be covering such things as Tarot, Scrying, Healing, Meditation, Psychic Protection, etc. The first one is now available and is Buckland Doorway to Candle Magic. Price is $12.95, post included. Order from Buckland Books, P.O. Box 892, Wooster, OH 44691-0892
COVER GUY Issue #46 of PanGaia magazine has a great photo of Ray on the cover and an inside featured interview with him. Don't miss it.
One of Ray's main Spiritualist works: THE SPIRIT BOOK: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLAIRVOYANCE, CHANNELING AND SPIRIT COMMUNICATION (Visible Ink Press). With 500 entries and 100 illustrations rich with details that will fascinate and astonish, this book includes accounts of ghosts and hauntings, levitation and trances, astral projection, psychic surgery, self-painting portraits, crystal gazing, predictions, and poltergeists, Mediums, clairvoyants, telepaths, and other well-known people connected to the field worldwide are profiled, as are notorious fakes and frauds. Spirit beliefs among the famous, including Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, and Mae West, are examined. This is a fascinating book! FATE Magazine, July 2005, carried an excerpt from The Spirit Book in the form of an article: "The Mediumship of the Eddy Brothers: Horatio and William." NOTE: The October 31, 2005, edition of PEOPLE Magazine carried a (brief) review of THE SPIRIT BOOK (page 56). IN THE WORKS Also, due to frequent requests, Raymond is currently working on his autobiography. He has been blessed with a long, varied, and successful career (spanning over a half century) and throughout this time he has witnessed - and had a hand in - the emergence of Wicca as a major religious force. This book is sure to find a place on the history shelves and will be an eye-opener to younger generations of Witches. It will also correct the erroneous information that is given on some web sites and in some books.
UPCOMING APPEARANCES July 31, 2008 - Lily Dale, NY. 3-hour workshop: "Using Psychic Tools for Mediumistic Purposes" 7-10pm Assembly Hall August 15 & 16, 2008 - Lily Dale, NY. 2-day workshop: "Mediumship & Spirit Communication" Fri. 7-10pm; Sat. 2-5pm Assembly Hall September 18-21, 2008 - Lily Dale, NY. Ray will be one of the presenters at "Men of Spirit: An Extraordinary Lily Dale Weekend Men's Retreat." A powerful and informative spiritual gathering of men. October 11 & 12, 2008 - Universal Light Expo, Veterans Memorial Hall, 300 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH. Ray will have a booth with all of his books plus will be giving a lecture and a workshop. www.UniverseExpo.com
FOREIGN EDITIONS Raymond's books have been translated into seventeen foreign languages. We recently came across copies of some of these and offer them, hopefully giving people in countries other than the U.S. a chance to get Ray's books in their own language and signed by him. Note: There was Russian edition of the Buckland Romani Tarot Cards produced without permission. We have been unable to contact the publisher. Ray would love to have a copy of that edition (it was produced in a smaller size than most tarot decks - about the size of a regular poker deck). If you have one or know of one, please get in touch with Ray at raymond@raybuckland.com Many thanks. BEWARE THE BLOG (AND "MY SPACE")! It came to our attention that someone had placed a blog on the Internet, at http://www.myspace.com/raymondbuckland This was completely unauthorized; it was not Ray himself but someone presuming to speak for him without his knowledge!
More recently a "Tribute to Raymond Buckland" has appeared on www.myspace.com/raymondbuckland Similarly, this was not put there by Ray but by someone else, in "tribute" to him, so be aware that if you think you are one of Ray's "Friends" . . . in fact he knows nothing about it! Much as Ray would enjoy doing a "blog" he doesn't have the time to do one. If he should, anytime in the future, then it will be announced here. Many thanks. WITCHCRAFT DVD Don't miss this fabulous new release of his original video (but now in DVD format) titled Witchcraft: Rebirth of the Old Religion. It features an extra hour (total of two hours) of material, including "music videos", blooper reel, commentaries on the changes to Wicca since the first release, current interview with Raymond and "behind-the-scenes extras" footage.
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This site was last updated on: July 16, 2008 You can contact Ray at raymond@raybuckland.com, or just click on the link below.
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