The Mountain & the Stream



Rumours of ancient traditions have followed Paganism since before Gerald Gardner brought Wicca to the public. Modern scholars have cast doubt on the so-called survivals championed by Margaret Murray and her contemporaries.

But have they been asking the wrong questions?

Describing personal experience in two initiatory rural traditions from the hills of Cheshire to those of Tuscany The Mountain and the Stream offers new theories and insight in comparisons of several traditions. In this new book the editors of Greenmantle magazine ask how modern traditions relate to ancient animism and what that means for Pagans today.

"...one heck of a page turner... Not often I read a Pagan book that I can't stop reading until I've finished it."
Mike Stygal (outgoing President of the Pagan Federation).

"As Mike Stygal said, it is a lovely read: fast-paced, clearly-written, intelligent, passionately sincere and moving, and containing some very interesting new information. It also deals kindly and respectfully with scholars such as myself."
Professor Ronald Hutton (Bristol University)

Paperback Edition 10 GBP (UK) / 15 GBP (Overseas)

Physical copies of The Mountain & the Stream are now BACK IN STOCK. The Mountain & the Stream is also available for purchase on Kindle via Amazon for 4.00 GBP.

The Valley and the Peak



The Mountain and the Stream struck a chord with many Pagans and others rediscovering Animism. In this companion volume, Paul revisits the traditions of Cheshire and Tuscany, expands on the animism of rural traditions, and recounts his own magical history.