John Michael Greer's Reviews
Reviews of John Michael’s Work
May.04.2009
Published by Pagan Book Reviews
This is a quick read, and yet a very rich tale, too. The twist at the end is a nice touch, though I wasn’t too surprised by the resolution that occurred after. Still, I’d...
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Apr.14.2009
Published by Rending the Veil
First published in 1630 in French, Gerard Thibault’s Academy of the Sword stands as one of the most lavish treatises ever written on the art of civilian swordplay. This...
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Apr.13.2009
Published by Spiral Nature
Greer has a way of leading the reader along, through technical aspects, to practical experiences in a very enjoyable flow. Personally this feels like one of the few books I’ve...
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Feb.27.2009
Published by Milwaukee Shepherd Express
Greer will satisfy neither credulous UFOlogists nor rock-headed skeptics. But far more interesting than any more polemic, The UFO Phenomenon is a rigorously argued essay touching...
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Feb.06.2009
Published by Pagan Book Reviews
Even those who aren’t specifically interested in druidry may want to take a good look at this book. The meditation section, for example, has a series of practices that are useful...
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Jul.30.2008
Published by Styled Bits
When one looks for a Third Way, he finds John Michael Greer well along the path. I discovered his weblog a couple of years ago and was amazed at how reasonable his writing was....
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Aug.31.2008
Published by Seattle Peak Oil Awareness
The Long Descent is one of the most highly anticipated peak oil books of the year, and it lives up to every ounce of hype. Greer is a captivating, brilliantly inventive writer...
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Aug.27.2008
Published by Lupabitch
Whether you’re pagan or not, whether you believe in progress, apocalypse, or some other potential future, and whether you’re a reader of Greer’s popular Archdruid Report blog,...
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Aug.16.2008
Published by Energy Bulletin
The brilliance of Greer is that he takes the trouble to explain these social mindsets from the beginning so by the end of it you are like "yeah how obvious". [...] So don't sweat...
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Oct.20.2007
Published by Facing North
The writing is excellent, and is approachable by readers of any experience level--even teenagers should have no problem with this text. Experienced beaders and/or magicians may...
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Jan.25.2008
Published by GhostVillage
This unusual and highly readable book about Druid ceremonial magick is the first complete manual of its kind.
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Published by DruidKirk.org
In this book, Greer reaches out to the theologians and philosophers of today who have scarcely taken polytheism seriously or even given it much thought, answering their arguments...
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Published by The Cauldron
In spite of John Michael Greer's reputation for decent books on ritual magick, I shuddered when I saw this book. [...] To my relief, Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical...
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May.18.2005
Published by GhostVillage
A splendid reference work, this book is one that makes for a nice, practical work to have on hand. It is concise, logical, and accurate.
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May.01.2008
Published by BellaOnline
Whether you are a serious monster hunter, or have just had your own monster experiences and want to know how to deal with them, “Monsters – An Investigator’s Guide to Magical...
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About John Michael
Born in the gritty Navy town of Bremerton, Washington and raised in the south Seattle suburbs, I began writing about as soon as I could hold a pencil. SF editor George Scithers' dictum that all would-be writers have a million words of so of bad prose in them...
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John Michael’s Favorite Books
An eclectic mess of fiction and nonfiction: Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend's "Hamlet's Mill," M. John Harrison's "The Pastel City," John Michell'...