The Bedford Public House, Balham
The Bedford public house at 77 Bedford Hill dates back the 1830’s when it was originally opened as a hotel. Long known as a popular live music venue, it has even hosted early gigs by bands including U2 and The Clash.
Mysterious Britain & Ireland
Ox of Dile (Dil)
The third wonder of Glenn Dallan in Tirowen mentioned in the The Triads of Ireland or the Trecheng Breth Féne is the Ox of Dil. Following the mention of the The Beast of Lettir Dallan which is centred around a lake by the church, of Ox of Dile it is said:
Beast of Lettir Dallan
The Triads of Ireland or the Trecheng Breth Féne describe the Beast of Lettir Dallan as one of the three wonders of Glenn Dallan in Tirowen.
The Wawel Dragon (Smok Wawelski)
According to legend the Wawel Dragon or Smok Wawelski resided beside the River Vistula in a cave under Wawel Hill, upon which can now be found the Royal Wawel Castle and Wawel Cathedral in the city of Kraków.
St Patrick’s Purgatory, Saint’s Island
According to tradition, whilst St Patrick was converting the Irish pagans to Christianity in the 5th century, he had a vision whilst in a cave on Saints Island, just off the shore of Lough Derg.
Beisht Kione
The Beisht Kione was said to be a sea monster residing in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man. The name which means ‘the beast with the black head, in Manx is said to have been feared by the local fishermen and sailors.
Lough Derg
Lough Derg is a 2200 acre lake in County Donegal, famous for St Patrick’s Purgatory which is still a popular of pilgrimage as it has been many centuries.
Cornu
According to legend the Cornu was a great black bird, described as being like a wingless and featherless heron that occupied a cavern at the medieval pilgrimage site of St Patrick’s Purgatory, Saint’s Island,
In his editorial David J. Wingfield expressed his hopes that ‘The Initiate’ would become a forum to discuss the nature of tradition in a quasi-academic context. Well I think he is on the right path and I certainly found all the articles to be both fascinating and thought provoking. Julius Evola was a renowned Dadaist artist, Idealist philosopher, critic of politics and Fascism, ‘mystic,’ anti-modernist, and scholar of world religions.
The Initiate: Journal of Traditional Studies – Issue 2
The Path of Cinnabar: An Intellectual Autobiography of Julius Evola
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