New Renaissance, mystical, shamanic lover of Nature, Cosmos, music, mythopoeic literature, fire circles, truth, beauty, and the artistry of language.
Background
Information
Major influences: The Inklings authors C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams and J. R. R. Tolkien. Classic mythopoeic authors: E. R. Eddison, Lord Dunsany, Mervyn Peake, H. P. Lovecraft, Marion Zimmer Bradley, David Lindsay, William Morris, George MacDonald. On myth: C. G. Jung and Joseph Campbell. Numerous Papers published in academic Journals and online in the fields of depth psychology, contemporary myth, and shamanism.
Birth Place
Bristol, UK
Accomplishments
Winner: Sir Archibald Strong Memorial Prize for Literature [University of Adelaide]
Winner: Edith Hubbe and Harriet Cook Prize [University of Adelaide]
PhD, BA (Hons)First Class in the field of English Literature and Jungian Psychology
Bachelor of Science degree [University of Adelaide]
Convener: International Australian Conference on drug-free crisis care for psychosis [2002, Adelaide]
Depth Psychotherapist private practice [1997 - 2012]
Additional Information
Recently published [17/6/26] the epic science fantasy myth An Era in Anddemar [Vandrassian Press, Australia]
Scheduled for release in September: non-fiction, autobiographical book StarDreaming: Letters from a Mystic to a Science Fiction Author [6th Books, UK, 2026]
In the pipeline: Soul Among the Stars: A New Myth of the Cosmos as Love [short companion book to An Era in Anddemar]
Mysterious Conjunction [mystical/spiritual/philosophcal novel about twin souls journeying to a parallel reality]
Contact Information
Vandrassian Press
PO Box 23
Second Valley, South Australia 5204
Australia