A Constant Search for Wisdom

Collection of John Matthews essays, stories, poems, and other writings. 7.44 inch wide by 9.69 inch tall. In our time when so much emphasis is on the quick and the facile, the glamorous and the trendy, John offers something deep and lasting. He bridges the ancient wisdoms of our past and the possibilities of our future. He calls himself a shaman, but I call him a sage. And as you read the treasures in this book, I believe you will as well.

JOHN MATTHEWS is an historian and author. He has been a full time writer since 1980 and has produced over eighty books on the Arthurian Legends, Pirates and Grail Studies, as well as short stories and a volume of poetry. He has devoted much of the past thirty years to the study of Arthurian Traditions and myth in general. His best known and most widely read works are Pirates (Carlton/Atheneum), No 1 childrens book on the New York Times Review best-seller list for 22 weeks in 2006, Quest for the Green Man , The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom and The Winter Solstice which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for 1999. His book Celtic Warrior Chiefs was a New York Public Library recommended title for young people. John has been involved in a number of media projects, as an advisor and contributor, including an animated Arthurian TV series, a film about the magical defence of Britain during the 2nd World War, and The Real Merlin for Cannel 4 UK. In 2003 he was the historical advisor to the Jerry Bruckheimer movie King Arthur , and has made appearances on both History Channel and Discovery Channel specials on Arthur and the Holy Grail. Much in demand as a speaker both in Europe and the USA, he has taught at (among others) the Temenos Academy in London, St Hilda s College, Oxford, and at the New York Open Centre, The Omega Centre, and the University of Seattle in Washington. He has also worked in Collaboration with the Joseph Campbell Foundation, with whom he continues to retain contact. Despite other commitments he manages to find time to continue his studies and is working on several new projects, including a collection of Animal Fables, a series of Graphic novels on King Arthur and several screenplays. He is married to the writer Caitlin Matthews. Their son, Emrys, recently published his own first book, The Teen Oracle . The Matthews live in Oxford, England.