Quest (esoteric magazine)

British esoteric magazine

Quest is an esoteric quarterly magazine[1] containing material on magic, witchcraft, and practical occultism, along with personal experiences and reviews.[2][3] It has been edited since its inception in 1970 by the author Marian Green,[4] who also organises an associated annual Quest Conference.

Its 169th issue was published in March 2012[5] and included articles by herbalist author Val Thomas, editor of The Cauldron Mike Howard, and Diana Demdike, an early collaborator of Green.[6][7]

## Quest Conference

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As of 2022[update], the Quest Conference is held every year since 1968.[8][9] Its an annual gathering of pagan practitioners, authors and interested newcomers in the Bristol area of the UK. It is organised by Marian Green, editor of Quest [10][11] and the author of over twenty books on witchcraft, magic and the Western Mysteries.[12]

The meetings were initially held in London, and in 1983 attracted about 100 people to a venue in Russell Square.[8] The 2012 meeting was held at the Southville Centre in Bristol, and included talks by medieval historian Karen Ralls on Roslyn Chapel, and herbalist Val Thomas on creating a magical garden.[13] The 2013 meeting was also held at the Southville Centre and included talks by Rae Beth on witchcraft and the otherworld and Philip West on the pagan roots of the Old Testament.[9]

## References

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1. ^ The Cauldron 143, Feb. 2012, p.56.
2. ^ "QUEST for the Magical Heritage of the West". Magicalquest.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
3. ^ Adler, Margot, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America, Penguin 1986 (2nd edition), p.501
4. ^ Hutton, Ronald, The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft, OUP, 2009, p.337.
5. ^ "QUEST for the Magical Heritage of the West". Magicalquest.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
6. ^ Quest 169, March 2012, p.1
7. ^ Hutton, p.337
8. ^ a b Luhrmann, T. M. (1994). Persuasions of the witch's craft: ritual magic in contemporary England. London: Picador. p. 22\. ISBN 0-330-32946-4. OCLC 31288369.
9. ^ a b "QUEST Annual Conference". www.magicalquest.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Updated as required
10. ^ Hutton, Ronald (1999). The triumph of the moon: a history of modern pagan witchcraft. Oxford. p. 337\. ISBN 0-19-820744-1. OCLC 41452625.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
11. ^ "QUEST for the Magical Heritage of the West". www.magicalquest.co.uk.
12. ^ "Books by Marian Green".
13. ^ Quest 169 (March 2012) p.13

## External links

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Official website