John Michael Greer

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name = John Michael Greer


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birth_date = 1962
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occupation = Writer

John Michael Greer (b. 1962) is an author, historian of ideas, Hermeticist and Druid who resides in Ashland, Oregon. He currently serves as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America, a position he has held since 2002.

His first book, "Paths of Wisdom", a study of the Golden Dawn system of Qabalah, was published in 1996, and has been followed by many other books on magical and esoteric traditions and their histories, including an encyclopedic work on secret societies, "The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Hidden History". Forthcoming titles will cover an exploration of UFO phenomenologies and histories, and esoteric Western Physical Culture. He has practiced gardening, Tai Chi Chuan and related internal arts "nei gung" for decades.

Greer has shown an interest in oil and other resource depletion, which he believes will bring about fundamental, global changes in societies for centuries to come.

Bibliography

*"Paths of Wisdom: Cabala in the Western Tradition" (Llewellyn, 1996)
*"Circles of Power: Ritual Magic in the Western Tradition" (Llewellyn, 1997)
*"Inside A Magical Lodge" (Llewellyn, 1998)
*"Earth Divination, Earth Magic: A Practical Guide to Geomancy" (Llewellyn, 1999)
*"Monsters" (Llewellyn, 2001)
*"The New Encyclopedia of the Occult" (Llewellyn, 2003)
*"Learning High Magic" with Carl Hood Jr. and Clare Vaughn (Weiser, 2004)
*"A World Full of Gods: An Inquiry into Polytheism" (ADF Press, 2005)
*"Natural Magic" (Llewellyn, 2000; reprinted as "The Encyclopedia of Natural Magic", 2005)
*"The Druidry Handbook" (Weiser, 2006)
*"The Geomancer's Handbook" (Renaissance Astrology, 2006)
*"The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies" (Element, 2006)
*"The Academy of the Sword" by Gérard Thibault d'Anvers, 1628 (translation; Chivalry Bookshelf, 2006) (Original: "Academie de l'espée, ou se demonstrent par reigles mathematiques sur le fondement d'un cercle mysterieux la theorie et pratique des vrais et iusqu'a present incognus secrets du maniement des armes a pied et a cheval.")
*"The Long Descent" (New Society Publishers, September 2008)

External links

* [http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/ Greer's blog]
* [http://www.aoda.org/about/greerbio.htm Greer's biographical page]
* [http://www.aoda.org/ The Ancient Order of Druids in America]
* [http://www.twpt.com/johnmichaelgreer.htm an interview with The Wiccan-Pagan Times]