Talk:Gareth Knight

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Did you know... that Gareth Knight, a devout Christian, was an occultist who ran an esoteric society of magicians?

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The result was: promoted by Dylan620 talk 20:57, 20 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Gareth Knight, a devout Christian, was an occultist who ran an esoteric society of magicians? Source: Knight, Gareth (2011). "Lord of the Dance". I Called it Magic. Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Skylight Press. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-1-908011-15-2.; Decker, Robert; Dummett, Michael (2002). "Gareth Knight and the Servants of the Light". A History of the Occult Tarot. London, United Kingdom: Duckworth Overlook. para. 6. ISBN 9780715647059.; Luhrmann, Tanya. "Speaking with a Different Rhythm". Persuasions of the Witch's Craft. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp. 66–69. ISBN 9780674663244.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Doreen Virtue

Moved to mainspace by Vaticidalprophet (talk). Self-nominated at 02:50, 14 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Gareth Knight; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

I do not have a way to access any of these books at the moment, but considering the hook serves as essentially a summary of the article, I would find it difficult to imagine it being incorrect, especially since it is clearly visible that the subject has published books about magic and Christianity. Accepting on good faith. Generalissima (talk) 21:01, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Vaticidalprophet and Generalissima: The article mentions the society, but doesn't describe it anywhere as a society of magicians. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 23:23, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Vaticidalprophet, Generalissima, and Freedom4U: What's the status of this nomination? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:16, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry, busy. The issue seems trivial (it fell off my radar because I went "well, that's trivial" and assumed I'd fixed it). I'll get it soon -- the sources are all extremely clear on this. Vaticidalprophet 16:49, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - Done, I guess ("esoteric order" is itself fairly clear, but "esoteric magic order" does I guess not-lose-meaning). Vaticidalprophet 16:50, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    - ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:56, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]