Robert John Stewart

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Robert John "R J" Stewart (1949-) is a Scottish born composer, author and teacher. With over 40 books to his credit, he is a respected authority on Celtic mythology. R J Stewart's series of books on the UnderWorld and Faery traditions (which he has restored and presented to the public almost single-handed over the last 20 years) have encouraged many people worldwide to work with ancestral land-oriented spiritual paths.

From 1980 to 1988 R J worked extensively with the Merlin tradition, writing two original and influential books translating and exploring genuine medieval Merlin texts. These have remained in print for over a decade (now published in one volume as Merlin: the Prophetic Vision and Mystic Life, by Penguin Arkana). He also created the best-selling Merlin Tarot, (Harper Collins) comprising a substantial book and a deck of cards (painted by Miranda Gray) showing visions from ancient Merlin texts, and revealing the true historical origins of tarot. This publication has remained in print and selling from 1986 to the present day, and has been translated into Japanese, French, Italian, and German.

From 1988 to the present day R J Stewart has taught workshops and classes in the UK and USA. These include work with Celtic and classical mythological traditions, the Faery and Underworld traditions, music and consciousness, and a unique original ongoing program of transforming awareness and spiritual vision, called Inner Temple Traditions. In 1993 he co-wrote his last Celtic book, Celtic Bards, Celtic Druids, (Published by Cassell, Blandford Press) with harper and storyteller Robin Williamson (founder of The Incredible String Band). Today R J focuses on innovative material, developed out of the foundations of tradition, and continues to write fiction and non-fiction books.