Irish Theosophy and mystical poetry

AE (George William Russell)

1867 – 1935

George William Russell (pen name "AE") was an Irish poet, painter, editor, and mystic who became a central figure in the Theosophical circle of Dublin and the Irish Literary Revival. A close associate of W.B. Yeats, he blended Celtic mythology with Theosophical cosmology in his poetry and visionary art, and his prose reflects direct contact with inner-plane experience. His work makes him one of the most distinctive mystical voices of his era, occupying the intersection of Celtic spirituality and Theosophical esotericism.