About Lily…
Lily Wight is the pen name or “Through the Looking Glass” persona of a Writer, Events Manager and Homemaker based by The Land of Green Ginger, in the Shire of York, U.K.
Lily has a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree and a Master of Arts Degree in English Literature. She specialises in Legend and Mythology’s evolution from Ancient Tradition to contemporary Fantasy and Science Fiction.
Lily has researched and written as a Newspaper Correspondent, an Academic Essayist and a Magazine Freelancer. Now she is a Blogsprite and is working on a new and exciting creative venture.
Lily loves books, strong black coffee, Burton and Depp, New Orleans, The Pre-Raphaelites, theatre, cake, automatons, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Venice.
You can join Lily Wight on Facebook and Twitter.
About The Arcade of Arts & Arcana…
This website and blog contains conversation, news and reviews on books, film, television, music, theatre, multimedia and fine arts, whether old, new, popular or obscure.
Discover Lily’s unique and magickal musings on stuff to read, watch, gaze upon, listen to and explore.
Come and share your favourite things and discover a few new curios …
The Eight of Cups (detail) Deviant Moon Tarot. By Patrick Valenza, with kind permission (top left).
Amazing work, I love it!! Thanks for connecting~~ Jeanne Fiorini
Thanks Jeanne. I’m a newbie but learning fast. It’s nice to get some positive feedback xx
Wow. Nice stuff. I’m going to have to add you to the “I’ll look further this weekend” pile, or I’ll never get any work done!
Adore the name, btw.
Have you read my “Alice in Underland” yet? I think you’d like it.
Thanks Sweetie! Can you send me a link, it’s sounds like my kind of thing x
Posi-lutely! Here ya go… http://kyotzeta.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/alice-in-underland/
Also a fun dark Alice movie… Malice in Wonderland. Loads of weird fun and awful puns. My favorite is Madam Hattie, the Queen of the Tarts.
Hi Lily. Thanks for following thefirstgates – all the more so as it led me to your blog, and a Dr. Who fan who says “Every week is Tolkien week.” Very nice, though I warn you, I think I still like the Doctor’s incarnation as Tom Baker best of all. The Daleks were classic, in a Robbie-the-Robot kind of way.
Baker all the way for me too
Who doesn’t like the quintessential scarf man?? Not to mention that hat…want!
I love this blog.
Thank you so much. I’m pretty new to blogging and I’ve been really touched and inspired by some of the lovely people out there!
I’m looking forward to seeing more of your drawings too! xx
Thank you so much
Lovely comments make it all worthwhile xx
Your so much welcome.. and comments reflects to the beauty of your blog
Great stuff – and thanks for following my blog! Let me know if you’d like to check out my fairy tale retellings (2 short eBooks). – Mm
Hi Lily Wight … thanks for following my blog. I’m liking yours quite a bit. very interesting, lotsa food for thought!
Hi Stephen, lots of Fairy Tale stuff this month but I have lots of other interests to move on to, keep in touch x
“Legend and Mythology’s evolution from Ancient Tradition to contemporary Fantasy and Science Fiction”.
I thought there was a broken link somewhere between the two (Legend&Mythology and Fantasy&Science fiction). I mean, Mythology comes from Collective Unconscious while Fantasy comes from an individual mind, conscious or unconscious and might not necessarily express the archetypes.
I would love to have a tea with you and have a lively discussion, maybe after I finish my film? virtual tea?
Heh. Sounds like a discussion I’d like to be part of…having a hard time not just jumping in now, even though it’s not my comment, or even my blog! :p
KC
Don’t mind me
I wonder though if this is just Anglo/American different use of English thing? x
Perhaps it wouldn’t be as lively as you might think. My professor always told me that credible debate was impossible without first defining terms. For me “Fantasy” is a contemporary umbrella term or collective noun for non-naturalistic fiction.
What you would describe as Fantasy I would refer to as The Surreal or Uncanny.
These terms are of course not fixed and constantly evolving. I suspect our underlying interests and opinons would be pretty much the same. xx
Well, we could argue lively while defining the terms. Because I am not sure if I completely agree with your definition of “Fantasy”. Having a good argument is so stimulating.
Art, in all it’s diverse forms, is so damn slippery
In the words of Blackadder how about we “put a tail on it and call it a weasel” 
Oh, Lily, why don’t you like a good argument? I could bring The Square of Opposition to the table and we’ll have it out? : )
(I guess you don’t know me and are not sure if to take everything I say seriously : ))
Be good!
You’re right, I should be more assertive
How about I reserve the right to stuff your mouth with marshmallows if I disagree with what you say? I live in a bleedin’ fantasy most of the time anyway, hope this isn’t distracting you from your film xx
Ha ha ha! I don’t eat marshmallows! they ruin my teeth.
How about blueberries?
Nothing can distract me from my film, except, maybe a bucket of blueberries. I am willing to say all kinds of nonsense to get my mouth stuffed with them.
Lets talk soon!!
Absolutely. You’ve made me love you just a little bit
Hmmm. I dunno. You’re right that it matters which “definition” of fantasy someone is working with.
To clarify, for myself, “Fantasy” = fantastic/speculative fiction of a mythological as opposed to scientific base. While “fantasy” = an individuals thoughts/wishes of a speculative or unrealistic nature. (Capitalization for emphasis and clarity only.)
Mythology/legend, on the other hand, is a product of the “fantasy” of the collective unconscious (meh, I dislike that term, but I can never think of any way to describe it more clearly.) filtered through an individuals myth-history, and distilled into a brew particular to every individual.
Ok, it’s too early in the morning to make sense, apparently.
But working with the terms/opinions above does it make sense that the statement/theory that myth and fantasy are unrelated…makes -no- sense? 
*Nods sagely
* you’ve raised something very salient there – the huge difference between the verb “to fantasize” and the collective genre noun “Fantasy”.
xx
I would say that Myth and Fantasy originate in the imagination (singular or collective) and are therefore inextricably linked regardless of preferred individual terminology.
If I feel like my head is going to explode I just refer back to J.R.R. Tolkien’s lecture/essay On Fairy-Stories.
I also think folks opinions on this subject will differ depending on whether they have a background in Literature or Psychology…..(there is probably a whole new thesis in this).
I trust that my university did not reward me for nonsense research….yikes, I hope not!
Heh. I -wish- I could say I “studied” either subject…I’m just an omnivorous knowledge-whore. *grins* Honestly, I’m almost afraid to study anything formally. I find out so much and dig so deep into subjects on my own…I think maybe I’d go insane if I tried to shove in as much as a class requires. ><
Also, yes yes yes to your above definition. My thoughts exactly. Inextricably is the perfect word.
Fantastic blog. I’m a huge fan of fairy tales. They are the history we wish we had.
Now that is a smashing definition! x
what a lovely blog you have – full of all things dark and fantastical!
That’s me sussed then
xx
Wonderful work Lil. Your enthusiasm is contagious. Bravo.
Now you’ve gone and made me look at your store! Now there’s a World of Want! x
Hi Lily. Since I’ve discovered it, I’ve really enjoyed your blog. I awarded you the Versatile Blogger Award – well deserved: http://thefirstgates.com/2012/04/13/versatile-bloggers/
Wow, thanks Morgan. I had to do a little research into this award and I think it is such a lovely thing. Kids are frequently, and quite rightly, rewarded for their good work and effort in school, but as adults we often lack that praise and recognition although we need it just the same.
I shall put some care and effort into awarding and sharing the blogs I love.
Again, thank you. It is wonderful to be recognised by someone whose writing I really admire x
Do you mind if I just pack up my stuff and come live here in The Arcade of Arts & Arcana?
Why not? Remember to pack a torch. It gets creepy at night x
Good morning Lily, really like your stuff, there is a slight Tim Burton thing in it but soo much more ,, im looking forward to your art , and especially your thoughts,, have a good day Rich
Thanks Rich, you are right, I am a big Tim Burton Fan! I’m glad you like what you see so far, don’t be a stranger x
Hi Lily!
Thanks for taking the time to like my post “Horse with Expanded Stomach”. Your site is great, love all the fantasy stuff.
New to blogging …I just dove right in…saw your blog …and it inspires me and lets lot of new ideaa leak into my own head as a writer…will be following you here and on twitter..cya
Hi Philip, thanks for dropping by, see you soon x
Interesting blog. Ah the Land of Green Ginger in Hull. One of our favourite cities when we are up visiting family in Yorkshire.
Amazing! Such a small world. Good to meet you x
Lily – Thanks for taking an interest in Mind stuff, much appreciated – I think we’ve yet to unpack some things you might like. You have a lot of sumptuous images here. I pass this way quite often so I’ll definitely drop in again.
You will of course be most welcome x
what a stunning blog… looking forward to have a good ole read…soon as I get a chance i shall put you on my blog roll if thats ok
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Absolutely. Feel free to wander. Just send up a flare if you get lost.
i love your gravatar profile pic…soooo original your blog in fact is so unique!! and def. stands out!
Thank you so much. The art work is from Patrick Valenza’s Deviant Moon Tarot (The Eight of Cups). I was desperate to use it and sent an email to Patrick – you can probably tell he said “yes”!
If you wanted you could link to more of his stuff via the Gallery tab at the top of my homepage.
Hope to hear lots more from you, drop in any time x
oh that’s very nice of him!!!! yes will drop by more…def!
Think you and @zegagg should communicate many sphere’s seem to cross over. My thought very inspiring pieces which I have just took a quick peek at and deserves more time from myself at a later date
Hi Stevo, I shall check out @zegagg (on Twitter I presume), thanks for the link and hope you enjoy my ramblings xx
Lily, we seem to have so much in common! I love your blog. The art of Fairy Tale needs such havens.
I think you are right! I shall follow your blog with interest xx
I have nominated you for an award! Claim it here!
Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Hi C.C. Thank you sooooooooooo much for the award! I will write a post about this a bit later in the week and give you a proper shout out. I’m going to celebrate now with an extra huge Americano xx
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Oh how I miss Buffy the Vampire Slayer …
I’m rewatching now (for the first time in years!). Half way through Season 3 and it’s better than I remember!
Great images in the gallery, and a wonderful theme throughout the blog. I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Thank you for the lovely comments (I always follow back too!) xx
Well well that wouldn’t be the Land of Green Ginger just off Whitefriargate would it now
Thanks for dropping by my blog, most appreciated.
Your blog is gorgeous.
Thank you so much for visiting my gallery and your ‘follow’. I am honored and delighted! Best wishes. Yelena
I swear I hadn’t read this before, where you mentioned Tim Burton. LOL
Your an amazingly interesting and talented woman.
Thank you so much! I’m really glad we have met xx
Cool, I like your fields of interest. I wanted to get my Master’s in folkology, my husband, then fiancee nearly lost it…. It’s so interesting though. Best~
Maybe you could pick it up again
So glad you came to visit me, so I could come and see your blog.
How UTTERLY enchanting!
I love your tastes, it’s gourmet sights for my eyes. Thankyou!
(P.S. Depp and Burton, just scrumptious!)
Thank you Arty Elf! Looking forward to comments and chats xxx
Lily I know that you already have this award, so you do not have to do anything. I just had to nominate my favorite blogs.
http://bluebutterfliesandme.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/one-lovely-blog-award/
Thank you soooo much. Spreading the love! I think of these awards as little blog hugs so I’ll do a link/post in the next couple of weeks xxx
Certainly was meant as a blog hug.
Hello, I just wanted to say I enjoy reading your posts
, and I hope you don’t mind but I’ve nominated you for the Lovely Blog Award. By the way, if you are unfamiliar with the awards thing here at WordPress, you can drop me a note if you like.
Cheers!
tn.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate these awards, I find them encouraging and inspirational. I know the rules so I’ll write a post and link soon xxx
Hi Lily, Just wanted to let you know I so enjoy your blog, and I would like to pass on an award to you. Please visit when you have a chance,
http://letterstodom.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/%E2%9D%80-everythings-coming-up-daisies-%E2%9D%80/ ♡
Thank you soooooooo much! I will write a post & link as soon as possible. Very grateful for the award xx
Absolute pleasure, I am really enjoying your blog. Thankyou ♡
Hi! I really enjoy reading your blog, and have nominated you for ‘The Lovely Blog Award’ (although I think you already had it…)
http://emelinemimiemorin.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/one-lovely-blog-award/
Thank you so much xx I’m always grateful for blog awards and I’ll write a quick post soon xx
Thanks for the follow! So nice of you, cause in that way I didn’t have to find this beautiful and inspiring blog myself, it was just handed to me! I’ll definitely keep coming here.
Glad you like what you see, Alice x Drop by as often as you like x
Hey
Just letting you know. I think your blog is pretty cool, so I nominated your blog for a Very Inspiring Blogger Award:
http://oxnardshores.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Thank you soooo much! I’ll do my best to continue to deserve the honour. I’ll post about this soon
Cool blog! Thanks for the “like”
I love the manatees! I’ll be following along to check out more of your work xx
thanks! Love love xx
I have nominated you for The Wonderful Team Membership Award
Thank you, what a lovely compliment. I will be sure to post about this soon, Clair xxx
I have linked your blog on my post named “My First Blog Award” for The Wonderful Team Member Readership Award
x
Thank you Clair. I’ve got a post scheduled that will link back to you on the 30th
Happy Blogging xxx
Any gal who a copy of The Antiquities of England and Wales on her desk, likes Buffy and follows Blurppy is A-1 in my book.
That’s good to hear
Ladies who like strong black coffee! We should start a society. And if that society involves reading obscene amount of books, watching Buffy, and visiting Venice, then so be it.
Just wanted to say that I’m enjoying your posts, and agree with many of your reviews… but I’ll tackle those on the appropriate pages. 
Looking forward to your comments.
I think our society should have absolutely no rules whatsoever!
No rules is perfect! But I vote for a color or mascot. Just because we’re overly caffeinated bibliophilic syndicalists, doesn’t mean we can’t be stylishly organized.
I’m thinking… purple!??!
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You know I love your blog. Please accept my nomination for the versatile blogger award. Jen
http://jiltaroo.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/i-can-do-the-splits-but-i-didnt-realise-i-was-a-versatile-blogger/
Thank you!! What a lovely early birthday present! I’ll be sure to write a post and link soon xx
My pleasure. Happy Halloween/birthday!
Got your calling card handed to me at a memorabilia fair today by a short but perfectly formed joker who we thought was brilliant and absolutely committed to his role! Thus imagine my relief to find such a pleasant and useful website awaiting me. I have yet to get twittery but will make sure I visit your site regularly to read blows and note your recommendations. Thanks.
Hi Little Jez, glad you enjoyed your finds! Drop by and comment as often as you like – you can always send me a friend request on Facebook (if you use it) and you will receive notifications when new posts are released.
Hope you enjoyed Movie Buffs, that Mini-Joker is a star! xx
Thanks for liking my post on the Two Towers!
No problem. I’ll follow your blog for more Rings-goodness! xx
Hi Lily, thanks for visiting and liking; though of course the credit really belongs to Land of Sunshine. I have a friend I’m sure would like this blog, too; and maybe her exploits would interest you also?
http://www.facebook.com/events/482472471786470/?ref=ts&fref=ts
http://geekgirlnews.blogspot.co.uk/p/about-geek-girl.html
Andy x
Thanks for the tip-off, Andy. I wonder what gave me away as a Geek Girl
Thanks for the comment on my recent MOVEMBER post! Wow, you’ve managed to find some fantastic pictures of Middle Earth. Got your ticket for the 13th yet? I know I have!
Oh and no problem, the badger has left the Shire and is on his way to you along with an item of jewellery that needs to be kept ‘secret and safe’.
I shall await the badger’s arrival with anxious anticipation, Precious.
Ticket ready for the full Imax experience. My under-petticoats may explode with delight, not before the final credits I hope.
I’ve got some Hobbity pics to post over the weekend – have a good one x
Thanks for the nomination, Lily
My first one – glad to be spreadin a bit of sunshine…. You an Aesop aficianado, perchance?
Myths, legends, folklore… you name it. More than a lifetime’s study right there!
I’m sure there’ll be plenty more awards to come
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Thanks for liking my post on Dorothy’s Red Shoes! Much appreciated!
Thanks so much for the follow! I see we have a great deal in common, not least a love of Venice, New Orleans and the Pre-Raphaelites plus a degree in English Lit! Good to find you.
Thanks Helen – your taste is impeccable!
Great blog! Thanks for visiting mine.
Thank you x I’ll be following you too xx
What a wonderfully inspiring resource – soooo many interesting things on here. Thank you for sharing! Rxx
I thought we would have a good deal in common. I’m looking forward to your posts too x
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I have nominated you for the sunshine award for your blogging efforts… check it out here http://sherylsbloggyblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/sunshine-award/
Thank you, Sheryl. I could use a bit of sunshine. I’ll be sure to blog about this soon