sources that i have sitting around p the church of ireland anglican and established until was a family affair for william's own father had been rector in drumcliffe parish in county sligo p yeats was proud of his family's long tradition as members of the anglo irish gentry and of the church of ireland p and p show that the church still recognized him as one of theirs later in his life p discusses the mix of christianity and mysticism in yeats's beliefs the back cover even calls him a christian and an occultist p he lectured on 'magic and mysticism' and declared his commitment to 'christian mysticism' and so forth