Padmalight — Book Store in Hobart

Reviews of Padmalight

• Dominic

  Added 2014.12.21

  Wow, Babylon is really amazing. Although it has the largest range of esoteric books by far in the state and in the country excepting one or two of the really big esoteric shops I"ve been to in Melbourne and Sydney, it is different than any other shop I have seen of its type. Selling many of the exotic items and home furnishings similar to the Ishka shops in Melbourne, Babylon is able to do it in a much more personalised style, as if all the stock has been personally selected with great care. There is a really peaceful energy in the shop that seems to have a calming effect if you spend any length of time there. I cant explain it. It is more than the shop just being relaxing. If feels almost as if you are meant to be there, as if one moment you were just shopping and the next you have entered into something more real, more authentic. I love this shop.
• Connor

  Added 2014.09.02

  Being a book person interested in spiritual subjects, what I really like about Babylon, is that the books have been really well selected. They seem to know their books and subjects really well. They have steered away from the more superficial titles that you find elsewhere, while still having a really large range. Also, there is a large Second Hand selection where you can find many titles which are Out of Print. It is the perfect old fashioned experience, Books up high, down low, turned sideways, all the shelves in natural wood with little hand carved signs. And best of all, they never pressure you to buy anything, so you can really spend some time and enjoy. Tim Robertson
• Elizabeth

  Added 2014.03.07

  Beautiful store.