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Dr Taverner is an occult Sherlock Holmes, an esoteric Master who
uses his powers to aid 'untreatable' patients for whom orthodox
medical science can do nothing. Utilizing his knowledge of White
Magic, he fights an unrelenting battle against vampires,
death-hounds, body-snatchers and members of the nefarious Black
Lodge. Well-written and briskly paced, these twelve stories stand
on their own merits - but there is more to these tales than meets
the eye. Dion Fortune was herself a mage, a high initiate of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and founder of the Society of the
Inner Light. The tales she tells are based on real events, and she
uses 'The Secrets of Dr Taverner' as a vehicle to introduce the
reader to magical practices and many arcane principles of occult
law. Each story in this collection is a complete case, as gripping
and as entertaining as the stories of Sherlock Holmes. They take
you into the inner worlds of the human mind - a world full of
strange twists and unexpected happenings!
An occult classic and a Dion Fortune bestseller of strongly growing interest.
Fortune was one of the first to bring this “secret tradition” to a wider audience with her clear and comprehensive exploration of the Qabalah tradition. The Mystical Qabalah remains a classic in its clarity, linking the broad elements of Jewish traditional thought—probably going back to the Babylonian captivity and beyond—with both Eastern and Western philosophy and later Christian insights.
The Qabalah could be described as a confidential Judaic explanation of the paradox of “the Many and the One”—the complexity and diversity within a monotheistic unity. Whereas the Old Testament outlines the social and psychological development of a tightly knit “chosen group” culture, the supplementary Qabalah provides a detailed plan of the infrastructure behind the creative evolutionary process.
The Mystical Qabalah devotes a chapter to each of the ten schematic “God-names,” the qualities or Sephiroth which focus on the principal archetypes behind evolving human activity: the Spiritual Source; the principles of Force and Form; Love and Justice; the Integrative principle or the Christ Force; Aesthetics and Logic; the dynamics of the Psyche; and, finally, the Manifestation of life on Earth in a physical body.
People have been interested in secret traditions since the
beginning of time. Fraternal brotherhoods and sisterhoods, and
secret orders of varying degrees exist in every country, race, and
religion. Dion Fortune, in Esoteric Orders and Their Work, gets to
the root of exactly what esoteric orders are, leaving no stone
unturned. "Esotericism, Occultism, and Mysticism" defines what
esotericism is in relation to exoteriscism; in layman's terms, the
inner life versus the outer one. In "The Origin of the Mysteries",
she looks at how esotericism grew hand-in-hand with the evolution
of humankind, discussing how humans evolved from a group soul
(still present in animals today, i.e.: packs of wolves) into a
singular soul. "The Paths of the Western Tradition" is a discussion
on the different schools that have developed (known as Rays) and
how students, after having formed a solid base of knowledge, work
through each ray on their way to becoming closer to an esoteric
ideal. She expounds upon Masters in "The Evolution and Functions of
the Masters". We discover that they are not so much superhuman
entities as beings who have learned all they need to know on the
physical plane and now teach from the ethereal. Chapters such as
"The Right and Left-Hand Paths" and "The Use and Power of Ritual"
explain the differences between Black and White Occultism, and how
long-kept-secret rituals taught only to initiates are used to
further the order's members along their paths.
Today, in the centers of the civilized world, there is renewed
interest in esoteric schools, and although they may be
misunderstood by the mainstream, some of the noblest people have
been among their advocates. This book removes the shroudof mystery
and fear from esotericism, and makes the Western Mystery Tradition
accessible to anyone who has ever been curious about this
fascinating spiritual path! Revised edition contains a new foreword
by Gareth Knight, and an index.
Almost 15 years after she first appeared in Sea Priestess, Dion
Fortune wrote about her heroine Vivien Le Fay again in her second
classic novel, Moon Magic. In Moon Magic Vivien appears as Lilith
Le Fay, and uses her knowledge of moon-tides to construct an astral
temple of Hermetic magic. Dion Fortune's novels are enduring
favourites among readers of esoteric fiction.
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Applied Magic (Paperback)
Dion Fortune; Introduction by Gareth Knight
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Applied Magic is a selection of Dion Fortune's writings on the
practical applications of magical and esoteric techniques. The
whole of existence is not just what our five senses can comprehend.
There is a whole kingdom of mind and spirit that comes from another
plane of existence -- the cosmos -- where mystics and poets have
gone to reach another kind of knowing. Everyone has the ability to
access these invisible planes of existence -- and to bring
themselves into harmony with the great Cosmic Forces. Fortune also
discusses practical applications, the group mind, the psychology of
ritual, the three kinds of reality, and people who have been
involved in esoteric study. She provides invaluable guidance to
anyone intent on increasing inner awareness. She declares,
"Esoteric tradition admits of no exclusiveness; it sees all
religions as the expressions of our spirit rather than the personal
revelation of a jealous God to His chosen people. It suffers from
neither superstitious awe nor bigoted fear". This edition includes
a glossary that defines terms used in the study of the Western
Mystery Tradition when she was teaching her group in London, a new
introduction by Gareth Knight, and an index.
Dion Fortune's description of Glastonbury remains one of the most evocative and poignant accounts of this wild yet holy place; a power center polarizing with distant Jerusalem and linking and harmonizing the Christian way with the primeval and pagan past of England. She describes three ways of approaching Glastonbury: by way of the legends associated with it (including early folklore, Joseph of Arimathea, the Grail, and King Arthur); through the known history of the area and its great, but never dominating influence on the history of England; and finally, through the mystical path. It is this true vision of the mystical way, encompassing all aspects of the area, both seen and unseen, which reveals Glastonbury as the Avalon of the Heart. Fortune first visited Glastonbury while Bligh Bond was still uncovering its past with his psychic investigations into the Abbey ruins. It was also there that she received her first major and dramatic Inner Plane contact in Chalice Orchard, close to Chalice Well. She later established a retreat where this first contact took place, under the shadow of the Tor. Glastonbury -- Avalon of the Heart is her personal account of the love affair with the area that repeatedly drew her back through the years.
An original novel in which the 15th and 20th centuries meet with
uncanny results due to the invocation of Pan.
Death hounds, shape shifters, and vampires are among the patients
treated by the Holmes-like Dr. Taverner and his assistant Dr.
Rhodes in this work of supernatural fiction by acclaimed
spiritualist and occult writer Dion Fortune.
First published in 1926, the adventures of Dr.Taverner and Dr.
Rhodes take readers across the marshy moonlit fields of nightfall,
hunting spirits and keeping watch over souls. Suffering from
vampirism? Being stalked by a death hound? Haunted by past life
debts? Family under a suicidal curse? From across the countryside
patients and their desperate families come to seek treatment for
unconventional diseases from an unconventional doctor. His secret?
Treating the diseases of the occult.
Though Fortune wrote "The Secrets of Doctor Taverner" as her first
novel, she maintained that all the events were based on true
occurrences. Many believe Taverner to be Fortune's own spiritual
teacher, Dr. Moriarty, and Rhodes to be based on Fortune herself.
An essential and fun read for anyone interested in the Western
Mystery Tradition, Dion Fortune, the melding of medicine and magic,
or just good old-fashioned paranormal fiction.
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