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Dion Fortune (1890–1946)

Autor(a) de Mystical Qabalah

67+ Works 5,443 Membros 46 Críticas 27 Favorited

About the Author

Dion Fortune (born Violet Mary Firth, 1890-1946), founder of the Society of the Inner Light, is recognized as one of the most luminous figures of 20th century esoteric thought. A prolific writer, pioneer psychologist, powerful psychic, and spiritualist, she dedicated her life to the revival of the mostrar mais Western Mystery Tradition. She was also a member of the Order of the Golden Dawn, whose members included A. E. Waite, Aleister Crowley, and W. B. Yeats. mostrar menos
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(eng) "Dion Fortune" is the nom-de-plume of Violet Mary Firth Evans

Obras por Dion Fortune

Mystical Qabalah (1935) 986 exemplares
Psychic Self-Defense (1930) 652 exemplares
The Sea Priestess (1972) 493 exemplares
Moon Magic (1976) 331 exemplares
The Secrets of Dr. Taverner (1926) 225 exemplares
The Goat Foot God (1971) 202 exemplares
Cosmic Doctrine (1966) 191 exemplares
Sane Occultism (1967) 180 exemplares
Demon Lover (1927) 173 exemplares
Applied Magic (1973) 165 exemplares
Esoteric Orders and Their Work (1928) 155 exemplares
Glastonbury: Avalon of the Heart (1934) 154 exemplares
The Winged Bull (1971) 148 exemplares
Aspects of Occultism (1962) 140 exemplares
Through the Gates of Death (1968) 138 exemplares
The Magical Battle of Britain (1993) 87 exemplares
An Introduction to Ritual Magic (1997) 57 exemplares
Practical Occultism in Daily Life (1935) 52 exemplares
The Circut of Force (1998) 49 exemplares
Machinery of the Mind (1980) 34 exemplares
The Problem of Purity (1980) 28 exemplares
The Arthurian Formula (2006) 25 exemplares
Principles of Hermetic Philosophy (1999) 25 exemplares
Spiritualism and Occultism (2000) 18 exemplares
Principles of Esoteric Healing (2000) 12 exemplares
The Yellow Shadow (1942) 6 exemplares
What Is Occultism? (1999) 4 exemplares
Hunters of Humans (2017) 3 exemplares
The Scarred Wrists (2017) 3 exemplares
Beloved of Ishmael (2017) 3 exemplares
The Return Of The Ritual (2011) 3 exemplares
Blood-Lust 3 exemplares
GUERRA MAGICA 2 exemplares
A Daughter Of Pan 2 exemplares
A Son Of The Night 2 exemplares
The Power House 2 exemplares
The Man Who Sought 2 exemplares
The Scented Poppies 2 exemplares
The Death Hound 2 exemplares
The Sea Lure 2 exemplares
Recalled 2 exemplares
Il libro dei morti (2017) 1 exemplar
Revival (2018) 1 exemplar
Time 1 exemplar
El dios Pan (2010) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Fighters of Fear: Occult Detective Stories (2020) — Contribuidor — 48 exemplares
The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection (2022) — Contribuidor — 45 exemplares
Soliloquy for Pan (2015) — Contribuidor — 20 exemplares
The Magicians: Occult Stories (1972) — Contribuidor — 18 exemplares
Aardse betovering: magische verhalen uit de wereldliteratuur (1988) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
The Zaffre Book of Occult Fiction (2023) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Evans, Violet Mary Firth
Outros nomes
Firth, Violet Mary (birth)
Data de nascimento
1890-12-06
Data de falecimento
1946-01-08
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
UK
País (no mapa)
Wales, UK
Local de nascimento
Bryn-y-Bia in Llandudno, Wales, UK
Local de falecimento
Middlesex, England, UK
Locais de residência
Llandudno, Wales
London, England
Glastonbury, England
Educação
Studley Horticultural College, Warwickshire
University of London (Medico-Psychological Clinic )
Ocupações
occultist
writer
Organizações
Alpha et Omega Temple of the Stella Matutina
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Society of the Inner Light

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Dion Fortune (1891-1946), founder of The Society of the Inner Light, was a prolific writer, pioneer psychologist, and powerful psychic. Author of the highly acclaimed Psychic Self-Defense, her novels include The Goat Foot God, The Demon Lover, and The Winged Bull.
Nota de desambiguação
"Dion Fortune" is the nom-de-plume of Violet Mary Firth Evans

Membros

Críticas

Oh dear, after reading this book I can only hope that Dion Fortune was a more accomplished occultist than she was an author. The characters were wooden, one dimensional constructions with very little to recommend them. The whole premise of the story was the usual sentimental story of a long dead priesthood saving modern humanity from itself, originating in Atlantis (naturally). There are one or two acceptable passages of poetry as invocation but not worth wading through the book to find, and certainly poor imitations of the magnificent invocations of the Homeric Hymns, for example.… (mais)
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Assinalado
Cotswoldreader | 8 outras críticas | Jul 6, 2023 |
Recently widowed man stumbles into strange book shop and becomes interested in the occult. Plans to raise Pan in converted abbey. More on Fortune's belief in sexual polarity.
 
Assinalado
ritaer | Dec 1, 2022 |
Morgan La Fey recruits and trains a sexually frustrated surgeon who had been a priest of Isis in a previous incarnation and committed a sacrilegious crime.
 
Assinalado
ritaer | 1 outra crítica | Oct 10, 2022 |
mysterious woman uses average man in rites to the power of the sea
 
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ritaer | 8 outras críticas | Jul 24, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
67
Also by
11
Membros
5,443
Popularidade
#4,573
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
46
ISBN
269
Línguas
13
Marcado como favorito
27

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