#dionfortune

[shayjaggermitchell]

Have you ever suffered from sleep paralysis, seen or been attacked by evil spirits? I have, as a child and as an adult, and Ive searched for answers my whole life in many of the worlds spiritual traditions. I've never found a book that deals with spiritual protection as well as this book. Dione Fortune writes with honesty and integrity, based on experience and the things she prescribes actually work. #reading #bookstagram #dionfortune #psychicselfdefense #westerntradition #hermeticorderofthegoldendawn #occult #magick #psychic #vampire #sleepparalysis #protection https://www.instagram.com/p/CnRTAMlyKCi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[axelkredosblog]

The descent into matter must be complete before the ascent into spirit can begin. #dionfortune #antoniodonato73 https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7p-5_rrMUZQfXhC90e_lzIAPH9_f4Y6qAMmA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[juliokav]

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[celestialsea-motheroracles]

You could say there is a science of resonance of mood that is created through a setting which can bring people into the feeling states required to enter the heart

A better understanding of Bhakti is resonance; tantric ritual has union with the divine as its aim.

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#bhakti #devotion #tantra #ritual #magic #dionfortune #dionfortune

#dion fortune

[jansetminadurmaz]

Rafael 👾🐍 #Æ7 #Æ777 #SSC #talisman #darkart #decentralized #Intelligence #dionfortune #manah #AI #semantic #synthetic #selection #pandora #J8 #maadim #madrih #nuruziya #amenti #esagila #templar #order #of #the #golden #age #esoteric #witchcraft #amunet #777 https://www.instagram.com/p/CeO1z0ktHQS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[edwincourtenay]

The Witches bedside table! It’s the season!! I used be of the type who felt obliged to read EVERY part of a book! Back cover, inside cover, prologue, introduction, dedication!! Then - like it or not - trawl through the text until it was finished BUT - hurrah hurrah - no longer! Now I find I can dip in and out, cross referencing chapters, allowing one book to lead me to another, discarding this one if it bores me, discarding that one of I find it inane … it’s such a merry dance and when I surrender to it the synchronicity runs high and strong! I am a lover of books - the house groans with them - and once when I lived in a big house in Scotland I have my own library dedicated to them!! Now they occupy every room, on floors and shelves and tables. They are the root of power, the treasure troves of ancestral wisdom, the key and the lock and worth their weight in gold! Remember a book is a friend for life! Embrace them, dive into them, set their wisdom and power free!! #books #witch #wicca #dionfortune #doreenvaliente #magick #witchcraft #wisdom #power #edwincourtenay #halloween #samhein https://www.instagram.com/p/CUTRAjntVyg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[pinchetel]

First Steps into A Hidden World.

Sane Occultism

Dion Fortune

(Albatross, 2018)

First published in 1938 this book, despite some flaws, still provides a concise and accessible introduction to the study of the occult.

Despite being one of the major figures in twentieth century occultism Dion Fortune has somewhat slipped under the radar of popular recognition. A consequence, perhaps, of many of the virtues that make this book worth reading eighty years after it was first published.

In less than two hundred pages Fortune makes a cogent and compelling case for treating the study of the ‘occult sciences’ as a serious intellectual endeavor. Showing the tweedy good sense of an, admittedly eccentric, Edwardian scholar she sweeps aside the clouds of self-indulgent obfuscation that can surround her subject area.

Her view studying the occult is that it is a discipline that has one foot in the psychologists consulting room and another in the more esoteric realms of Christianity. Anyone embarking on the path she describes is signing up for hard work and even harder self-examination; the faint hearted need not apply.

Other views are, of course available, all of which come with their own charismatic figures and definitive texts. It can also be said that the psychologist cuts a much less godlike figure to a twenty-first century reader than to a twentieth century one.

Even so the central message that the way of the adept is narrow and only to be trod by those wiling to bear hardship is surprisingly timely. As is her advocation of a form of Christianity that is open to mystery making for a more appealing offer than the noisy evangelism or corporate blandness so often presented under its name.

Sane Occultism is a book with flaws, some of which are due to poor presentation by the publisher, others though may be more problematic.

Fortune sets out to cover a lot of ground, touching on everything from Astrology and Spiritualism, to whether or not occultists should embrace a vegetarian diet. As a result, there is, perhaps, a want of depth and the reader new to the field, as I am, is left wondering where to turn to find out more. Matters are made no easier by the fact that there is no index or bibliography, the way to enlightenment may be difficult, for anyone using this as a set text it is likely to be needlessly frustrating too.

The biggest issue though is the attitudes Fortune gives voice to on subjects such as sexuality. The kindest interpretation would be to say that she ‘had views that were current at the time’; to a modern reader these are inescapably prejudiced. It would be wrong to Bowdlerize the text in the name of avoiding offence, the study of any subject necessarily involves encountering ideas you find disagreeable. This is though an area that could have been well addressed in a forward by a contemporary Fortune scholar, something else the book lacks.

Despite its flaws this book is still one anyone with an interest in the occult either as a practitioner or in its place on the edges of our society will want on their shelves. Not least because it treats an area of study that is still presented as either silly or sinister as worthy of reasoned investigation.

[christopherpenczak]

Inside the Anemone Sea Cave at the Sea Temple Retreat with @temple_of_witchcraft #witchcraft #templeofwitchcraft #seawitch #magick #dionfortune #acadianationalpark (at Bar Harbor and Acadia, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bA_coHUc0/?igshid=8vi789rq8oaf

[euphoricnaturals]

Ocean water collected just in time for the full 🌒 moon #euphoriccauldron #euphoricnaturals  #euphoricwitch #traditionalwitch #traditionalwitchcraft #dionfortune #witchreligion #witchessociety #pnwwiccans #pnwwitch #pagansofinstagram  #wiccansofinstagram #waterwitch #witchesofinstagram #druidsofinstagram #bandrui #fullmoonritual #naturewitch  #druidwitch #healingherbs #fullmoon #naturewitch #naturalhealing #instawitch #hedgewitch #solitarywitch #eclecticpagan #eclecticwitch #oceanwitch #esbat #esbatrite https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6n3pSnThB/?igshid=4icohyo615gy

[theblackbroom]

"We all know that, when caught off our guard, there comes a dark temptation from the depths of our lower selves, something atavistic stirs, and we think thoughts, or even do deeds, of which we would never have believed ourselves capable." . Model: @creepy.julia Photo: @rockbrary Jewelry: @theblackbroom . #dionfortune #psychicselfdefense #occult #magick #darkart #darkbeauty #death #gothic #arcane #esoteric #ceremonialmagick #baphometjewelry #baphomet #baphometpendant #goatofmendes #theblackbroom #mysteries #occultjewelry #occultscience #innerlight #ascendedmasters #astral #666 #aleistercrowley #crowley #goldendawn #kabbalah #treeoflife (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtmP8cQFlMx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y80ukpvwoaid

[booksandwitchery]

Part II: Sane Occultism

After I finished devouring the Wicca for Beginners book by Thea Sabin (which, as I stated earlier, was wonderful until the uber theistic woo-woo stuff) I decided I had to keep digging; I felt possessed with a need to find meaning in life-- something to keep me grounded, I suppose. I felt (and to a certain extent, still feel) untethered and lost. I must have purchased at least fifteen books to start (special thank you to The Open Book for having a storewide 50% off sale) and now I’m probably at 30+...

But I digress. The next book that I began was called Sane Occultism by Dion Fortune, which was a hard did-not-finish for me, but nonetheless held some solid writing and ideas that resonated. These ideas were the following:

1. Despite the stereotypes associated with the word, “we can define occultism as an extension of psychology, for it studies certain little known aspects of the human mind and the mind side of nature.” Note: Still thinking that much of occultism is pseudoscience and conjecture, but I found it interesting that Fortune defines the term this way.

2. “Experience of the rarer forms of natural phenomena brings the conviction that their influences, in a subtle way, and little understood fashion, affect normal human life very much more than is realized.” -- In other words, though it is hard for many of us to admit, there are still things about life that science has not been able to explain yet, and these phenomena might just impact us more than we know.

3. “The astral plane is simply thought into existence by the composite imagination of the globe, and we are freed from its dominion when we realize its subjective nature.” For those curious, the term astral simply means “having to do with a substance, unperceivable by the senses, that is believed to pervade space and to constitute a nonphysical body belonging to each individual.” Now, I take Fortune’s words here to mean that the astral plane is unknowable, we cannot fathom its mysteries because of the constraints of our intellect--we can, however, interact with and interpret unexplained phenomena according to our own flawed, subjective human experience. I guess this would be a good time for me to state that it’s important not to take theosophy too seriously--we’re only human and we’re all just grasping for meaning wherever we can.

4. “We have to distinguish between the symbolic expression of abstract ideas and the actual delineation of concrete objects. There is no god of Israel to fight in battle and snuff up the savior of burnt offerings, but--there is a logos, and the nature of the logos can only be apprehended by those who can meditate in an empty shrine.” This one gave me chills honestly, because it suggests (rightly, I think) that many belief systems fail to admit that much of their doctrine is founded upon symbolism or archetypes more-so than actual concrete existence; for example, Wiccans may claim to worship the god (sun) and goddess (moon) --but aren’t they actually just worshiping facets of deity according to dualities because this is easier for humans to grasp? And similarly, aren’t their beliefs in various cultural pantheons just facets of nature, anthropomorphized to psychologically assist them with feelings of closeness to it? When we can truly grasp this idea, it’s much easier to see how connected all world religions are--how connected we all are, really.

5. “’As above, so below,’ has ever been the maxim of the occultist; it is a clue which will take us safely through the labyrinth, and to it we must cling. There is no religion higher than the truth. It is better to endure the torture of uncertainty than to believe a lie.”

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Dion Fortune - Psychic Self-Defense (1930)

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[jthnomad]

“What you contemplate, you touch. What you enter into in imagination, you make yourself one with.” #dionfortune One eye on the past, one foot into the future, anchor yourself in the present - for the only constant in the universe is change! #future #words #mystic #whoareyou #bethelight #fortune #imagination #play #manifestation (at West Hollywood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMk7hdShu_k/?igshid=16644487axfz5

[elissartist]

I have so much fun painting, I never want it to end. Chakra sage bundle from @thehealinggem isn’t it so beautiful? I love her bundles. Exciting project with this lovely artwork coming soon! 🌈☀️⛈☔️ #sagebundle #spiritualartwork #chakras #crystalhealing #crystals #flowers #sage #rainbow #gothicculture #pastelgoth #alternative #occult #esoteric #yoga #yoginilife #laartists #loa #abrahamhicks #dionfortune #watercolorpainting #textiledesigner #textilesartist #pastelpink #grimoire #astrology #bookofshadows #stickershop #etsysmallbiz (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0kWs1nT7E/?igshid=8lvm3dzf73hj

[lailokens-awen]

Today’s book haul @weiserbooks @inner_traditions @redwheelbooks @doverpublications @natlanticbooks #richardkaczynski #tobiaschurton #dionfortune #damienechols #books #bookstagram #lailokensawen #tobelieveinmagicistobelieveinyourself #themagicofmaking #magic #magick #hermetic #hermeticism #ritual #ritualmagic #ritualmagick #druid #druidsofinstagram #druidhermeticist #pagan #pagansofinstagram #neopagan #witch #witchcraft #witchesofinstagram #witchythings #wicca (at Thunder Bay, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkrqO9nPzI/?igshid=1i2jzstsl7x13

[christopherpenczak]

Temple of Binah @temple_of_witchcraft #witch #templeofwitchcraft #binah #dionfortune (at Bar Harbor and Acadia, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3gAloTnp2T/?igshid=1mrgx05vgrb34