Immediately following Britain's declaration of war in 1939, Dion Fortune began a series of regular letters to members of her magical order, the Fraternity of the Inner Light, who were unable to hold meetings due to wartime travel restrictions. With enemy planes rumbling overhead, she organised a series of visualisations to formulate "seed ideas in the group mind of the race", archetypal visions to invoke angelic protection and uphold British morale under fire. "The war has to be fought and won on the physical plane," she wrote, "before physical manifestation can be given to the archetypal ideals. What was sown will grow and bear seed." As the war developed, this was consolidated with further work for the renewal of national and international accord. For the first time the Fraternity's doors were opened to anyone who wanted to join in and learn the previously secret methods of esoteric mind-working. With unswerving optimism she guided her fraternity through the dark days of the London Blitz, continuing her weekly letters even when the bombs came through her own roof. Introduction and commentary by Gareth Knight.
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Despite the exciting title, this book is a collection of Dion Fortune's letters to members of her fraternity between 1939 and 1945. Faced with wartime travel restrictions which prevented them holding meetings, Dion Fortune encouraged her colleagues (and anyone else who wanted join in) to take part in weekly meditations on a pre-arranged topic. Far from being an attempt to wage war through occult methods, the meditations focus solely on the positive - boosting morale, sowing seeds of accord and co-operation, and visualising a return to harmony through national archetypes and the sovereignty of the land - for example by connecting with the mythical archetypes of Britain through an imaginary journey into Glastonbury Tor. If you were hoping to read about her cursing aeroplanes out of the sky and grappling with Hitler on the astral plane then you might be disappointed. However, if you're looking for a practical description of Dion Fortune's meditation techniques and magical work, her trance mediumship and a glimpse into the working of her Society, there's a great deal of valuable material in here, much of which can still be used today. The book also shows something of Dion Fortune as a person, as, for example, when their headquarters was hit by a bomb just days after she'd asked members to pray for its protection - which, despite her narrow escape from injury, she was cheerfully able to joke about.
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regardless of ones views on occult sciences being used to repel invaders, there is no doubt that DF was one of the unsung geniuses of that era. Not only for her forward thinking in the aforementioned matter but because DF was also a very practical lady. She was no airy fairy believer in magic, her techniques were grounded in solid sense and experience. Including the fact that she pioneered soy as a crop which helped the war effort trememdously. This book is a really good read and certainly gave me food for thought!
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I am an astrologer, tarot reader and ceremonial magician. Coincidentally, the first book I ever read on the occult was by Dion Fortune, so I have been a fan of her writing from the outset. I am pleased to say I was not disappointed by this volume.
I am the author of "The Magus Trilogy" of books: The Magus, Opus Secunda, and Licence To Depart. My latest novel, This Is Not A Fairy Story, has just been published.
I am an astrologer, tarot reader and ceremonial magician. Coincidentally, the first book I ever read on the occult was by Dion Fortune, so I have been a fan of her writing from the outset. I am pleased to say I was not disappointed by this volume.
I am the author of "The Magus Trilogy" of books: The Magus, Opus Secunda, and Licence To Depart. My latest novel, This Is Not A Fairy Story, has just been published.
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