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Dion Fortune (1890–1946)

Auteur de Mystical Qabalah

66+ oeuvres 5,436 utilisateurs 46 critiques 27 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

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 afficher plus 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. afficher moins
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(eng) "Dion Fortune" is the nom-de-plume of Violet Mary Firth Evans

Œuvres de Dion Fortune

Mystical Qabalah (1935) 986 exemplaires
Psychic Self-Defense (1930) 652 exemplaires
The Sea Priestess (1972) 493 exemplaires
Moon Magic (1976) 331 exemplaires
The Training and Work of an Initiate (1930) 238 exemplaires
The Secrets of Dr. Taverner (1926) 225 exemplaires
The Goat Foot God (1971) 202 exemplaires
Cosmic Doctrine (1966) 191 exemplaires
Sane Occultism (1967) 178 exemplaires
Demon Lover (1927) 173 exemplaires
Applied Magic (1973) 165 exemplaires
Esoteric Orders and Their Work (1928) 154 exemplaires
Glastonbury: Avalon of the Heart (1934) 154 exemplaires
The Winged Bull (1971) 148 exemplaires
Aspects of Occultism (1962) 139 exemplaires
Through the Gates of Death (1968) 138 exemplaires
The Magical Battle of Britain (1993) 87 exemplaires
An Introduction to Ritual Magic (1997) 57 exemplaires
Practical Occultism in Daily Life (1935) 52 exemplaires
The Circut of Force (1998) 49 exemplaires
Machinery of the Mind (1980) 34 exemplaires
The Problem of Purity (1980) 28 exemplaires
Principles of Hermetic Philosophy (1999) 25 exemplaires
The Arthurian Formula (2006) 25 exemplaires
Spiritualism and Occultism (2000) 18 exemplaires
Principles of Esoteric Healing (2000) 12 exemplaires
The Yellow Shadow (1942) 6 exemplaires
What Is Occultism? (1999) 4 exemplaires
Hunters of Humans (2017) 3 exemplaires
Beloved of Ishmael (2017) 3 exemplaires
The Return Of The Ritual (2011) 3 exemplaires
Blood-Lust 3 exemplaires
The Scarred Wrists (2017) 3 exemplaires
A Daughter Of Pan 2 exemplaires
A Son Of The Night 2 exemplaires
The Sea Lure 2 exemplaires
Recalled 2 exemplaires
The Man Who Sought 2 exemplaires
The Scented Poppies 2 exemplaires
The Death Hound 2 exemplaires
The Power House 2 exemplaires
Time 1 exemplaire
Revival (2018) 1 exemplaire
Die kosmische Doktrin 1 exemplaire
Iniziazione al sesso esoterico (2019) 1 exemplaire
El dios Pan (2010) 1 exemplaire
Il libro dei morti (2017) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

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

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Nom légal
Evans, Violet Mary Firth
Autres noms
Firth, Violet Mary (birth)
Date de naissance
1890-12-06
Date de décès
1946-01-08
Sexe
female
Nationalité
UK
Pays (pour la carte)
Wales, UK
Lieu de naissance
Bryn-y-Bia in Llandudno, Wales, UK
Lieu du décès
Middlesex, England, UK
Lieux de résidence
Llandudno, Wales
London, England
Glastonbury, England
Études
Studley Horticultural College, Warwickshire
University of London (Medico-Psychological Clinic )
Professions
occultist
writer
Organisations
Alpha et Omega Temple of the Stella Matutina
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Society of the Inner Light
Courte biographie
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.
Notice de désambigüisation
"Dion Fortune" is the nom-de-plume of Violet Mary Firth Evans

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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.… (plus d'informations)
½
 
Signalé
Cotswoldreader | 8 autres critiques | 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.
 
Signalé
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.
 
Signalé
ritaer | 1 autre critique | Oct 10, 2022 |
mysterious woman uses average man in rites to the power of the sea
 
Signalé
ritaer | 8 autres critiques | Jul 24, 2022 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
66
Aussi par
11
Membres
5,436
Popularité
#4,581
Évaluation
3.8
Critiques
46
ISBN
269
Langues
13
Favoris
27

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