The Life of Dion Fortune
A rough guide to the pattern of her life is given
below interwoven with the books she wrote. The information is gleaned
from:
“Priestess: the Life and Magic of Dion Fortune”, Alan Richardson,
Aquarian Press, 1987 and I am still searching for any other information
available about her life.
If there are any mistakes in this information
and dates, or anyone objects to this information being presented here
please EMail me so I can sort it out.
Born December 6th 1890
1904: Wrote book of poems entitled “Violets”
Living in Weston-super-Mare
1906: Family moved to London
1908: Links with Christian Science movement. Poem published –
“Angels”
1910: First employment – St Georges Secretarial College, London
to 1914: Studied Psychology
1913: Became a Lay Analyst (Psychoanalysis) at Medico-Psychological
Clinic, London
1914: Meeting with her first Master. Joined the Land Army. Slight
connection with Theosophical Society
1917: Doing scientific research into the soya bean
1919: Initiated into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Belonged
to first the Alpha Omega Temple and then Stella Matutina.
1921: Met Theodore Moriarty (the Dr Taverner of her novels!) who influenced
her life greatly.
1923: Formed the Christian Mystic Lodge of the Theosophical Society
1924: Formed the Community of the Inner Light. Bought property at
Glastonbury – the Chalice Orchard
1927: Formed the Fraternity of the Inner Light – an Outer
Court of the Golden Dawn. Married Thomas Penry Evans
1929: All ties with the Golden Dawn cut.
The
Demon Lover (novel)
1930: Leased property in London called the Belfry. Priestess of Isis
phase.
The
Esoteric Philosophy of Love and Marriage
Psychic
Self Defense
1935: The
Mystical Qabalah
1936: The
Goat Foot God (novel)
Died of Leukameia : Jan 8th 1946
Books which I don’t have exact "first
published" dates for include the following:
Occultism:
The
Cosmic Doctrine
Esoteric Orders and their Work
The
Training and Work of an Initiate
Applied
Magic and Aspects of Occultism
Sane Occultism
The
Magical Battle for Britain
Practical Occultism in Daily Life
Through
the Gates of Death
Occult Fiction:
Secrets
of Doctor Taverner
Moon
Magic
The
Winged Bull
The
Sea Priestess
Psychology: (Violet Mary Firth)
Machinery
of the Mind
Problem of Purity
Psychology of the Servant Problem
Christian Mysticism:
Mystical
Meditations on the Collect
Other Works:
The Soya Bean
Spiritualism in the Light of Occult Science
Glastonbury
– Avalon of the Heart
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