British ceremonial magic and Qabalah

Dion Fortune (Violet Mary Firth)

1890 – 1946

Dion Fortune, born Violet Mary Firth, was a Welsh-British occultist who founded the Fraternity (later Society) of the Inner Light and produced a body of work that remains foundational to the Western Mystery Tradition, including Psychic Self-Defence (1930), The Mystical Qabalah (1935), and her occult novels The Sea Priestess and Moon Magic. She integrated psychological frameworks — particularly Freudian and Jungian concepts — with Hermetic and Kabbalistic practice, effectively bridging psychoanalysis and ceremonial magic for a twentieth-century audience. Her synthesis of esoteric Christianity, Qabalah, and magical psychology influenced Wicca, chaos magic, and virtually every subsequent strand of British occultism.

TheosophyProtective magicOccultismAura strengtheningWestern HermeticismModern EsotericismPsychic ProtectionBuilding a 'Mental Circle'Aura ProtectionMental disciplinePractical occultismPsychic AttacksPhysical Symptoms of Psychic AttackNature of the Astral PlaneMethods of DefenseWestern EsotericismNon-Human Entitiesspiritual teachingsThe Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (referenced)Use of symbols for protection

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Psychic Self-Defense

Psychic Self-Defense

1930

Intermediate

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