![]() I’ve always been interested in self-proclaimed mystics. An opportunity for critical thinking, a skill which has helped me. I listen to everything, and believe nothing without further proof. I want to discover for myself if it’s complete bullshit or not. I always find myself wanting to know all the details, to decide for myself if I can find flaws in their stories, etc. Back then and still now, I’m fascinated by these stories. And of course, there have been many UFO sightings. One guy in a plane said he went through a wormhole in the clouds over the Triangle. I’d flip between National Geographic, Discovery Channel, or Animal Planet over and over again. I remember watching strange accounts of people on television. There are many mysterious accounts of planes and boats going missing in the Atlantic waters between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. I’ve always been obsessed with strange and weird phenomena. During ages 12–16, I read a lot from Ripley’s Believe It or Not books. I used to read all sorts of crazy stuff when I was younger. She urged her followers to be naked under their robes when carrying out magical rituals, for this would increase the creative sexual tension between the men and women present.” She was a ceremonial magician, and was a member of at least one magical secret society: The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.Īccording to Ronald Hutton in his book The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft (1999): “She believed that this erotic attraction between men and women could be harnessed for use in magic. Throughout her life, she claimed to be a Christian first and foremost, rejecting the label of “pagan”, though her work has influenced modern day Neo-Pagan and Wiccan beliefs. According to Gareth Knight in his book Dion Fortune and the Inner Light: “Fortune’s paternal grandfather John Firth had devised a family motto, “Deo, non Fortuna” (“God, not Luck”)…she would later make use of it in creating her pseudonym.” She believed she channeled her ideas from higher planes of existence. Naturally, I had to ask, who was this person, Dion Fortune? Her name at birth was Violet Mary Firth and she was a British occultist, medium, and author who lived from 1890–1946. I found out a lot, and it’s sent me down an interesting rabbit hole involving the occult, old religions, and secret societies. If one of them was willing to write a book about it, I wanted to know. I want to know about strange beliefs and what motivates people. I want to know what secret societies think they are doing when they practice “ceremonial magic” or why people would meet in secret wearing robes, etc. I went on to find a rich history within the framework of the beliefs of the author, filled with mystery and mysticism.
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