Author: Dion Fortune [Violet Mary Firth]
Title: The Training and Work of an Initiate
Description: London, Rider & Co, 1930 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Dion Fortune's guide to esoteric initiation, an 'essential book for all true students of Occultism&apos. The first edition of this work.Dion Fortune was the co-founder of the Fraternity of the Inner Light, an occult organisation that promoted philosophies which she claimed had been taught to her by spiritual entities known as the 'Ascended Masters&apos. She is recognised as one of the most significant occultists and ceremonial magicians of the early twentieth century.In this work, Fortune details preparation for - and degrees of - esoteric initiation, describing the training that must be undertaken for access to the 'Higher Mysteries&apos.Passages discuss the relationship of initiation and celibacy, the source of the esoteric Christian tradition, 'daily life on the path', and 'the alphabet of the mysteries&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Light shelf wear to spine tail, and small bump to back strip head. A touch of worming to front hinge, which is firmly held. Mark to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned due to paper type, but otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: The Training and Work of an Initiate Fraternity of the Inner Light Dion Fortune Ascended Masters Fraternity of the Inner Light None


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