“There is a Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the World.”
“There is a Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the World.”
The Society of the Inner Light is a Mystery School within the Western Esoteric Tradition, founded by Dion Fortune.
The Society of the Inner Light was established by Dion Fortune to be self-contained and, therefore, it does not operate through affiliates or satellite organisations in the UK or elsewhere. Necessarily, the Society neither authorises, approves nor makes any other recommendation or judgement about any other organisation, body of people or sole operator who purport to further the work and vision advocated by Dion Fortune.
The Society of the Inner Light is a Mystery School within the Western Esoteric Tradition, founded by Dion Fortune.
The Society of the Inner Light was established by Dion Fortune to be self-contained and, therefore, it does not operate through affiliates or satellite organisations in the UK or elsewhere. Necessarily, the Society neither authorises, approves nor makes any other recommendation or judgement about any other organisation, body of people or sole operator who purport to further the work and vision advocated by Dion Fortune.
Introduction
The Society of the Inner Light is a registered religious Charity within the Western Esoteric Tradition. This ‘Tradition’ is also known as the ‘Wisdom Religion’, or ‘The Mysteries’. It was founded by and is based on the work of Dion Fortune, as such it is a fully contacted school of The Mysteries.
Introduction
The Society of the Inner Light is a registered religious Charity within the Western Esoteric Tradition. This ‘Tradition’ is also known as the ‘Wisdom Religion’, or ‘The Mysteries’. It was founded by and is based on the work of Dion Fortune, as such it is a fully contacted school of The Mysteries.
The work of the Western Esoteric Tradition is the expansion of consciousness. The purpose of this work is to realise the Divine Intention, which is concerned with the true purpose and destiny of each one of us.
The Mysteries are a specialist aspect of religion, and their main concern is regeneration of the individual by his/her own efforts. Regeneration involves change; when successful, we change ourselves. Our members need the balance and experience to adjust to changed viewpoints on all kinds of relationships.
The work of the Western Esoteric Tradition is the expansion of consciousness. The purpose of this work is to realise the Divine Intention, which is concerned with the true purpose and destiny of each one of us.
The Mysteries are a specialist aspect of religion, and their main concern is regeneration of the individual by his/her own efforts. Regeneration involves change; when successful, we change ourselves. Our members need the balance and experience to adjust to changed viewpoints on all kinds of relationships.
To achieve this, we train our members in the Qabalah, Bible and with ritual, as well as daily usages, including meditation.
The members of the Society are united by a common dedication to the process of evolutionary character training, so that each individual may fulfil their spiritual potential and become a beacon of light in the world. This is a matter of the heart, not only of the mind.
To achieve this, we train our members in the Qabalah, Bible and with ritual, as well as daily usages, including meditation.
The members of the Society are united by a common dedication to the process of evolutionary character training, so that each individual may fulfil their spiritual potential and become a beacon of light in the world. This is a matter of the heart, not only of the mind.
An initiate becomes; he is not manufactured. It is a gradual process of organic interior development and not through any ceremony or external process.
Great knowledge, strength or ability do not make a person an initiate. Many are already initiated before the ceremony; while others after passing through it are not, lacking the necessary inner growth. For them, that possibility lies in the future.
Great knowledge, strength or ability do not make a person an initiate. Many are already initiated before the ceremony; while others after passing through it are not, lacking the necessary inner growth. For them, that possibility lies in the future.
Who Was Dion Fortune?
Who Was Dion Fortune?
Dion Fortune was born Violet Mary Firth on 6th December 1890 in Llandudno, North Wales. After a time at horticultural college, she went on to study psychology at the University of London. This led her to work as a counsellor in a psychotherapy clinic. She was deeply interested in the esoteric and became a member of a lodge run by Theodore Moriarty. From there she became a member of the Golden Dawn, and the Theosophical Society. Eventually she split from these groups forming her own, which was to become The Society of the Inner Light. She had a strong connection to Glastonbury and established a base there and in London.
Dion Fortune was born Violet Mary Firth on 6th December 1890 in Llandudno, North Wales. After a time at horticultural college, she went on to study psychology at the University of London. This led her to work as a counsellor in a psychotherapy clinic. She was deeply interested in the esoteric and became a member of a lodge run by Theodore Moriarty. From there she became a member of the Golden Dawn, and the Theosophical Society. Eventually she split from these groups forming her own, which was to become The Society of the Inner Light. She had a strong connection to Glastonbury and established a base there and in London.
She wrote a great many books both fiction and non-fiction under the name Dion Fortune. These became the core texts used by the society. During the Second World War she organised a widespread resistance to the Third Reich, through a programme of visualisation and meditation, undertaken by people across the United Kingdom. She died of leukaemia soon after the end of the war and is buried in Glastonbury cemetery.
She wrote a great many books both fiction and non-fiction under the name Dion Fortune. These became the core texts used by the society. During the Second World War she organised a widespread resistance to the Third Reich, through a programme of visualisation and meditation, undertaken by people across the United Kingdom. She died of leukaemia soon after the end of the war and is buried in Glastonbury cemetery.
We take spiritual initiation when we become conscious of the Divine within us, and thereby contact the Divine without us.
We take spiritual initiation when we become conscious of the Divine within us, and thereby contact the Divine without us.
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