Those without the gate frequently question the wisdom and right of the occultist to guard his knowledge by the imposition of oaths of secrecy. We are so accustomed to see the scientist give his beneficent discoveries freely to all mankind… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
“The critic of the Adepts would form a truer opinion of their attitude if he did not look upon them as guardians of a treasure, grudgingly doling it out to applicants whose rights it was impossible to ignore or defy,… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
I well remember it being said to me by an occultist of great experience that two things are necessary for safety in occultism, right… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
“...spirituality alone will not take a man far in the Mysteries; he must have intellectual powers as well.” — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
What mathematics are to matter and force, occult science is to life and consciousness, — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
The spirit of religious persecution is not the special failing of any particular faith, but springs eternal in the human breast. — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and if one of the team cannot handle the forces, everybody is going to suffer.… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
“The average man may be capable of benefiting by initiation, or he may not; it also depends upon his capacity; but each individual should… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
“...a trained occultist, especially if of high grade, has an exceedingly magnetic personality, and this is apt to prove disturbing to those who are… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
We live in the midst of invisible forces whose effects alone we perceive. We move among invisible forms whose actions we very often do… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
All gods are one God, and all goddesses are one Goddess, and there is one Initiator. — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
Magick is the art of causing changes in consciousness to occur in accordance with the will. — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
The highest development was in the Egyptian and Cabalistic systems, and it was blended with Christian thought in the schools of the Neo-Platonists and… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
No enunciation of the Truth will ever be complete, no method of training will ever be suitable for all temperaments, no one can do… — Dion Fortune Copy Share Image
