Dion Fortune's Book of the Dead | Free Book
Dion Fortune
This handbook helps the living assist the dying at the time of death.
It teaches that the living must, first and foremost, understand the
process that the soul goes through before they can help the spirit in
its transition. Dion Fortune's Book of the Dead is a clear,
concise, illuminating guide that explains the stages in the natural
process of dying that each and every soul passes through from this
world to the next. Fortune shows how traditional customs connected
with the passing of a soul have their roots in psychic fact. For
example, we place candles and fresh flowers in the death chamber as
soon as the soul has departed because they provide sufficient etheric
emanations to meet the needs of the "etheric double," assisting in the
soul's disentanglement from the physical. Without the flowers and
candles, the etheric body will draw its vitality from any available
source, including grievers. Loved ones in particular are susceptible
to depletion and can be drained dry in their ignorance. The living,
Fortune writes, have two tasks to perform: "We must see to it that
dust returns as swiftly and harmoniously as possible, giving rise to
none of the happenings which may be termed the pathologies of death,"
and "we ought to follow up the departing soul with the right kind of
telepathic communication until it is safely established on the Other
Side."
About the Author
Dion Fortune (1891-1946), founder of The Society of the Inner Light, is recognized as one of the most luminous figures of 20th-century esoteric thought. A prolific writer, pioneer psychologist, powerful psychic, and spiritualist, she dedicated her life to the revival of the Western Mystery Tradition. She was also a member of the Order of the Golden Dawn, whose members included at various times such people as A.E. Waite, Aleister Crowley, and W.B. Yeats.
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