The Return of the Ritual (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
By Dion Fortune
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The Return of the Ritual is an enthralling short story that follows the savvy Sherlock Holmes-type character Dr Taverner and his unassuming assistant as they hunt for a stolen manuscript – the type of which, if found in the wrong hands, could have catastrophic consequences for humanity.
After Dr Taverner receives a telepathic lead on the misuse of the ancient ritual, he and his assistant Dr Rhodes set out on an adventure to track down the stolen manuscript and save the world from ruin. But will they track down the missing ritual and prevail?
First published in 1926, this story by Dion Fortune forms part of a more extensive collection of scary detective stories based around the eccentric character, Dr Taverner. Taverner runs a nursing home where the occupants are far from ordinary, with vampires, shapeshifters, telepaths and bloodhounds as residents.
With her fiction deeply rooted in the esoteric sciences, Dion Fortune has created a world unlike no other, directly influenced by her personal beliefs and experiences with occultism. Republished by Fantasy and Horror Classics as a short story in its own right, this fantasy and horror classic is a must-read for lovers of occultist literature, and those interested in classic mysteries and crime fiction.
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The Return of the Ritual (Fantasy and Horror Classics) - Dion Fortune
DION FORTUNE
Dion Fortune was born Violet Mary Firth Evans in Bryn-y-Bia, Wales in 1890. She grew up in a household where Christian Science was devoutly practised (the pseudonym she later adopted was inspired by her family motto Deo, non fortuna, Latin for "by God, not fate’). At the age of twenty, Fortune suffered a nervous breakdown. After her recovery, she found herself drawn to the occult, joining the Theosophical Society and attending courses in psychology and psychoanalysis at the University of London. Here, she met Dr. Theodore Moriarty, who became her first esoteric teacher and inspired her first series of short stories, The Secrets of Dr Taverner.
From 1919 onwards, Fortune studied a range of occult and mystical topics, moving between various magical orders of the day and writing both fiction and non-fiction. Her most well-known book is The Mystical Qabalah (1935), an introduction to Hermetic Qabalah still regarded by occultists as one of the best books on magic ever written. The Cosmic Doctrine (1949), a summation of her basic teachings on mysticism, and Psychic Self-Defense, a manual on how to protect oneself from psychic attacks, also remain popular.
During World War II, Fortune led her own contribution to the war effort on a magical level, with an extended meditation group aimed at aiding British pilots. She died from leukaemia in 1946 in Middlesex, London, aged 54. Her Society of the Inner Light continues to function to this day.
The Return of the Ritual
DION FORTUNE
It was Dr Taverner’s custom, at certain times and seasons, to do what I should call hypnotise himself; he, however, called it ‘going subconscious’, and declared that, by means of concentration, he shifted the focus of his attention from the external world to the world of thought. Of the different states of consciousness to which he thus obtained access, and of the work that could be performed in each one, he would talk by the hour, and I soon learnt to recognise the phases he passed through during this extraordinary process.
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