Dion Fortune's classic, The Mystical Qabalah, explores all aspects of the Qabalah, including the esoteric sciences of astrology and tarot, which form the basis of the Western Mystery Traditions. It provides a key to the practical working of this mystical system for both novice and initiate alike.
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Dion Fortune (1891?1946), founder of The Society of the Inner Light, was a prolific writer, pioneer psychologist, and powerful psychic. Author of the highly acclaimed Psychic Self-Defense, her novels include The Goat Foot God, The Demon Lover, The Winged Bull.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Greg Wotton
Format:Paperback
When examining this new edition in order to consider it as a course text I found several problems within the edition itself. At first I thought that, maybe, it had been a very long time since I'd read it as some things didn't seem as clear as I'd remembered them. Upon comparison to the '84-'89 edition I found the source of the problem, the text has not been faithfully reproduced. For example the following two quotes are from the end of Chapter 2, Paragraph 4.
2001 Edition: "Nor am I impressed by a dedication to the higher life which by peculiarities of clothing and bearing and by the manner of cutting, or omitting to cut, the hair."
1984 Edition: "Nor am I impressed by a dedication to the higher life which manifests itself by peculiarities of clothing and bearing and by the manner of cutting, or omitting to cut, the hair."
This is only a single example and I have yet to find an entire chapter devoid of such mistakes, some of them leaving out entire sentences.
The Mystical Qabalah is, without a doubt, one of the best books on Qabalah ever written. It is a shame that Weiser, a formally respected publisher, could make such a mess of it.
-Greg Wotton
By gaterbait
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This book is very well written and is inspiring from begining to end. The author
painstakingly covers the wide range of thought and practice of qabalah in the mystical sense and makes it practical. She never omits to mention the tree of life and it's role in every topic that is covered, every part or station of tree is aproched in a way that only an adept person could.
painstakingly covers the wide range of thought and practice of qabalah in the mystical sense and makes it practical. She never omits to mention the tree of life and it's role in every topic that is covered, every part or station of tree is aproched in a way that only an adept person could.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Josh Clayton
Format:Paperback
Sure Ophiel's Qabala book is good, Ted Andrews stuff is all right. But if you want the knowledge that rooted it all and even influenced them: come to Dion Fortune's "Mystical Qabalah". It is the most powerful and definitive work on the Qabalah I've ever read. I ordered the original from Builders of the Adytum via Amazon.com and the original is the best, all the other stuff in the new version makes it a little too voluminous. But still, I tell you, it is the best in every way. When I read it, I understood all the forms of magic and how they work at their core, especially tarot, meditation, spells, et cetera and their hermetic core. It helped me with the why's and whats' of it all. Especially in pathworking. Happy reading.
Captain Josh.
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Excellent is the only word for this book.
Such great detail, that I'm sure it will take me many, many reads before I even begin to remember what she has written. This really is like a sourcebook for all things Qabalah. Read more
Published on April 28 2004 by S W
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Nature's deepest science written by an Expert
When I read this book, I was amazed with its precision, clarity and completeness. For me, new doors of understanding the science of Qabalah opened up as I read through the... Read more
Published on Aug 19 2003 by Isabel Waterstone
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IMHO, the very best intro to QBLH
This has been the primary source of qabalistic knowledge for my work. It has given significantly more meaning to the other tomes in my library, 777, Sefer Yetzirah, etc. Read more
Published on July 10 2003
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Indispensible guide to Qabalah in Western Occultism
First: you need to know that the Qabalah as it is used by Western Occultists bears little resemblance to Qabalah as it is practiced by Chasidic and Orthodox Jews. Read more
Published on April 19 2003 by Kenaz Filan
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Great intro to Qabalah
This book, with all it's flaws reflecting Dion's time (early 20 century) and place (imperial G. Britain) is still a wonderful introduction to Western mysticism and occult training. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2003
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Essential, but elusive
Dion Fortune wrote in accordance with the needs of her time. This book, while perhaps her best, is as yet only an introduction to the subject of mysticism and the Tree of Life. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2002 by P. Valois
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best books to buy on the Holy Qabalah
Dion Fortune, despite her self-expressed Biblical and Christian leanings, is a valuable and flexible source of information regarding this once-obscure subject. Read more
Published on Aug 4 2002 by Steven Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars
An informative but strongly biased book
A caution -- this is the first book I've read on kabbalah/qabalah, though I had a rudimentary grasp of the topic from books that touched on the subject (from both occult and Jewish... Read more
Published on April 10 2002 by Christine Hoff Kraemer
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Beware - Don't purchase without looking inside first
There are at least two primary ways to approach a mystical subject like the Qabalah. One path is that of emphasis on the occult, magic, and control. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for any occultist or esotericist
All of Dion Fortune's works are must-reads, but "Mystical Qabalah" and "Psychic Self Defense" are literally masterpieces. Read more
Published on Oct 12 2001 by Hailrobonia
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