cosmology
Haunting
The interference of a discarnate human soul, or the lingering condition of a particular place, with the living — Dion Fortune's distinction between a soul in distress that clings out of ignorance and ties itself to a person or locality, versus deliberate malice. Distinct from animism (indwelling nature-spirits inherent to a place by nature, not a specific dead individual's soul) and from psychopomp_journey and ancestor_veneration (guiding the dead onward, or the living's ongoing ritual obligation to the honoured dead) in naming the pathological case: a soul that has NOT been guided onward and instead interferes, whether with a person or a place.
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The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 80 (part 3)
“Then, cutting down the carcase from the tree, they shall lay its head towards the east; in the space that this following conjuration is repeating, they shall set a chafing-dish of fire at its right hand, into which they shall pour a little…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 80 (part 4)
“"There are also necromantic processes, comprising the tearing up of earth from graves with the nails, dragging out some of the bones, setting them crosswise on the breast, then assisting at midnight mass on Christmas Eve, and flying out of…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 80 (part 5)
“Be this done by the virtue of God the Father ✠ , by His blessed Son ✠ and by the union of the Holy Spirit ✠ , even by the Trinity in unity, Which liveth and reigneth for ever and ever.
Amen ✠ .
Incessantly do I call, adjure, conjure, orda…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 2. Analysis Of The Nature Of Psychic Attack-d
“We may also remember that if Margarita had not responded to the lure of the Jewel Song she would not have fallen a victim.
The weak spot in the defence was after all in her own nature.
We have considered the modus operandi of telepathic s…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 5. Vampirism-c
“Taverner, but the actual facts are such that they were unsuitable for a work supposedly designed to amuse.
At that time I was doing the tutorials in abnormal psychology at the clinic I have spoken of, and supervising the work of the other…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-a
“THERE are two forms of “haunting” which have to be considered, the one which is due to a discarnate soul who interferes with a particular person, and the one which is due to the conditions prevailing in a particular place, and which affects…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-b
“It soon became noticeable that she, who had previously had a very lovable and gentle disposition, was gradually changing, so that not only in temperament, but in facial expression, she was growing like her late husband.
Next a curious thin…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-c
“She went on to the stage and stood beside the small table which had been placed there for the convenience of the examiner, and commenced to recite the piece on which she was to have her lesson.
She herself had no occasion for nervousness;…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-d
“It was merely force in a state of tension.
It was sheer physical noise that made the disturbance, as I can testify, for I have slept, or rather, tried to sleep, there.
Where a ghost is seen, it is usually also heard because for a form to…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-e
“Celts are notoriously susceptible to psychic influences, and are always the first to be affected by them.
It will be observed that the babies went down first under the attack, their resistance being low compared to that of an adult; and th…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-f
“I noticed on leaving the White Temple that the latch of its Yale lock had not caught.
Accordingly I pulled the door to, and tested it.
As we went out, we noticed semi-solid shadows on the stairs; the whole atmosphere was vibrating with th…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-g
“I remember, many years ago, when I had but little know ledge of occultism and no pretentions at all to psychism, that two friends and myself were amusing ourselves by turning over each other’s trinket-boxes.
I picked up a handsome amethyst…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 16. Diagnosis Of The Nature Of An Attack-c
“While awaiting these returns, and while his mind is still uninfluenced by them, the occultist should make his own independent diagnosis.
In order to do this he should have at least two interviews with his patient.
In the first he should h…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 16. Diagnosis Of The Nature Of An Attack-d
“Note the dates carefully, and turn them up in an ephemeris of those years, and observe how the moon stood in relation to them, also the planets.
Observe whether they fell on or about the equinoxes or solstices.
Note also the days of the w…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 17. Methods Of Defence I-d
“In the Name of God the Father Almighty, Who decreed a firmament in the midst of the waters, and of Jesus Christ His Son our Saviour, I consecrate thee (+) to the service of God, in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost…”
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The Secret Doctrine | Page 11 (part 2)
“When a planetary chain is in its last Round, its Globe 1 or A, before finally dying out , sends all its energy and "principles" into a neutral centre of latent force, a "laya centre," and thereby informs a new nucleus of undifferentiated su…”