Practical Occultism in Daily Life

64 pp. Help and advice is always being sought on the application of occult forces and methods to the problems of everyday life, such as persistent runs of bad luck, disturbances in psychic development, and evil influences in houses and places. In this book the author gives such help and advice. Although orthodox tradition suggests that the Mystery teaching should be strictly reserved for those who have offered unreserved dedication and have had years of training and passed exacting tests, Dion Fortune, one-time member of the Order of the Golden Dawn, here lays down guidelines for the uninitiated and untrained. She addresses herself not to the experienced occultist, but to those who are spelling out the letters of the occult alphabet. She is at pains to point out, however, that knowledge of technicalities is not enough in itself, and that it is the attitude that is all-important for occult work. Such attitude determines the nature of the ultimate issue, and can only be arrived at by self-discipline and purification of character. If a man is to operate the occult forces he must be free from emotional bias and be entirely detached and serene. The greater ceremonial methods are unsuitable for use by anyone save a trained initiate, but there are many minor rites that can be used by anybody able to achieve a steady concentration, and any reasonably intelligent and well-balanced person can make practical use of them in dealing with the everyday problems of life. In this book Dion Fortune teaches these things, and teaches them - not as rule-of-thumb methods - but with explanations of the occult principles on which they rest, so that those who try to use them may use them intelligently.