Dion Fortune's Book of the Dead.Dion Fortune's Book Of The Dead Dion Fortune Violet Mary Firth Evans, born Violet Mary Firth (December 6 1890[1] - 1946) and better known as Dion Fortune, was a British occultist and author[2]. Red Wheel/Weiser 368 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 www.redwheelweiser.com 1578633362 $9.95 1-800-423-7087 Dion Fortune's Book Of The Dead is a metaphysical met·a·phys·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to metaphysics. 2. Based on speculative or abstract reasoning. 3. Highly abstract or theoretical; abstruse. 4. a. Immaterial; incorporeal. and mystical guide to understanding and accepting the transitions that come with death, how to help the dead on their journey and avoid hindering the soul, how to prepare oneself for dying or the loss of the loved one, and how to grieve grieve v. grieved, griev·ing, grieves v.tr. 1. To cause to be sorrowful; distress: It grieves me to see you in such pain. 2. . Chapters discuss the journey of the soul beyond life, why it is improper to seek to contact the dead under most circumstances, and offers simple advice in contemporary language as to what the living can do for the dying and why. Originally published as "Through the Gates of Death" in 1930, then in a revised edition in 1995, Dion Fortune's Book Of The Dead retains the timely wisdom of psychologist and psychic psychic /psy·chic/ (si´kik) 1. pertaining to the psyche. 2. mental (1). psy·chic adj. 1. Dion Fortune (1891-1946), recognized as one of the most insightful contributors to 20th century esoteric es·o·ter·ic adj. 1. a. Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult. See Synonyms at mysterious. b. thought. |
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