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“We all know that, when caught off our guard, there comes a dark temptation from the depths of our lower selves, something atavistic stirs, and we think thoughts, or even do deeds, of which we would never have believed ourselves capable.”

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Psychic Self-Defense

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Dion Fortune
Dion Fortune

Dion Fortune was a British author and occultist known for her works in metaphysics, the occult, and esoteric Christianity. A prominent figure in the Theosophical Movement, she founded the Fraternity of the Rosy Cross, influencing the New Age movement through her writings. more

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“Despite my intellectual attempts to grasp it, I remain confounded beyond all repair to understand how God believes in us enough to choose us as the vehicles by which to destroy the darkness in the world that we, of our own accord brought into it. And while I may never understand all of it, it is my hope that I love God with enough passion and that I hate the darkness with enough ferocity to stand up and be that vehicle.”