Братство (Общество) Внутреннего света
The Fraternity of the Inner Light is a magical society and Western Mystery School founded by Dion Fortune in 1924. It operates from London and accepts pupils.
History
In 1922, after a falling-out with Moina Mathers<ref>King, 1989, page 144</ref> and with Moina's consent, Dion Fortune left the Alpha et Omega to form an offshoot organization.<ref>Richardson, Alan, The Magical Life of Dion Fortune, Aquarian Press, 1991, Шаблон:ISBN, p117,</ref><ref>Knight, Gareth; "Dion Fortune and the Inner Light", Thoth Publications, 2000, Шаблон:ISBN, pp 138-139.</ref> This indirectly brought new members to the Alpha et Omega.<ref>King, 1989, page 143</ref> Fortune's group was later renamed "The Fraternity of the Inner Light", and was, later still, renamed "The Society of the Inner Light".
Teachings
Fortune gave her followers preliminary training by means of correspondence courses, on successful completion of which aspirants were initiated into the so-called Lesser Mysteries, then onto Greater Mysteries.<ref name="coffee">King, 1989, page 156</ref> These lesser mysteries were roughly equivalent the Outer Order of the Golden Dawn, and the greater mysteries were roughly equivalent to the old Inner Order of the Rosae Rubae et Aureae Crucis ("Ruby Rose and Golden Cross", or the RR et AC).<ref name="coffee"/>
During its early years, the Fraternity of the Inner Light used many unchanged versions of the Golden Dawn initiation rituals which, as Francis King notes, had a "semi-amicable relationship" with the Stella Matutina.<ref name="cigs">King, 1989, page 157</ref> However, alterations were introduced and eventually the ceremonies used bore no resemblance to those of the Golden Dawn, with the exception that they were constructed on the same principles.<ref name="cigs"/>
The name Fraternity.... referred to the inner plane group, and the word Society.... referred to the physical plane group and those members currently incarnated. Thus the group considered 'Fraternity' to be the more senior than the 'Society'.Шаблон:Citation needed
See also
Notes
References
- King, Francis (1989). Modern Ritual Magic: The Rise of Western Occultism. Шаблон:ISBN