Back to Home Page or Contents Page or People or Index Fortune, Dion (1891-1946) The magical name of Violet Mary Firth, a British occultist and author whose books still influence modern Witchcraft and neo-Paganism. A prominent occultist of her time, Fortune was an adept in ceremonial magic, and was perhaps one of the first occult authors to approach magic and hermetic concepts from the psychology ...

Mystical World Wide Web Dion Fortune Dion Fortune's real name 'Violet Mary Firth' (B: December 6, 1890, D: January 8, 1946). She is argued by many to have been one of the leading occultist's of her time. Born in Bryn-y-Bia which is Llandudno, Wales (UK) but described herself as a Yorkshire woman (her father was a Yorkshire man). The family motto was 'Deo, non Fortuna' translated means 'By God, ...

Dion Fortune was born Violet Mary Firth in Llandudno, North Wales on 6th December 1890, the daughter of a solicitor. Her interest in occultism was sparked when she was working as a psychotherapist around the time of the First World War. Her first esoteric teacher was Dr. Theodore Moriarty who specialised in astro-etheric psychological conditions (and who later provided the inspiration for her ...

Meet Dion Fortune Dion Fortune was an occultist the likes of which legends are made. Born in 1891 (some say 1890) she participated in the modern revival of the magical arts, much of which she learned, distilled, reformulated and brought forth anew in her own teachings. She was by nature a dramatist with a penchant for deep thoughts, with that sensitive yet tough character England often produces.