The Esoteric Philosophy of Love and Marriage.
London: William Rider & Son, Limited, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. viii + 132 + ivpp of adverts. Original light grey cloth with black title, etc. to spine and front cover, black borders. Dion Fortune's study of marriage - by which she means human romantic and sexual relationships - from an esoteric perspective. Contents: The Modern Conditions of Marriage; The Origin of Matter and Man; The Evolution of Man; The Seven Planes of Existence; The Sevenfold Man; Esoteric Concept of Life and Death; Evolution and Initiation; Esoteric Concept of Sex; Interaction Between Positive and Negative upon the Non-physical Planes; Polarity on the Physical Plane; The Ideal Marriage. The text is somewhat dated - and often unintentionally humorous - but Fortune enthusiasts insist it still contains valuable insights. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped and rubbed, spine edges a little chafed, page edges a bit darkened, pages toned, underlines and a few notes to less than a dozen pages - else a tight, clean near VG copy. (no dust jacket). Item #62601
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