The Society of the Inner Light is a Mystery School within the Western Esoteric Tradition, founded by Dion Fortune.
Its principle work is the expansion of consciousness into the psychic and spiritual realms, commonly known as "the inner planes". This extended experience is not regarded as an end in itself, or a means to personal power or knowledge, but as a way of dedicated service to God and all evolving life.
The work is necessarily demanding and requires sustained application, whole hearted commitment and a capacity to learn and apply spiritual principles to active life in the world.
We train in the use of the Tree of Life as expressed in our Study Course textbook "The Mystical Qabalah" by Dion Fortune. Beyond that the work consists of group meditation, symbolic visualisation and ritual. Its symbolic structure is derived from the myths and legends at the root of western civilisation, particularly those of classical Greece and ancient Egypt, and also those that form part of the cultural heritage of the British Isles, such as the Arthurian legends and traditions associated with sacred sites such as Glastonbury. Our religious orientation is Christian.
We are not a social club, a religious sect, an alternative medical treatment centre, a leisure interest, a self-help commune, psychical researchers, nor specialists in advice on "psychic attacks". Unless you are genuinely seeking self-regeneration, hard work, and service to the greater good you will not find what you want in this Group.
Other activities of the Society
The Society encourages and assists the continued publication of the works of its founder Dion Fortune.
It also publishes a quarterly journal – subscription £16 per year.
The Study Course is available, unsupervised, to anyone, such as those resident overseas, who does not wish to seek full membership. Cost for the whole unsupervised course is currently £20.