The Society
of
The Inner Light
Study Courses
Study Courses
and
Membership
Membership
Supervised Course
This is only available to UK residents. The Study Course has two aspects, information and training. The discipline relates especially to the training of the mind and imagination by means of certain exercises.
The course comprises 4 parts each of which has teaching material set out in printed form. The teaching material includes chapters of Dion Fortune’s The Mystical Qabalah, and The Cosmic Doctrine. Accompanying these are specific meditation activities, and questions on the chapters to be studied. Supervised students must answer and submit these questions to their supervisor. The questions are designed to draw attention to the various aspects of the work being studied.
At the end of each part of the Course the student is required to write an essay, which is designed to draw the student’s attention to the main parts of the teaching.
The Supervised Study Course is sent at the discretion of The Director of Studies upon completing the questionnaire satisfactorily. When accepted, the cost of each part of the Supervised Course is £20 – though this does not include the price of the two text books.
The basic text books are:
The Mystical Qabalah, by Dion Fortune
The
Cosmic Doctrine, by Dion Fortune
Students are strongly recommended to read Dion Fortune’s Practical Occultism in Daily Life, Sane Occultism, Esoteric Orders and Their Work, and The Training and Work of an Initiate.
To apply for the Supervised Study Course
Please email stating that you wish to enrol for the Supervised Study Course. You will then be sent full information, data protection documentation and an application form. The completed forms can then be emailed or mailed to us for consideration. Completion of the form does not guarantee that you will be accepted onto the course. Therefore, there is no charge at this point, and payment is only requested should your application be successful.
Please email us at: Membership@innerlight.org.uk
Unsupervised Course
This Course is available to anyone. The information and teaching sections are exactly the same as that of the supervised version. However, this version of the Course does not include the mind-training exercises, as it is inadvisable to do these without supervision. To apply for the Unsupervised Course please email or write to the address given above, clearly stating that you wish to enrol for the Unsupervised Study Course, giving the reasons for your request, and ensuring that you include your own name and address, plus email address.
Membership
Membership requires successful completion of the Supervised Study Course.
Once completed you may apply for membership of the Society, at which point you may be invited to attend a personal interview. At the same time a short Threshold Course will be provided as preparation for the practical work that lies ahead after admittance.
Membership Requirements
- You should be able to attend meetings at our London headquarters. These are normally monthly (except for August).
- You should not have any addiction problems or be on a course of medically prescribed drugs that could affect your psychic or mental faculties.
The Society is a registered charity staffed by voluntary workers and funded by donations and bequests. There are no set fees for full membership, and the responsibility for offering voluntary work and making donations or bequests rests with members themselves
