<p><strong>A fascinating analysis of the most important work of occult philosophy in the 20th Century. </strong></p><p>Dion Fortune¿s <em>The Cosmic Doctrine </em>is a foundational text which has been required reading for students of the occult since it was first published in 1956. In it she attempts to explain the meaning and evolution of the cosmos from the first beginnings to our lives today. </p><p>However, the<em> The Cosmic Doctrine </em>isn¿t an easy book to read.<span> </span>It''s conciseness makes it hard going, for every sentence requires close attention, but the challenge it offers to its readers goes well beyond this.<span> </span>In a phrase that has become famous in occult circles since its publication, <em>The Cosmic Doctrine</em> is intended to train the mind, not to inform it; it attempts to communicate to the reader an unfamiliar way of thinking, and so a great deal of patien