[Dyerryjex]

Dion Fortune (a made up name, her name was Violet Firth, if I remember correctly) lived in the late 1800s and not only wrote fiction, was very influential in the Magickal community, so to speak. She wrote a very interesting Self Defense book (which is helpful, btw), which shows you how people thought of metaphysical things back then. Other than the Victorian style in which they are written, they are easy to understand and fascinating to a geek like me.