The Seymour Papers
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Colonel Charles "Griff" Seymour (1880-1943) was one of the most important esotericists of the twentieth century. He is almost unknown today. I am making available on this site a series of his lectures and articles from the 1930s. They are a useful resource, but they are hard to obtain today. They were published back in the 1980s by Aquarian Press in The Forgotten Mage, but that book is long out of print.
Seymour was a close collaborator of the much more famous Dion Fortune, and he duly turns up in fictionalised form as the Priest of the Moon in Fortune's novel The Sea Priestess. A formidable and unhappy figure, he was an Irish Protestant by birth, and he spent most of his career in the army. His approach to Paganism and other unorthodox spiritualities was eclectic. He had extensive knowledge of ancient religion, as well as practical experience of esoteric movements: specifically, Freemasonry and Dion Fortune's group, the Fraternity of the Inner Light.
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The articles
2. Magic in the Ancient Mystery Religions
Part 1. Magic, Myth, Mystery
Part 2. Religion
Part 3. The Lore of Persephone
Part 4. The Inhabitants of the Realm of Persephone
Part 5. The Bridal Song
Part 6. Les Ténèbres de l'Ignorance
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3. The Esoteric Aspect of Religion
Part 1. The Grey Dawn of Religion
Part 2. The Living Past
Part 3. The Background of the Pagan Mysteries
Part 4. The Ritual Theurgy of the Mystery Religions
Part 5. The Egyptian Tradition
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To be continued....