John William Brodie-Innes

John William Brodie-Innes ( March 10, 1848 – December 8, 1923 ) was a leading member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's Amen-Ra Temple in Edinburgh.

Born in Moray, Scotland, he was the son of Rev. John Brodie-Innes ( 1815-1894 ), a friend and confidant of Charles Darwin. A lawyer by profession, he was a member of the Sette of Odde Volumes ( a London bibliophile society ), and was its president in 1911. He wrote several novels on witchcraft and magic and is believed to have been one of Dion Fortune's occult teachers. (Fortune was also taught by such occult practitioners as Moina Mathers and Dr Theodore Moriarty).

Throughout the dissensions of the Golden Dawn, Brodie-Innes remained loyal to MacGregor Mathers, and on the death of his chief in 1918 published an affectionate obituary titled "MacGregor Mathers - Some Personal Reminiscences"^[1] in the May 1919 issue of The Occult Review.

References

^ ( http://www.esotericgoldendawn.com/tradition_macgregorreminiscences.htm ) - Article reprinted from The Occult Review, Vol. 29, No. 5 ( May 1919 ), pp. 284-286.

Sources

Brodie-Innes, J.W. Scottish Witchcraft Trials. London: Chis-wick Press, 1891.
Gilbert, R. A., ed. The Sorcerer and His Apprentice: Unknown Hermetic Writings of S. L. MacGregor Mathers and J. W. Brodie-Innes. Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1983.
Richardson, Alan. Priestess: The Life and Magic of Dion Fortune. Wellingborough, England: Aquarian Press, 1987.

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Date of birth	March 10, 1848
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Date of death	December 8, 1923
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