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  • The Mostly Lost Writings of Netta Fornario/Mac Tyler/Marie Fornario February 27, 2013

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary
    The Mostly Lost Writings of Netta Fornario/Mac Tyler/Marie Fornario

    Last month we put up an article on Netta Fornario, who died in unusual circumstances on Iona in 1929, since when a supplementary piece with more details has appeared elsewhere on the web. The most interesting thing to come out of our last post, for this author at least, was that Netta Fornario was fascinated […]

    British Occultists and World War II February 12, 2013

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary
    British Occultists and World War II

    World War II has come to Britain. The country you love is in peril. What do you do? Young men become soldiers. Young women nurses or volunteers. Pacifists argue against the insanity of it all. The old end up on fire-watching duty or filling in crucial holes in industry. Centenarians start knitting socks for the […]

    Mysterious Death on Iona, 1929 January 31, 2013

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary
    Mysterious Death on Iona, 1929

    17 November 1929 a woman died in mysterious circumstances on the island of Iona in Scotland. She was named Marie Emily Fornario though she more normally went by the name Netta Fornario or simply Mac. Netta, as we’ll call her here, was involved in the occult movements of the day including the Alpha et Omega […]