The Blossom and the Fruit: The Lucifer Collection, Vol. III

by Mabel Collins, Erica Georgiades (Editor)

The Blossom and the Fruit is an occult novel, first published in "Lucifer Magazine," in twelve instalments. The author was Mabel Collins (1851–1927). However, it seems that Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) may have influenced the last seven chapters of the book. The book narrates the story of Fleta, a woman practising black magic. It shows how her life as a practitioner of dark arts evolved during many incarnations. The Blossom and the Fruit is an important work in the category of fiction related to the occult and Theosophy and was praised by a number of famous mystics and occultists, such as Max Hendel (1865–1919) for example.

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Published April 6, 2021

About the author

Mabel Collins was born in St Peter Port, Guernsey. She was a writer of popular occult novels, a fashion writer and an anti-vivisection campaigner. According to Vittoria Cremers, as related by Aleister Crowley, Collins was at one time being romantically pursued by both Cremers and alleged occultist Robert D'Onston Stephenson. Cremers claimed that during this time she found five bload-soaked ties in a trunk under Stephenson's bed, corresponding to the five murders committed in Whitechapel by Jack the Ripper. Stephenson is no longer a candidate as being Jack the Ripper due to the efforts of competent, modern researchers. However, Stephenson was a rival with Cremers for Collins' affections, and this account cannot be independently confirmed