UK Nora Emily Fornario, 33, Isle of Iona, Scotland; between November 17 & 19th 1929 OCCULT INTEREST

[madfrank]

Exposed to the Elements: A Strange 1920s Death on the Scottish Island of Iona
(Mental Floss)
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The woman’s body lay still atop a cross cut into the earth, naked except for a silver chain with a cross around her neck. The police who arrived at the scene that day in November 1929 knew she was not one of them; the Scottish island of Iona is small, and her exotic looks suggested she came from a sun-drenched place far from the misty spit of land the cops called home. If she had been an Ionan, she certainly would not have ventured into the area around Loch Staonaig at night—it was known to be the domain of the fairies.
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Nora Emily Fornario’s death certificate states that she died between 10 p.m. on November 17 and 1:30 p.m. on November 19. There was no obvious evidence of foul play. In Psychic Self Defense, Dion Fortune recounted that Netta was “especially interested in the Green Ray elemental contacts, too much interested for my peace of mind.” In certain streams of Western esotericism, the "Green Ray" is said to represent divine nature; elemental is another word for fairy. Chillingly, the cause of death listed on Netta Fornario’s death certificate is “exposure to the elements.”
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Ah! but, gentle reader, there is much, much more! See article at link above for the story.

 

[thejeangenie]

I once went on a retreat at a theosophical center in upstate NY and a participant had written widely about this fascinating case. He felt she had died of fright -- heart attack precipitated by what she experienced on the isle that night. Whether real or not makes little difference, he maintained. She experienced it as real and fear ended her life. (At times he darkly hinted at more.)

 

[madfrank]

I once went on a retreat at a theosophical center in upstate NY and a participant had written widely about this fascinating case. He felt she had died of fright -- heart attack precipitated by what she experienced on the isle that night. Whether real or not makes little difference, he maintained. She experienced it as real and fear ended her life. (At times he darkly hinted at more.)

That's sort of what I have figured about it, too -- fraught with emotion, a woman, exposed to the elements, sees certain things real to her and her heart rebels.