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Dr. Henry B. Pullen Burry (1854 or 1857? – Dec.30, 1926)(sources disagree on birthdate)〔The Collected Letters of W.B. Yeats, Vol IV, ed.by John Kelly and Ronald Schuchard, Oxford University Press, 2006, footnote p. 430.〕 〔Newspaper obituary dated 3 January 1927, newspaper origin unknown, likely a Portland, Oregon paper, possibly "The Oregonian".〕 was best known as a British occultist and author of the book "Qabalism",〔Qabalism, Dr. Henry B Pullen Burry, The Yogi Publication Society, 1972 edition.〕 who belonged to the famed occult group The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, founded in London in 1888. The Order taught and practised ceremonial magic, Qabalism (Hermetic Qabalah), Rosicrucianism, and psychic arts such as astral projection, divination, astrology, etc. A medical doctor by profession, he was married to Rose Pullen Burry with whom he had a son given the same name (Henry Burry Pullen-Burry) and two daughters, Ethel and Winifred.〔 On 27 November 1892, he joined the Isis-Urania Temple,〔The Magicians of the Golden Dawn, Ellic Howe, Samuel Weiser Inc., 1978, p. 51 – 52.〕 which was the first founded Golden Dawn temple (in 1888). Other temples were established elsewhere later. Each Golden Dawn member was required to choose a magical motto. Dr. Pullen Burry chose "Anima Pura Sit" ("Let the Soul Be Pure"). His wife Rose joined the Order in 1894. Her motto was "Urge semper igitur" ("Always press forward"?).〔 One of the most active members in London, he rose rapidly in the Isis-Urania Temple governing hierarchy, becoming its Sub-Cancellarius official in July,1894, promoted to Cancellarius Nov. 1896. Cancellarius (Latin for "Chancellor") of a G.D. temple was its chief keeper of records and was one of the top three presiding officials in authority over a temple. During the late 1890s internal revolt against top leader and co-founder of the G.D. Order, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, Dr. Pullen Burry remained in the camp that stayed loyal to Mathers.〔The Magicians of the Golden Dawn, Ellic Howe, Samuel Weiser Inc., 1978.〕 We don't know the reasons for it (did the G.D. schism perhaps have something to do with it?), but we know Dr. Pullen Burry unexpectedly abandoned family, his G.D. temple, and home country to emigrate to the USA, initially drawn by the lure of gold during the Klondike Gold Rush.〔 The Klondike began as a widespread rush in 1897, peaking in 1898 as far as drawing the largest numbers (in the tens of thousands) of would-be-wealthy gold miners,the vast majority of whom ended up disappointed, and poorer for their adventure. The best mining claims had already been staked very early on, mostly by locals already up there, and not by the hordes of hopefuls who came later. Without having evidence to the contrary,it's probably a safe bet to think Dr. Pullen Burry did not succeed as a gold prospector. One could speculate his medical skills may have stood him in good stead though, and perhaps he made a decent living treating medical complaints of the masses of prospectors drawn North. Annie Horniman, a prominent G.D. member, also prominent in English theatre circles as founder/manager of theatre companies, came to the rescue of the Doctor's abandoned family, taking them under her wing financially, and paying for the education of the two daughters. Wife Rose later remarried.〔 Dr. Pullen Burry did not abandon occultism when he moved to America however. He reportedly influenced the development of several temples in the US organised along G.D. lines. He corresponded for many years with American Paul Foster Case who had joined an American G.D. temple affiliated with the British based Order. Pullen Burry encouraged Case to found his own US based, G.D.-influenced occult organisation, which came to be known as The Builders of the Adytum.〔Qabalism, Dr. Henry B Pullen Burry, The Yogi Publication Society, 1972 edition, Introduction.〕 Case wrote well known books on the Tarot, and Qabalah. == Dr. Pullen Burry and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle == Thanks to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, we have a first-hand description of Dr. Pullen Burry. Conan Doyle wrote of him in an article "Early Psychic Experiences", published in Pearson's Magazine, March,1924. It's reproduced in part in occult historian Ellic Howe's book on The Golden Dawn.〔 (from Conan Doyle ):"There was a small doctor dwelling near me, small in stature, and also I fear, in practice. Pullen Bury () was the name. He was a student of the occult, and my curiosity was aroused by learning that he had one room in his house which no one entered but himself, as it was reserved for mystic and philosophic purposes."〔The Magicians of the Golden Dawn, Ellic Howe, Samuel Weiser Inc., 1978, p. 199-200.〕 Ellic Howe continues the story, "Pullen Burry suggested that Conan Doyle should join the G.D., but did not reveal its name. Conan Doyle described an unusual dream which he appeared to equate with an 'astral visit' made by some member of the Order to discover whether or not he was a suitable candidate.He decided not to ask for admission." Another occult historian, R.A. Gilbert,mentions Conan Doyle's meetings with Pullen Burry occurred in 1898. Gilbert further quotes Conan Doyle as saying he in fact found his apparent astral examination "queer and disagreeable".〔The Golden Dawn:Twilight of the Magicians, R.A. Gilbert, The Aquarian Press, 1983, p.58 – 59.〕 A month or two later, Pullen Burry brought (G.D. member ) Dr.Felkin (see Robert Felkin) to see him. The (Doyle ) article records his two visitors' extraordinary conversation about an 'astral journey' they had made together to Central Africa." (from Conan Doyle's article ): "To return to the little doctor, he went out to the Klondyke () and I lost sight of him for a long time. From what I learnt, I should judge that the powers of this society included that of loosening their own etheric bodies ("etheric body" ), in summoning the etheric bodies of others (mine for example), and in making thought images...But their line of development or philosophy is beyond me. I was destined to meet Pullen Burry again, for when I was in America last year I found him full of Rosicrucian lore and occult knowledge."〔The Magicians of the Golden Dawn, Ellic Howe, Samuel Weiser Inc., 1978, p.200.〕 If Conan Doyle had decided to join instead of reject the G.D.,he would have joined the ranks of a number of famous folks who became members, including writers W.B. Yeats, Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, Bram Stoker, and Evelyn Underhill, Irish revolutionary and feminist Maude Gonne, British stage actress Florence Farr, and Oscar Wilde's wife Constance Mary Wilde who joined in the first year, 1888.〔〔The Golden Dawn:Twilight of the Magicians, R.A. Gilbert, The Aquarian Press, 1983.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry B. Pullen Burry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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