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

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.