According to her death certificate, she died between 10.00pm on 17th and 1.30pm on 19th November 1929, of “exposure to the elements” or “heart failure”. She is buried in a simple grave on the island, which – according to Laura from faeryfolklorist, who took the photo I found on Strange History [linked above] – looks like this: Our new Temple of Horus in Bradford is not about degree ceremonies, charters or pomp, - a lot of which turned out to be rubbish anyway. In the founding of the original Golden Dawn, Westcott and Mathers merely set up a lot of the stuff themselves with some help from other masons and manufactured all the so called intervention of Anna Sprengel who probably did not exist, along with the 'secret chiefs' it just sounded good at the time. Westcott and Mathers with a bit of help from a Dr Woodman really just used their own knowledge and ability to set up the Golden Dawn. Iona Mystery – London Woman Found Dead. Mysterious Circumstances.” Glasgow Herald (27th November 1929). From time to time, we all find ourselves interested in spirits or fascinated with the things humanity has yet to understand. Everyone has a little bit of this curiosity within them, and it’s natural. But then again, as the saying goes, curiosity kills the cat.

Netta Fornario’s missing papers… - Cipher Mysteries Netta Fornario’s missing papers… - Cipher Mysteries

tells of a lady visitor who fell victim to the fairies of the fairy hill on Iona. She apparently slipped out one night to the fairy hill naked carrying only a knife with which to open the hill, and she was found dead in the morning beside the fairy hill (Sithean Mor, it’s just by the road to Machair – aka Angels’ Hill where Columba spoke with the angels). According to the story she was buried at Reilig Odhrain. It is this unique history that drew Netta to Iona, undoubtedly fueled by the works of her favorite author, Fiona Macleod. Fiona Macleod was the pen name of William Sharp, a Freemason and early member of the Golden Dawn. U nder the pen name of Macleod, Sharp wrote many of his works in the Celtic Revival and Neo p aganism movements. He also wrote a great deal about the history and folklore of Iona, including his perspective on the Aos S í , the people of the mounds and comparable to faery folk . Describing this supernatural race, Sharp uses the common abbreviation of Sidhe (mounds) or Shee. In fact, his pen name Macleod may be a subtle nod to Iona, as many of the c hieftains of Clan Macleod are buried there . I ncidentally, the clan has legendary ties to faery magic. She was not a good subject for such experiments, for she suffered from some defect of the pituitary body.In The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario, I have taken the scant facts around Netta's strange demise, that are available to even the most diligent researcher; including some of the wilder theories that surround the actual recorded events; and used them to create a Gothic story of my own. It shamelessly borrows from those classic stories that have gone before, to make a new play that is immersed in madness, murder, magic and decay, that has at its heart, a truly memorable character.” In 2005, whilst living in Huddersfield, I had a rather strange phone call from a man who told me he lived in Great Horton, Bradford. This man went on to say how valuable the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram was and also mentioned a ritual involving a nine pointed star and the Rose Cross. The man then went on to talk about Aleister Crowley. He insisted that Aleister Crowley had indeed come to Bradford and that Mr Crowley himself had done ritual workings in a building on North Parade in Bradford. Among weird stories now in circulation in island regarding Miss Fonario are mysterious remarks about blue lights having been seen near the body, and of a cloaked man.

Immortal Hour of Netta Fornario: Part Two – Jason Roberts The Immortal Hour of Netta Fornario: Part Two – Jason Roberts

In unraveling the disturbing mystery of Netta Fornario’s death, it is important to understand that her visit to Iona was no whimsical holiday. To the contrary, it was the result of considerable planning and had specific, if not unsettling , intentions. Exactly what those intentions were are still unclear, though she did leave us some intriguing clues. Why Iona? Over the course of a century, several theories have arisen to explain the true cause of Netta’s death. The first and most obvious is that the young woman was psychologically disturbed, suffering from hallucinations and paranoia. Her imaginings drove her out into the cold wilderness unprepared, where she met her fate exactly as the coroner said. Perhaps she had got herself into an awkward situation in London, or brushed up against another member of the Temple, and had decided to leave for a while to let the dust settle. A few weeks away would have been a chance to put everything into perspective, but that doesn’t seem to have happened with Netta, everything got blown out of all proportion in her mind instead. As I’ve said before, Netta was the kind of person who would have seen signs and portents in everything, she may well have come to believe that somebody was out to get her. Though they were law enforcement, the Scottish police may have been chilled by the fact that the body was found next to a fairy mound. Dotted throughout the British Isles, these enchanted hills are often the remnants of Iron Age Celtic structures that have been covered by vegetation over time. Even stranger, the corpse was said to have been covered in small, unidentifiable scratches. THE HAUNTED ISLE She had noticable scratches and bruises on her feet and, according to some reports(having trouble finding a good source for this) she had several other, deeper gashes spread over her body.When family members were uninterested in claiming the body, islanders pooled their funds and had Netta buried in a small graveyard near St. Oran's Chapel. She remains there to this day. A MEDICAL MYSTERY? The Mysterious Death of Netta Fornario, a Mull Theatre and Wildbird co-production, opens on Mull and will tour in Scotland Netta was an heiress, having lost close family members at a young age. She had inherited a substantial sum, the equivalent of over a million pounds in today’s money. As such she was able to buy a house in Mortlake Road, Kew, London, and presumably didn’t have to bother overly much about having a paid job. But in the late summer of 1929, at the age of 31, she suddenly decided to decamp to Iona, apparently taking enough luggage with her to furnish a small house, which suggested she planned to be gone for quite some time. Iona has long been associated with spirituality. St Columba set up a religious retreat there many centuries ago. Folklore and legends abound on Iona, and it is easy to see why Netta would have been drawn to the place. Iona is a small island, roughly 3.5 miles long and one mile wide which lies off the west of Mull. In 563AD St Columba (grandson of the Irish King Niall) and 12 followers built their first Celtic Church on the island and monastic community. Iona became famous as St Columba started converting Scottish and English pagans into Christians. Iona also became the resting place of Kings and according to a survey in 1549 it boasted 48 Scottish Kings, 8 Norwegian and 4 Irish. Amongst the Scottish kings buried on Iona are King Kenneth I, Donald II, Malcolm I, Duncan I, Macbeth and Donald III. If people would let her heal them she would moan and cry piteously, but she was otherwise cheerful and happy,” said Mrs Varney. “Once she announced her intention to fast for 40 days, but was persuaded to give it up after a fortnight.”