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John Dee, Occultist and Alchemist
I’m a history geek, so when I get a chance to write about someone or something that combines my love of history with my love of metaphysics and the occult, it’s like a Writer Bonus Round. This month, I decided to tackle the subject of John Dee. John Dee image from Wellcome [CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons To today’s readers, Dee was perhaps best known for his work as an alchemist and metaphysicist – he was one of the guys, along with Nicolas Flamel and Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, who spent decades trying to discover the secret of the Philosopher’s Stone. He never did – although, in fairness, neither did…
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535)
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim was born in Cologne, France, 1486, but beyond that, little is known about his early years. In 1499, he entered university at Cologne. Over the course of his education, he learned eight languages, and studied alchemy and hermetic philosophy. He took a position as secretary to Maximilian I, king of Germany and Rome, and spent a good deal of time socializing with scholars and nobles. According to scholar Charles Nauert, rumor has it that Agrippa formed or joined a secret society in Paris at this time. Agrippa the Educator & Feminist In 1509 Agrippa joined the teaching staff at the University of Dole, France, where…
