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Occultism is one form of ].{{efn|While all occultists are mystics, not all mystics are occultists.}} This list comprises and encompasses people, both contemporary and historical, who are or were professionally or otherwise notably involved in ] practices, including ]s, ]s, some ],{{efn|Specifically practitioners of ] and ]}} ], ]s, ]s, ], and practitioners some forms of ], especially ]. People who were or are merely believers of occult practices should not be included unless they played a leading or otherwise significant part in the practice of occultism. Occultism is one form of ].{{efn|While all occultists are mystics, not all mystics are occultists.}} This list comprises and encompasses people, both contemporary and historical, who are or were professionally or otherwise notably involved in ] practices, including ]s, ]s, some ],{{efn|Specifically practitioners of ] and ]}} ], ]s, ], and practitioners some forms of ], especially ]. People who were or are merely believers of occult practices should not be included unless they played a leading or otherwise significant part in the practice of occultism.
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* {{anli|Agathodaemon (alchemist)|Agathodaemon}} * {{anli|Agathodaemon (alchemist)|Agathodaemon}}
* {{anli|Ambrosius Aurelianus}}
* {{anli|Apsethus the Libyan}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Hippolytus, Bishop of Rome, v. 1 (1868)|first=Sir James|last= Donaldson|author-link=James Donaldson (classical scholar)|page=197|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> * {{anli|Apsethus the Libyan}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Hippolytus, Bishop of Rome, v. 1 (1868)|first=Sir James|last= Donaldson|author-link=James Donaldson (classical scholar)|page=197|publisher=Princeton University}}</ref>
* {{anli|Atomus}} * {{anli|Atomus}}
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* {{anli|Historical Jesus|Jesus}}{{efn|The idea that ] was a ] was first voiced by the philosopher and critic ] ('']'', c. 200 CE) as we know from the rebuttal written by the Christian scholar ]: "It was by magic that he was able to do the miracles" ('']'' 1.6). {{harvp|Betz|1994}} observes that "from early on even ] was implicated in that he was said to be mad or a magician possessed by Satan", and ] writes in his translation of {{harvp|Celsus|1987}} that it is well attested that "the early Christian mission was advanced by the use of magic."}} * {{anli|Historical Jesus|Jesus}}{{efn|The idea that ] was a ] was first voiced by the philosopher and critic ] ('']'', c. 200 CE) as we know from the rebuttal written by the Christian scholar ]: "It was by magic that he was able to do the miracles" ('']'' 1.6). {{harvp|Betz|1994}} observes that "from early on even ] was implicated in that he was said to be mad or a magician possessed by Satan", and ] writes in his translation of {{harvp|Celsus|1987}} that it is well attested that "the early Christian mission was advanced by the use of magic."}}
* {{anli|Julian (emperor)|Julian}} * {{anli|Julian (emperor)|Julian}}
⚫ * {{anli|Laozi}}
* {{anli|Mary the Jewess}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of the Occult|first=Harry E.|last= Wedeck|author-link=Harry E. Wedeck|year=2009|page=70}}</ref> * {{anli|Mary the Jewess}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of the Occult|first=Harry E.|last= Wedeck|author-link=Harry E. Wedeck|year=2009|page=70}}</ref>
* {{anli|Menander (Gnostic)|Menander}} * {{anli|Menander (Gnostic)|Menander}}
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* {{anli|Synesius}} * {{anli|Synesius}}
* {{anli|Theoris of Lemnos}} * {{anli|Theoris of Lemnos}}
* {{anli|Vasishtha}}
* {{anli|Vyasa}}<ref>, p. 299</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Advent - Volume 64|quote=sage Vyasa has been regarded as the compiler of these collections .... Atharvaveda Samhita deals with the occult side of the Vedic knowledge|page=34|year=2007}}</ref>
* {{anli|Wei Boyang}} * {{anli|Wei Boyang}}
* {{anli|Witch of Endor}} * {{anli|Witch of Endor}}
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* {{anli|Zhang Jue}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Medieval China|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|first=Victor|last=Xiong|page=488}}</ref> * {{anli|Zhang Jue}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Medieval China|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|first=Victor|last=Xiong|page=488}}</ref>
* {{anli|Zhongli Chun}} * {{anli|Zhongli Chun}}
* ] – Founder of ], reputed inventor of ] and ] ({{circa|1000 BC}}) * ] – Founder of ], reputed inventor of ] and ] ({{circa|1000 BC}}) in legend
* {{anli|Zosimos of Panopolis}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Precipitations: Contemporary American Poetry as Occult Practice|page=13|first=Devin|last=Johnston|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|year=2002}}</ref> * {{anli|Zosimos of Panopolis}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Precipitations: Contemporary American Poetry as Occult Practice|page=13|first=Devin|last=Johnston|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|year=2002}}</ref>


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* {{anli|John of Nottingham}} * {{anli|John of Nottingham}}
* {{anli|Judah Loew ben Bezalel}}, reputed to have practiced ] * {{anli|Judah Loew ben Bezalel}}, reputed to have practiced ]
* {{anli|Merlin}}, based on tales of ] and ]
* {{anli|Myrddin Wyllt}} * {{anli|Myrddin Wyllt}}
* {{anli|Giovanni Pico della Mirandola}} * {{anli|Giovanni Pico della Mirandola}}
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* ] – Anonymous author(s) of works falsely attributed to Solomon * ] – Anonymous author(s) of works falsely attributed to Solomon
* {{anli|Michael Scot}}<ref>{{cite book|title=The Dante Encyclopedia|page=770|publisher=Routledge|first=Richard|last=Lansing}}</ref> * {{anli|Michael Scot}}<ref>{{cite book|title=The Dante Encyclopedia|page=770|publisher=Routledge|first=Richard|last=Lansing}}</ref>
* {{anli|Tezcacohuatzin}}
* {{anli|Ímar Ua Donnubáin}}


==16th century== ==16th century==
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* ] (1486–1535), occult philosopher, astrologer * ] (1486–1535), occult philosopher, astrologer
* ] (1548–1600),<ref>{{cite book|title=Modern Occult Rhetoric: Mass Media and the Drama of Secrecy in the Twentieth Century|year=2005|url=https://archive.org/details/modernoccultrhet00gunn|url-access=limited|pages=, 267|publisher=University of Alabama Press|first=Joshua|last=Gunn}}</ref> occult philosopher * ] (1548–1600),<ref>{{cite book|title=Modern Occult Rhetoric: Mass Media and the Drama of Secrecy in the Twentieth Century|year=2005|url=https://archive.org/details/modernoccultrhet00gunn|url-access=limited|pages=, 267|publisher=University of Alabama Press|first=Joshua|last=Gunn}}</ref> occult philosopher
* ] (1500–1571), sculptor whose diary relates experience summoning spirits
* ] ('']'' 1571–1615), Italian astrologer and occultist * ] ('']'' 1571–1615), Italian astrologer and occultist
* ] (1527–1608), occult philosopher, mathematician, alchemist, queen Elizabeth's advisor<ref name="AtoZ" /> * ] (1527–1608), occult philosopher, mathematician, alchemist, queen Elizabeth's advisor<ref name="AtoZ" />
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* ] (1493–1541), medical pioneer and occult philosopher * ] (1493–1541), medical pioneer and occult philosopher
* ] (1563-1632),<ref>{{cite book|title=Humanism, Machinery, and Renaissance Literature|page=18|publisher=Cambridge University Press|first=Jessica|last=Wolfe}}</ref> "Wizard Earl" * ] (1563-1632),<ref>{{cite book|title=Humanism, Machinery, and Renaissance Literature|page=18|publisher=Cambridge University Press|first=Jessica|last=Wolfe}}</ref> "Wizard Earl"
* {{anli|Giovanni Pico della Mirandola}}
* ] (1545–1622), German cabalist magician, summoned angels * ] (1545–1622), German cabalist magician, summoned angels
* ] (d. 1577), Swiss medium * ] (d. 1577), Swiss medium
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* ] (1617–1692), the first known speculative ] * ] (1617–1692), the first known speculative ]
* ] (1626–1690), Danish alchemist * ] (1626–1690), Danish alchemist
* ] (1605–1682),<ref>{{cite book|title=Alchemy of the Word: Cabala of the Renaissance|page=245|first=Philip|last=Beitchman|publisher=SUNY Press|year=1988}}</ref> hermetic philosopher
* ] (1669–1735), Russian general, statesman, diplomat, scientist and ] and ] of Scottish descent ], one of the chief associates of ] * ] (1669–1735), Russian general, statesman, diplomat, scientist and ] and ] of Scottish descent ], one of the chief associates of ]
* ] (1575–1661), Hermetic writer, son of John Dee * ] (1575–1661), Hermetic writer, son of John Dee
* ] (1574–1637), occult philosopher and astrologer * ] (1574–1637), occult philosopher and astrologer
* ] (d. 1662), self-confessed professional sorcerer * ] (d. 1662), self-confessed professional sorcerer
⚫ * {{anli|Gabriel Naudé}}
* Sir ] (1642–1726), English physicist and alchemist<ref>"Newton's manuscripts provide evidence that he gave considerable thought to alchemy as emblematic of a purely scientific explanation of nature and was in fact deeply involved in conceiving alchemy as spiritual." F. Calian, "Some Modern Controversies on the Historiography of Alchemy" in ''Annual of Medieval Studies'' at CEU (2010), 186.</ref> * Sir ] (1642–1726), English physicist and alchemist<ref>"Newton's manuscripts provide evidence that he gave considerable thought to alchemy as emblematic of a purely scientific explanation of nature and was in fact deeply involved in conceiving alchemy as spiritual." F. Calian, "Some Modern Controversies on the Historiography of Alchemy" in ''Annual of Medieval Studies'' at CEU (2010), 186.</ref>
* ] (17th century), anonymous author of seventeenth-century alchemical and Hermetic texts * ] (17th century), anonymous author of seventeenth-century alchemical and Hermetic texts
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* ] (1688–1772),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedenborgstudy.com/articles/history-religion/occult.htm|title=MAGUS INCOGNITO_ Was Swedenborg responsible for the 'Occult Revival'|work=swedenborgstudy.com}}</ref> alchemist, founder of ] * ] (1688–1772),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedenborgstudy.com/articles/history-religion/occult.htm|title=MAGUS INCOGNITO_ Was Swedenborg responsible for the 'Occult Revival'|work=swedenborgstudy.com}}</ref> alchemist, founder of ]
* ] (1756–1819), Swedish spiritual medium * ] (1756–1819), Swedish spiritual medium
⚫ * {{anli|Raimondo di Sangro}}


==19th century == ==19th century ==
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* ] (1874–1950), served as the 10th prime minister of Canada and was secretly into the occult * ] (1874–1950), served as the 10th prime minister of Canada and was secretly into the occult
* ] (1861–1930), alchemist and occult writer * ] (1861–1930), alchemist and occult writer
* {{anli|Giustiniano Lebano}}
* ] (1801–1881), American ] practitioner * ] (1801–1881), American ] practitioner
* ] (1854–1934), occult writer and influential member of the ]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blavatskytheosophy.com/the-unavoidable-facts-about-c-w-leadbeater/|title=The Unavoidable Facts about C.W. Leadbeater|date=7 September 2013|work=Blavatsky Theosophy Group UK|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> * ] (1854–1934), occult writer and influential member of the ]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blavatskytheosophy.com/the-unavoidable-facts-about-c-w-leadbeater/|title=The Unavoidable Facts about C.W. Leadbeater|date=7 September 2013|work=Blavatsky Theosophy Group UK|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
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* ] (1857–1941), occult writer and member of ] * ] (1857–1941), occult writer and member of ]
* ] (1848–1925), cofounder of the ] * ] (1848–1925), cofounder of the ]
⚫ * {{anli|Julius Evola}}
* ] (1866–1946), Austrian occultist * ] (1866–1946), Austrian occultist
* ] (1886–1945), member of A.E. Waite's the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross, 1929–1939 * ] (1886–1945), member of A.E. Waite's the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross, 1929–1939
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* ] (1909–1958), occult writer, magician * ] (1909–1958), occult writer, magician
* ] (1868–1930), Australian chemist who was disciple of occultist Aleister Crowley * ] (1868–1930), Australian chemist who was disciple of occultist Aleister Crowley
* ] (1872 - 1936), Danish farmer and occultist
* ] (born 1935), author of the ''Voudon Gnostic Workbook'', occult artist * ] (born 1935), author of the ''Voudon Gnostic Workbook'', occult artist
* ] (born 1956), New Zealand neo-Nazi activist and writer * ] (born 1956), New Zealand neo-Nazi activist and writer
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* ] (1875–1947), English occultist and ceremonial magician, founder of ] religion<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oto-usa.org/thelema/|title=Thelema – US Grand Lodge|website=oto-usa.org|language=en-US|access-date=4 August 2017|date=16 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="AtoZ">{{cite book |title=An A to Z of the Occult |last1=Cox |first1=Simon |author-link= |last2=Foster |first2=Mark |publisher=] |year=2007 |isbn=9781845961572 }}</ref> * ] (1875–1947), English occultist and ceremonial magician, founder of ] religion<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oto-usa.org/thelema/|title=Thelema – US Grand Lodge|website=oto-usa.org|language=en-US|access-date=4 August 2017|date=16 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="AtoZ">{{cite book |title=An A to Z of the Occult |last1=Cox |first1=Simon |author-link= |last2=Foster |first2=Mark |publisher=] |year=2007 |isbn=9781845961572 }}</ref>
* ] (born 1950), ceremonial magician, artist, founder of rock band ], recording artist * ] (born 1950), ceremonial magician, artist, founder of rock band ], recording artist
* ] (1905–1982), Greco-French Hindu writer, Nazi spy and leading figure of ] * ] (1905–1982), Greek writer on Hinduism, Nazi spy and leading figure of ]
* ] (1886–1961), American ], known under the pseudonym H.D.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Robinson |first1=Matte |title=The Astral H.D.:Occult and Religious Sources and Contexts for H.D.’s Poetry and Prose |date=2015 |publisher=Bloomsbury |location=London |isbn=9781501335839}}</ref> * ] (1886–1961), American ], known under the pseudonym H.D.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Robinson |first1=Matte |title=The Astral H.D.:Occult and Religious Sources and Contexts for H.D.’s Poetry and Prose |date=2015 |publisher=Bloomsbury |location=London |isbn=9781501335839}}</ref>
* ] (born 1959), witch and occult writer * ] (born 1959), witch and occult writer
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* ] (1884–1954), founder of ], adept of the Western mystery tradition, teacher, occult writer * ] (1884–1954), founder of ], adept of the Western mystery tradition, teacher, occult writer
* ], French alchemist and esoteric writer<ref name="AtoZ"/> * ], French alchemist and esoteric writer<ref name="AtoZ"/>
* ] (1878–1966), British senior Army officer, military historian, and strategist * ] (1878–1966), British senior Army officer, military historian, and strategist{{sfnp|Kaczynski|2024}}
* ] (''fl.'' 1940s), authority on the ] * ] (''fl.'' 1940s), authority on the ]
* ] (1884–1964), British witch, writer, father of modern Witcharft A.K.A. Wicca, latter denominated Gardnerian Wicca.
* ] (1885–1962), German and American businessman and occultist, US representative of ] * ] (1885–1962), German and American businessman and occultist, US representative of ]
* ] (born 1954), practitioner of ] * ] (born 1954), practitioner of ]
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* ] (born 1929), filmmaker, comic book writer, writer and teacher on "Psychemagia" * ] (born 1929), filmmaker, comic book writer, writer and teacher on "Psychemagia"
* ] (1886–1950), Canadian occultist and ceremonial magician * ] (1886–1950), Canadian occultist and ceremonial magician
* ] (1873–1960), English chemist, occultist, member of the ] and co-founder of the magical order ]
* ] (born 1972), American occultist and writer<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2007/07/23|title=The Occult - Shows|work=Coast to Coast AM|access-date=25 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> * ] (born 1972), American occultist and writer<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2007/07/23|title=The Occult - Shows|work=Coast to Coast AM|access-date=25 March 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* ] (1900–1945), occultist * ] (1900–1945), occultist
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* ] (1899–1977), German occultist * ] (1899–1977), German occultist
* ] (1904–1999), occult writer * ] (1904–1999), occult writer
⚫ * ] (1917–1982), witch and occult writer
* ] (1874–1954), Austrian occultist and pioneer of ] * ] (1874–1954), Austrian occultist and pioneer of ]
⚫ * ] (1917–1982), witch and occult writer
* ] (1939–2015), English magician known for ]<ref>{{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Cath |title=All This and a Book |year=2018 |publisher=Hadean Press Limited |isbn=978-1-907881-78-7}}</ref>
* ] (1927–1979), American neo-Nazi, founder of the ] and personal friend of ] * ] (1927–1979), American neo-Nazi, founder of the ] and personal friend of ]
* ] (1882–1966), German rune occultist * ] (1882–1966), German rune occultist
* ] (1918–1985), American ]ian and "Caliph" of ]<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hanegraaff |first1=Wouter J. |url=http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/dictionary-of-gnosis-and-western-esotiricism/ordo-templi-orientis-DGWE_269?s.num=0 |title=Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism |last2=Faivre |first2=Antoine |last3=Broek |first3=Roelof van den |last4=Brach |first4=Jean-Pierre |date=2005 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004141872 |edition=Online |location=Leiden |access-date=11 August 2018}}</ref>
* ] (born 1953), British writer and occultist<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.believermag.com/issues/201306/?read=interview_moore|title=The Believer - Interview with Alan Moore|date=1 June 2013|work=The Believer|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> * ] (born 1953), British writer and occultist<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.believermag.com/issues/201306/?read=interview_moore|title=The Believer - Interview with Alan Moore|date=1 June 2013|work=The Believer|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* ] (1931–1987), Brazilian occult writer and member of ]{{sfnp|Readdy|2018|pp=ii–iii, 156–304}}
* ] (born 1950), allegedly the leader of the ]<ref>{{cite book |last=Introvigne |first=Massimo |author-link=Massimo Introvigne |year=2016 |title=Satanism: A Social History |chapter=The Origins of Contemporary Satanism, 1952–1980 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nt8zDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA358 |location=] |publisher=] |series=Aries Book Series: Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism |volume=21 |pages=358–364 |doi=10.1163/9789004244962_012 |isbn=978-90-04-28828-7 |oclc=1030572947}}</ref> * ] (born 1950), allegedly the leader of the ]<ref>{{cite book |last=Introvigne |first=Massimo |author-link=Massimo Introvigne |year=2016 |title=Satanism: A Social History |chapter=The Origins of Contemporary Satanism, 1952–1980 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nt8zDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA358 |location=] |publisher=] |series=Aries Book Series: Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism |volume=21 |pages=358–364 |doi=10.1163/9789004244962_012 |isbn=978-90-04-28828-7 |oclc=1030572947}}</ref>
* ] (1957–2000), ] sorcerer and self-proclaimed prophet of the Biblical God<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Johannes|first=Harnischfeger|title=State Decline and the Return of Occult Powers: The Case of Prophet Eddy in Nigeria|url=https://www.academia.edu/11897261|journal=Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft|language=en|volume=1|issn=1940-5111}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200012110215.html|title=Nigeria: Death of a "Miracle" Man|last=Ekenna|first=Geoffrey|date=11 December 2000|work=Newswatch (Lagos)|access-date=25 March 2017}}</ref> * ] (1957–2000), Nigerian sorcerer and self-proclaimed prophet of the Biblical God<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Johannes|first=Harnischfeger|title=State Decline and the Return of Occult Powers: The Case of Prophet Eddy in Nigeria|url=https://www.academia.edu/11897261|journal=Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft|language=en|volume=1|issn=1940-5111}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200012110215.html|title=Nigeria: Death of a "Miracle" Man|last=Ekenna|first=Geoffrey|date=11 December 2000|work=Newswatch (Lagos)|access-date=25 March 2017}}</ref>
* ] (1939–2018), American occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer about the ].{{sfnp|Grant|1980}}
* ] (1883–1940), poet and member of the ] * ] (1883–1940), poet and member of the ]{{sfnp|Kaczynski|2024}}
* ] (born 1949), occultist, science fiction writer * ] (born 1949), occultist, science fiction writer
* ] (born Harry Helmuth Pastor; 1919–1989), American ] coffeehouse and nightclub owner, poet, actor, and ], the "King of the Beatniks".{{sfnp|Starr|2003|p=250}}
* ] (1924–1997), American occultist and second wife of ] founder ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Pendle|first=George|author-link=George Pendle|title=Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons|publisher=]|year=2006|isbn=978-0-15-603179-0|location=Orlando, FL|page=203–4}}</ref>
* ] (1917–1979), self-proclaimed Australian witch * ] (1917–1979), self-proclaimed Australian witch
* ] (1950–2020), of ] video group and ], ]ian * ] (1950–2020), of ] video group and ], ]ian
* ] (born 1944), musician, occultist, member of rock band ] * ] (born 1944), musician, occultist, member of rock band ]
* ] (1915–1983), Christian occultist, founder of the Archeosophical Society * ] (1915–1983), Christian occultist, founder of the Archeosophical Society
* ] (1914–1952), occultist, writer, and rocket scientist * ] (1914–1952), occultist, writer, and rocket scientist
* ] (1910-2003), American occultist and book editor, wife of John "Jack" Whiteside Parsons who married ] after Parson's death.{{sfnp|Starr|2003|p=276}}
* ] (1907–1985), occult writer, magician, pupil of Aleister Crowley<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldendawnpedia.com/HistoryPages/Bios/IsraelRegardie.htm |title=Dr. Francis Israel Regardie |publisher=Goldendawnpedia.com |date= |accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref> * ] (1907–1985), occult writer, magician, pupil of Aleister Crowley<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldendawnpedia.com/HistoryPages/Bios/IsraelRegardie.htm |title=Dr. Francis Israel Regardie |publisher=Goldendawnpedia.com |date= |accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref>
* ] (1897–1987), American occultist and founder of the magical order G.B.G.{{sfnp|Starr|2003|p=77}}
* ] (1926–1988), founder of ] * ] (1926–1988), founder of ]
* ] (1917–2004), American occultist and writer, and a lineage holder in the ] tradition.{{sfnp|Readdy|2018|pp=157–300}}
* ] (1944-2003), Finnish neo-Nazi, occultist and a Satanist.
* ] (1917–2009), Chilean diplomat, writer of books on ] * ] (1917–2009), Chilean diplomat, writer of books on ]
* ] (born 1948), Australian writer * ] (born 1948), Australian writer
* ] (1923–1991), visual artist, experimental filmmaker, record collector, bohemian, mystic, largely self-taught student of anthropology, and Neo-Gnostic bishop * ] (1923–1991), visual artist, experimental filmmaker, record collector, bohemian, mystic, largely self-taught student of anthropology, and Neo-Gnostic bishop
* ] (1885–1957), English occultist and ceremonial magician.{{sfnp|Starr|2003|pp=12–17}}
* ], occult writer, known as Ramsey Dukes * ], occult writer, known as Ramsey Dukes
* ] (1886–1956), writer, painter, magician * ] (1886–1956), writer, painter, magician
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* ] (1922–1999), priestess and writer<ref>{{cite web|author=Doreen Valiente Foundation |url=http://www.doreenvaliente.com/Doreen-Valiente-Biography-19.php |title=The Official Doreen Valiente Website - Doreen Valiente - Biography |publisher=Doreen Valiente |date=4 January 1922 |accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref> * ] (1922–1999), priestess and writer<ref>{{cite web|author=Doreen Valiente Foundation |url=http://www.doreenvaliente.com/Doreen-Valiente-Biography-19.php |title=The Official Doreen Valiente Website - Doreen Valiente - Biography |publisher=Doreen Valiente |date=4 January 1922 |accessdate=29 June 2014}}</ref>
* ] (1880–1932), mystic and muse * ] (1880–1932), mystic and muse
* ] (1948–2020), American writer and occultist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tahutilodge.org/history.php |title=Tahuti Lodge O.T.O., serving the New York City Metropolitan Area |year=2009 |work=Tahutilodge.org |publisher=Tahuti Lodge, ] |access-date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123143703/http://tahutilodge.org/history.php |archive-date=November 23, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wasserman |first=James |title=In the Center of the Fire: A Memoir of the Occult 1966-1989 |page=187 |publisher=Ibis Press |location=Lake Worth, FL |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-89254-201-7}}</ref>
* ] (born 1960), writer of occult books and former high priest of ]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://disinfo.com/2013/11/left-hand-path-interview-occultist-don-webb/|title=On the Left Hand Path: An Interview with Occultist Don Webb - disinformation|date=1 November 2013|work=disinformation|access-date=9 May 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234459/http://disinfo.com/2013/11/left-hand-path-interview-occultist-don-webb/|archive-date=8 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Don-Webb/412397419|title=Don Webb|website=Simon & Schuster|language=en|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref> * ] (born 1960), writer of occult books and former high priest of ]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://disinfo.com/2013/11/left-hand-path-interview-occultist-don-webb/|title=On the Left Hand Path: An Interview with Occultist Don Webb - disinformation|date=1 November 2013|work=disinformation|access-date=9 May 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234459/http://disinfo.com/2013/11/left-hand-path-interview-occultist-don-webb/|archive-date=8 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Don-Webb/412397419|title=Don Webb|website=Simon & Schuster|language=en|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>
* ], American writer, publisher, co-founder of the Chthonic Auranian Templars of Thelema<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/paganrestoration/author/paganrestoration/|title=About Sam Webster|website=Patheos|access-date=2023-08-28}}</ref> and ]<ref>Wicker, Christine. ''Not In Kansas Anymore: A Curious Tale of How Magic Is Transforming America '', pp. 207-236. HarperSanFrancisco, 2005. {{ISBN|0-06-072678-4}}</ref> * ], American writer, publisher, co-founder of the Chthonic Auranian Templars of Thelema<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/paganrestoration/author/paganrestoration/|title=About Sam Webster|website=Patheos|access-date=2023-08-28}}</ref> and ]<ref>Wicker, Christine. ''Not In Kansas Anymore: A Curious Tale of How Magic Is Transforming America '', pp. 207-236. HarperSanFrancisco, 2005. {{ISBN|0-06-072678-4}}</ref>
* ] (1917–1977), theurgist and founder of a "Gnostic movement"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gnosticteachings.org/books-by-samael-aun-weor/esoteric-medicine-and-practical-magic.html|title=Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic, a book by Samael Aun Weor|website=gnosticteachings.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://london-gnostic-institute.org/the-founder|title=The Founder {{!}} London Gnostic Institute - G.I.A.|website=london-gnostic-institute.org}}</ref> * ] (1917–1977), theurgist and founder of a "Gnostic movement"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gnosticteachings.org/books-by-samael-aun-weor/esoteric-medicine-and-practical-magic.html|title=Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic, a book by Samael Aun Weor|website=gnosticteachings.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://london-gnostic-institute.org/the-founder|title=The Founder {{!}} London Gnostic Institute - G.I.A.|website=london-gnostic-institute.org}}</ref>
* ] (1931-2013), English philosopher-novelist and author of '']''{{cn|date=October 2024}}
* ] (1875–1958), American silent film character actress.<ref>{{cite book |year=2008 |first=Jane |last=Wolfe |title=Jane Wolfe: The Cefalu Diaries 1920 - 1923 |publisher=Temple of the Silver Star |isbn=978-0997668636}}</ref>
* ] (1865–1939), occultist and member of the ] * ] (1865–1939), occultist and member of the ]
* ] (born 1947), occult author<ref>{{cite book|title=Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes|publisher=Weiser|first=Chris|last=Knowles|authorlink=Christopher Knowles (comics)|page=97|year=2007|title-link=Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes}}</ref> * ] (born 1947), occult author<ref>{{cite book|title=Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes|publisher=Weiser|first=Chris|last=Knowles|authorlink=Christopher Knowles (comics)|page=97|year=2007|title-link=Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes}}</ref>
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* ] (born 1972), Swedish occultist and esoteric author * ] (born 1972), Swedish occultist and esoteric author
* ] (born 1958), ] grandmaster
* ] (born 1948), Australian author, editor, publisher and lecturer * ] (born 1948), Australian author, editor, publisher and lecturer
* ] (born 1947), American writer, graphic designer, and practitioner of folk magic * ] (born 1947), American writer, graphic designer, and practitioner of folk magic
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===Works cited=== ===Works cited===
* {{cite journal |first=Hans Dieter |last=Betz |author-link=Hans Dieter Betz |title=The Birth of Christianity as a Hellenistic Religion: Three Theories of Origin |journal=The Journal of Religion |volume=74 |year=1994 |pages=1–25}} * {{cite journal |first=Hans Dieter |last=Betz |author-link=Hans Dieter Betz |title=The Birth of Christianity as a Hellenistic Religion: Three Theories of Origin |journal=The Journal of Religion |volume=74 |year=1994 |pages=1–25}}
* {{cite book |last=Celsus |author-link=Celsus |title=On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians |translator=] |year=1987 |page=53 n3}} * {{cite book |last=Celsus |author-link=Celsus |title=On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians |translator=] |year=1987 |page=53 n3}}
*{{cite book |last=Grant |first=Kenneth |author-link=Kenneth Grant |title=Outside the Circles of Time |publisher=Muller |year=1980 |isbn=978-0584104684}}
*{{cite book |last=Kaczynski |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Kaczynski |year=2024 |title=Friendship in Doubt: Aleister Crowley, J. F. C. Fuller, Victor B. Neuburg, and British Agnosticism |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-769400-8}}
*{{cite book |last=Readdy |first=K. |year=2018 |title=One Truth and One Spirit: Aleister Crowley's Spiritual Legacy |publisher=Ibis Press |isbn=978-0892541843}}
*{{cite book |title=The Unknown God: W. T. Smith and the Thelemites |last=Starr |first=Martin P. |year=2003 |publisher=Teitan Press |location=Bollingbrook, Illinois |isbn=978-0-933429-07-9}}


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Occultism is one form of mysticism. This list comprises and encompasses people, both contemporary and historical, who are or were professionally or otherwise notably involved in occult practices, including alchemists, astrologers, some Kabbalists, magicians, psychics, sorcerers, and practitioners some forms of divination, especially Tarot. People who were or are merely believers of occult practices should not be included unless they played a leading or otherwise significant part in the practice of occultism.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Antiquity

People professionally or notably involved in occultism prior to the Middle Ages

Hermes Trismegistus

Middle Ages

People professionally or notably involved in occultism during the Middle Ages (circa 500–1500)

Saint Albertus Magnus, a fresco by Tommaso da Modena (1352), Chapter hall of convent of St. Nicholas, Treviso, Italy

16th century

People professionally or notably involved in occultism during the 16th century

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, author of Three Books of Occult Philosophy

17th century

People professionally or notably involved in occultism during the 17th century

Elias Ashmole by John Riley

18th century

People professionally or notably involved in occultism during the Age of Enlightenment (18th century)

Ulrica Arfvidsson

19th century

People professionally or notably involved in occultism during the 19th century

Portrait of Mlle Lenormand from The court of Napoleon
The Fox sisters; from left to right: Margaret, Kate and Leah
Cora L. V. Scott

20th century

People professionally or notably involved in occultism during the 20th century

21st century

People professionally or notably involved in occultism during the 21st century;

  • Thomas Karlsson (born 1972), Swedish occultist and esoteric author
  • Stephen Skinner (born 1948), Australian author, editor, publisher and lecturer
  • Catherine Yronwode (born 1947), American writer, graphic designer, and practitioner of folk magic

See also

References

Notes

  1. While all occultists are mystics, not all mystics are occultists.
  2. Specifically practitioners of Hermetic and Practical Kabbalah
  3. The idea that Jesus was a magician was first voiced by the philosopher and critic Celsus (The True Word, c. 200 CE) as we know from the rebuttal written by the Christian scholar Origen: "It was by magic that he was able to do the miracles" (Contra Celsum 1.6). Betz (1994) observes that "from early on even Jesus of Nazareth was implicated in that he was said to be mad or a magician possessed by Satan", and R. Joseph Hoffmann writes in his translation of Celsus (1987) that it is well attested that "the early Christian mission was advanced by the use of magic."

Citations

  1. Donaldson, Sir James. Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Hippolytus, Bishop of Rome, v. 1 (1868). Princeton University. p. 197.
  2. Wilhelm, Cooper B. (17 December 2016). "Meet Saint Cyprian, Patron Saint of Dark Magic | Dirge Magazine". Dirge Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. "Acts 13_8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. Yates, Frances (27 August 2003). The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age. Routledge. p. 19. ISBN 9781134524419.
  5. Partridge, Christopher (5 December 2014). The Occult World. Routledge. p. 64. ISBN 9781317596752.
  6. Wedeck, Harry E. (2009). Dictionary of the Occult. p. 70.
  7. Rendsburg, Gary A. "Moses the Magician". In Levy, T. E.; et al. (eds.). Israel’s Exodus in Transdisciplinary Perspective. Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences. pp. 243–258. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04768-3_18 – via Rutgers.edu.
  8. "The Book of the Moon - Magic. The Occult, Astrology, Alchemy, Prophecy, Fortune Telling, Spells and Superstition". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  9. ^ Cox, Simon; Foster, Mark (2007). An A to Z of the Occult. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 9781845961572.
  10. Mead, G. R. S. "Simon Magus". gnosis.org. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  11. "Who Was Simon Magus (Acts 8:9-24)?". www.cgg.org. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  12. Xiong, Victor. Historical Dictionary of Medieval China. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 488.
  13. Johnston, Devin (2002). Precipitations: Contemporary American Poetry as Occult Practice. Wesleyan University Press. p. 13.
  14. Russo, Arlene. Vampire Nation. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 210.
  15. Wedeck, Harry. Dictionary of the Occult. Wildside Press LLC. p. 89.
  16. The Occult World. Routledge. 2014. p. 55.
  17. The occult. Houghton Mifflin. 1991. p. 132.
  18. Lansing, Richard. The Dante Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 770.
  19. Gunn, Joshua (2005). Modern Occult Rhetoric: Mass Media and the Drama of Secrecy in the Twentieth Century. University of Alabama Press. pp. 12, 267.
  20. Walter Martin; Jill Martin Rische; Van Gorden Kurt (2008). The Kingdom of the Occult. p. 242.
  21. Wolfe, Jessica. Humanism, Machinery, and Renaissance Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 18.
  22. Harkness, Deborah (1999). John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature. Cambridge University Press. p. 111.
  23. "Newton's manuscripts provide evidence that he gave considerable thought to alchemy as emblematic of a purely scientific explanation of nature and was in fact deeply involved in conceiving alchemy as spiritual." F. Calian, "Some Modern Controversies on the Historiography of Alchemy" in Annual of Medieval Studies at CEU (2010), 186.
  24. Guiley, Rosemary. The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy. Infobase publishing. p. 52.
  25. "MAGUS INCOGNITO_ Was Swedenborg responsible for the 'Occult Revival'". swedenborgstudy.com.
  26. Binford, Harry. "Occultism and Occult Training - Theosophical Society in America". www.theosophical.org. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  27. "Theosophy : Occult Chemistry by Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater". www.anandgholap.net. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  28. "The Unavoidable Facts about C.W. Leadbeater". Blavatsky Theosophy Group UK. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  29. "Alice Bailey—Contemplative, Mystic, and Occultist". www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  30. "Thelema – US Grand Lodge". oto-usa.org. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  31. Robinson, Matte (2015). The Astral H.D.:Occult and Religious Sources and Contexts for H.D.’s Poetry and Prose. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781501335839.
  32. ^ Kaczynski (2024).
  33. The Occult Roots of Nazism: Secret Aryan Cults and Their Influence on Nazi Ideology. NYU Press. 1993. p. 155.
  34. Manvell, Roger; Fraenkel, Heinrich (1971). Hess: A Biography. London: Granada. p. 94. ISBN 0-261-63246-9.
  35. "The Occult - Shows". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  36. Thompson, Cath (2018). All This and a Book. Hadean Press Limited. ISBN 978-1-907881-78-7.
  37. Hanegraaff, Wouter J.; Faivre, Antoine; Broek, Roelof van den; Brach, Jean-Pierre (2005). Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism (Online ed.). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004141872. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  38. "The Believer - Interview with Alan Moore". The Believer. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  39. Readdy (2018), pp. ii–iii, 156–304.
  40. Introvigne, Massimo (2016). "The Origins of Contemporary Satanism, 1952–1980". Satanism: A Social History. Aries Book Series: Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism. Vol. 21. Leiden: Brill Publishers. pp. 358–364. doi:10.1163/9789004244962_012. ISBN 978-90-04-28828-7. OCLC 1030572947.
  41. Johannes, Harnischfeger. "State Decline and the Return of Occult Powers: The Case of Prophet Eddy in Nigeria". Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft. 1. ISSN 1940-5111.
  42. Ekenna, Geoffrey (11 December 2000). "Nigeria: Death of a "Miracle" Man". Newswatch (Lagos). Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  43. Grant (1980).
  44. Starr (2003), p. 250.
  45. Pendle, George (2006). Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons. Orlando, FL: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 203–4. ISBN 978-0-15-603179-0.
  46. Starr (2003), p. 276.
  47. "Dr. Francis Israel Regardie". Goldendawnpedia.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  48. Starr (2003), p. 77.
  49. Readdy (2018), pp. 157–300.
  50. Starr (2003), pp. 12–17.
  51. Staudenmaier, Peter (10 January 2009). "Institute for Social Ecology Anthroposophy and Ecofascism - Institute for Social Ecology". Social-ecology.org. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  52. Gerald Suster: Hitler & the Age of Horus PDF file
  53. "Interview with Mellie Uyldert". Astrologie.ws. 27 November 1999. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  54. Doreen Valiente Foundation (4 January 1922). "The Official Doreen Valiente Website - Doreen Valiente - Biography". Doreen Valiente. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  55. "Tahuti Lodge O.T.O., serving the New York City Metropolitan Area". Tahutilodge.org. Tahuti Lodge, Ordo Templi Orientis. 2009. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  56. Wasserman, James (2012). In the Center of the Fire: A Memoir of the Occult 1966-1989. Lake Worth, FL: Ibis Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-89254-201-7.
  57. "On the Left Hand Path: An Interview with Occultist Don Webb - disinformation". disinformation. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  58. "Don Webb". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  59. "About Sam Webster". Patheos. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  60. Wicker, Christine. Not In Kansas Anymore: A Curious Tale of How Magic Is Transforming America , pp. 207-236. HarperSanFrancisco, 2005. ISBN 0-06-072678-4
  61. "Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic, a book by Samael Aun Weor". gnosticteachings.org. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  62. "The Founder | London Gnostic Institute - G.I.A." london-gnostic-institute.org.
  63. Wolfe, Jane (2008). Jane Wolfe: The Cefalu Diaries 1920 - 1923. Temple of the Silver Star. ISBN 978-0997668636.
  64. Knowles, Chris (2007). Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes. Weiser. p. 97.

Works cited

  • Betz, Hans Dieter (1994). "The Birth of Christianity as a Hellenistic Religion: Three Theories of Origin". The Journal of Religion. 74: 1–25.
  • Celsus (1987). On the True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians. Translated by R. Joseph Hoffmann. p. 53 n3.
  • Grant, Kenneth (1980). Outside the Circles of Time. Muller. ISBN 978-0584104684.
  • Kaczynski, Richard (2024). Friendship in Doubt: Aleister Crowley, J. F. C. Fuller, Victor B. Neuburg, and British Agnosticism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-769400-8.
  • Readdy, K. (2018). One Truth and One Spirit: Aleister Crowley's Spiritual Legacy. Ibis Press. ISBN 978-0892541843.
  • Starr, Martin P. (2003). The Unknown God: W. T. Smith and the Thelemites. Bollingbrook, Illinois: Teitan Press. ISBN 978-0-933429-07-9.
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