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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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* ] (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}} * ] (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
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* ], 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}} * ] (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> * ] (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 ]
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* ] (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
* ]


==See also== ==See also==

Latest revision as of 12:29, 11 December 2024

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."

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  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.
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  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.
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  13. Johnston, Devin (2002). Precipitations: Contemporary American Poetry as Occult Practice. Wesleyan University Press. p. 13.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  • 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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