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Occultists

From Biocrawler, the free encyclopedia.

List of notable occultists and mystics.

This is a list of notable people, whether contemporary, historical or legendary, who are or were involved in any of the following practices and traditions:

paranormal or supernatural magic, black or white
witchcraft
sorcery
wizardry
alchemy
practical mysticism
voodoo
divination and fortune-telling
theurgy

Since this is a subject which has attracted hoaxes, folklore, and tall tales, the inclusion of historical persons is limited based on considerations of accepted historical fact - a restriction which obviously does not apply to fictional or mythological figures.

For a list of sleight of hand artists and practitioners of stage magic, see: List of magicians.

Contents

1 Famous magicians:

1.1 Classical mythology:
1.2 Ancient world:
1.3 Mediæval Europe:
1.4 Renaissance:
1.5 Enlightenment and early modern period:
1.6 Nineteenth century:
1.7 Twentieth century:

2 Magical movements, societies, and organisations:

2.1 Rosicrucian Movements:
2.2 Other Mystical Movements:

3 Fictional wizards, magicians, and witches:

4 See also

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Famous magicians:

Some historical or legendary magicians, wizards, witches, or people who have been claimed to be so, are:

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Classical mythology:

Cassandra, oracle
Circe, legendary sorceress
Hecate, goddess of witchcraft
Medea, legendary sorceress
Semiramis, semi-legendary queen and sorceress

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Ancient world:

Apollonius of Tyana, wizard
Apuleius, author of a magical novel
Gyges of Lydia, king said to possess magical artifacts
Heraclitus, philosopher important in occultism
Hermes Trismegistus/Thoth
Iamblichus, neo-platonist philosopher, espoused theurgy
Iannes and Mambres, magicians at Pharaoh's court mentioned in the New Testament
Julian, practiced occult theurgy
Plato, philosopher important in occultism
Plotinus, neo-platonist philosopher important in occultism
Pythagoras, philosopher important in occultism
Simon Magus, magician mentioned in New Testament
Vergil, subjected to magical legends
The Witch of Endor, Biblical witch

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Mediæval Europe:

Abraham Abulafia, kabalist "messiah"
Albertus Magnus, had many magical texts attributed to him
Gilles de Rais, serial killer accused of sorcery
Merlin, (probably fictional) Arthurian wizard
Nicholas Flamel, alchemist
Ramon Llull, syncretic mystic
Roger Bacon, philosopher accused of magic

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Renaissance:

Abramelin the Mage, alleged author of a grimoire
Francesco Giuseppe Borri, alchemist
Sir Thomas Browne, hermetic author
Arthur Dee, hermetic author
Athanasius Kircher, Jesuit priest, wrote on magical subjects
Benevenuto Cellini, sculptor whose diary relates experience summoning spirits
Christina of Sweden, abdicated Queen who dabbled in alchemy
Giordano Bruno, occult philosopher
Edward Kelley, medium who assisted John Dee
Faust, made a pact with the Devil
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, occult philosopher, astrologer
Henry Percy, "Wizard Earl"
Johannes Reuchlin, German cabalist magician, summoned angels
Johann Weyer (aka Johannes Wierus), German physician, occultist and demonologist.
Dr John Dee, seer, astrologer, and occult philosopher
Nostradamus, soothsayer, seer, astrologer
Olaus Borrichius, alchemist
Paracelsus, medical pioneer and occult philosopher
Robert Fludd, occult philosopher and astrologer
Sir Walter Raleigh, practiced alchemy
Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor, employed alchemists
Johannes Trithemius, cryptographer and magical writer