The Queens Conjuror

Author : Benjamin Woolley
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 000740106X
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Queen’s Conjuror: The Life and Magic of Dr. Dee written by Benjamin Woolley and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spellbinding portrait of Queen Elizabeth’s conjuror – the great philosopher, scientist and magician, Dr John Dee (1527–1608) and a history of Renaissance science that could well be the next ‘Longitude’.

Author : Glynn Parry
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300183704
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arch Conjurer of England written by Glynn Parry and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlandish alchemist and magician, political intelligencer, apocalyptic prophet, and converser with angels, John Dee (1527–1609) was one of the most colorful and controversial figures of the Tudor world. In this fascinating book—the first full-length biography of Dee based on primary historical sources—Glyn Parry explores Dee’s vast array of political, magical, and scientific writings and finds that they cast significant new light on policy struggles in the Elizabethan court, conservative attacks on magic, and Europe's religious wars. John Dee was more than just a fringe magus, Parry shows: he was a major figure of the Reformation and Renaissance.

Author : Peter Fyans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781473898042
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Conjuror on the Kwai written by Peter Fyans and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Frost
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lives of the Conjurors written by Thomas Frost and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of magicians and magic.

Author : John Dee
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9781578631780
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Dee's Five Books of Mystery written by John Dee and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovered in a hidden compartment of an old chest long after his death, the secret writings of John Dee, one of the leading scientists and occultists of Elizabethan England, record in minute detail his research into the occult. Dee concealed his treatises on the nature of humankind's contact with angelic realms and languages throughout his life, and they were nearly lost forever. In his brief biography of John Dee, Joseph Peterson calls him a "true Renaissance man"? detailing his work in astronomy, mathematics, navigation, the arts, astrology, and the occult sciences. He was even thought to be the model for Shakespeare's Prospero. All this was preparation for Dee's main achievement: five books, revealed and transcribed between March 1582 and May 1583, bringing to light mysteries and truths that scholars and adepts have been struggling to understand and use ever since. These books detail his system for communicating with the angels, and reveal that the angels were interested in and involved with the exploration and colonization of the New World, and in heralding in a new age or new world order. While Dee's influence was certainly felt in his lifetime, his popularity has grown tremendously since. His system was used and adapted by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and subsequently by Aleister Crowley. This new edition of John Dee's Five Books of Mystery is by far the most accessible and complete published to date. Peterson has translated Latin terms and added copious footnotes, putting the instructions and references into context for the modern reader.

Author : Geoffrey James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781937727345
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sorcerer: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth's Alchemist written by Geoffrey James and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1584. The alchemist John Dee has turned to forbidden magic. In partnership with a visionary rogue, an ex-nun and a court beauty, he's fled across Europe, dogged by the Inquisition and a relentless assassin. Finally, Dee's magic seems to yield fruit. Angels (or are they demons?) promise to reveal the secret of transmuting lead into gold. There is only one hitch: Dee and his companions must first commit an unforgivable sin. Based on real-life diaries and historical accounts, Sorcerer recreates a world of death, sex and politics where everyone believes that both that magic is real and that otherworldly beings can be summoned at will. "A cinematic blend of history and magic." - David Rotman, producer of DragonHeart and Cliffhanger "An entertaining story." -Benjamin Woolley, author of The Queen's Conjuror "An intricate tapestry of the historical and the alchemical that casts an authentic spell over the reader. A vivid tale vigorously told, it may bring visions upon you " - Ramsey Campbell, Lifetime President, British Fantasy Society

Author : Vladimir Nabokov
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679723404
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book King, Queen, Knave written by Vladimir Nabokov and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1989-07-17 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The novel is the story of Dreyer, a wealthy and boisterous proprietor of a men's clothing emporium store. Ruddy, self-satisfied, and thoroughly masculine, he is perfectly repugnant to his exquisite but cold middle-class wife Martha. Attracted to his money but repelled by his oblivious passion, she longs for their nephew instead, the myopic Franz. Newly arrived in Berlin, Franz soon repays his uncle's condescension in his aunt's bed.

Author : Peter J. French
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134572344
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Dee: The World of the Elizabethan Magus written by Peter J. French and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1987. John Dee was Renaissance England's first Hermetic magus, a philosopher magician. He was also a respected practical scientist, an immensely learned man who investigated all areas of knowledge. In this fine biography, Peter French shows that not only magic and science, but geography, antiquarianism, theology and the fine arts were fields in which Dee was deeply involved. Through his teaching, writing and friendships with many of the most important figures of the age, Dee was at the centre of great affairs and had a profound influence on major developments in sixteenth-century England. Peter French places this extraordinary individual within his proper historical context, describing the whole world of Renaissance science, Platonism and Hermetic magic.

Author : Jason Louv
Publisher : Inner Traditions
ISBN 13 : 9781620555897
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Dee and the Empire of Angels written by Jason Louv and published by Inner Traditions. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive look at the life and continuing influence of 16th-century scientific genius and occultist Dr. John Dee • Presents an overview of Dee’s scientific achievements, intelligence and spy work, imperial strategizing, and his work developing methods to communicate with angels • Pieces together Dee’s fragmentary Spirit Diaries and examines Enochian in precise detail and the angels’ plan to establish a New World Order • Explores Dee’s influence on Sir Francis Bacon, modern science, Rosicrucianism, and 20th-century occultists such as Jack Parsons, Aleister Crowley, and Anton LaVey Dr. John Dee (1527-1608), Queen Elizabeth I’s court advisor and astrologer, was the foremost scientific genius of the 16th century. Laying the foundation for modern science, he actively promoted mathematics and astronomy as well as made advances in navigation and optics that helped elevate England to the foremost imperial power in the world. Centuries ahead of his time, his theoretical work included the concept of light speed and prototypes for telescopes and solar panels. Dee, the original “007” (his crown-given moniker), even invented the idea of a “British Empire,” envisioning fledgling America as the new Atlantis, himself as Merlin, and Elizabeth as Arthur. But, as Jason Louv explains, Dee was suppressed from mainstream history because he spent the second half of his career developing a method for contacting angels. After a brilliant ascent from star student at Cambridge to scientific advisor to the Queen, Dee, with the help of a disreputable, criminal psychic named Edward Kelley, devoted ten years to communing with the angels and archangels of God. These spirit communications gave him the keys to Enochian, the language that mankind spoke before the fall from Eden. Piecing together Dee’s fragmentary Spirit Diaries and scrying sessions, the author examines Enochian in precise detail and explains how the angels used Dee and Kelley as agents to establish a New World Order that they hoped would unify all monotheistic religions and eventually dominate the entire globe. Presenting a comprehensive overview of Dee’s life and work, Louv examines his scientific achievements, intelligence and spy work, imperial strategizing, and Enochian magick, establishing a psychohistory of John Dee as a singular force and fundamental driver of Western history. Exploring Dee’s influence on Sir Francis Bacon, the development of modern science, 17th-century Rosicrucianism, the 19th-century occult revival, and 20th-century occultists such as Jack Parsons, Aleister Crowley, and Anton LaVey, Louv shows how John Dee continues to impact science and the occult to this day.

Author : Benjamin Woolley
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060090669
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heal Thyself written by Benjamin Woolley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-06-29 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Heal Thyself" is the first full biography of Nicholas Culpeper, a 17th century English pioneer of herbal medicine whose actions and beliefs revolutionized medicine and medical practice. 25 line illustrations.