Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831–1891) Author, occultist, psychic, and cofounder of the Theosophical Society. Known as Madame Blavatsky or HPB, she introduced many Western mystics to…
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Blake, William
William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, engraver, artist, and printer whose works reflect his interests in Alchemy, Magic, and mysticism. William Blake created some…
Cassian, John
Cassian, John (ca. 360–433) Abbot; father of the church. Like St. ANTHONY, who preceded him in the same century, John Cassian was a significant early…
Oesterreich, Traugott Konstantin
Traugott Konstantin Oesterreich (1880–1949) was a German professor of philosophy and author of a classic work on Possession and Exorcism. Traugott Konstantin (T. K.) Oesterreich…
Lodovico Maria Sinistrari
Sinistrari, Lodovico Maria (1622–1701) Franciscan theologian whose contribution to Demonology is his work Demoniality, in which he examines sexual acts with Demons. Lodovico Sinistrari likened…
Bradley , Marion Zimmer
Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930-1999) Best selling science fiction and fantasy author and mentor of women in Wicca. Marion Zimmer Bradley’s novels carry such Wiccan themes…
Fortune, Dion
Dion Fortune (1891 -1946) The magical name of Violet Mary Firth, British occultist and author whose books continue to have an impact on modern witchcraft…
Austin, Benjamin Fish
Benjamin Fish Austin (1850–1933) was a Methodist minister, editor, author, spiritualist lecturer, and publisher. Benjamin Fish Austin began his career as a Methodist minister, but…
Bond, Frederick Bligh
Frederick Bligh Bond (1864–1945) was an architect, archaeologist, author and editor. He claimed to have psychic guidance from spirits of the dead in his excavations…
Colombo, John Robert
John Robert Colombo (1936– ) Prolific Canadian author, poet, and editor, known for his compilations of Ghost lore, as well as dictionaries of quotations and…