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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:
Since this subject 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 legendary or mythological figures.
For a list of sleight of hand artists and practitioners of stage magic, see: List of magicians.
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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
Circe, legendary sorceress
Medea, legendary sorceress
Semiramis, semi-legendary queen and sorceress
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Ancient world
Iamblichus, neo-platonist philosopher, espoused theurgy
Julian, practiced occult theurgy
Plato, philosopher important in occultism
Plotinus, neo-platonist philosopher important in occultism
Virgil, subjected to magical legends
Zhang Jiao, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
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Mediæval Europe
Merlin, (probably fictional) Arthurian wizard
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Renaissance
John Dee, Queen Elizabeth's court astrologist.
Johann Weyer (aka Johannes Wierus), German physician, occultist and demonologist.
Paracelsus, medical pioneer and occult philosopher
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Enlightenment and early modern period
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Nineteenth century
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Twentieth century
Draconis Blackthorne, Satanist, Church of Satan Warlock, author of several books on the subject of Ritual Magic and social commentary, founder of The Order of The Black Dragon.
Anton Szandor LaVey, Founder of The Church of Satan, author of five books on the subject of Satanism, including The Satanic Bible and The Satanic Rituals.
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People subjected to magical legends
These people may or may not have been practicing magicians, mystics, or diviners, but later stories or folklore have arisen that link them to such practices:
Albertus Magnus, Roman Catholic writer dubiously credited with several magical texts, notably the Book of the Secrets of Albertus Magnus *
Virgil, Latin poet who was turned into a wizard in medieval folklore
Taliesin, Welsh poet who was turned into a wizard in medieval folklore
Merlin, originally the Welsh poet Myrddin, who was turned into a wizard in medieval romance
Count of St Germain, during the centuries after his disappearance without a trace, numerous myths, legends and speculations have surfaced; he has been attributed with occult practices and other legends report that he was immortal, alchemist with the elixir of life, a true Rosicrucian ("A man who knows everything and who never dies" according to Voltaire)
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See also
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