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Edward Kelly Edward Kelly(1555 – 1597) was a spirit medium who worked with in his investigations. Besides the ability to spirits or angels on a crystal ball, which John Dee so valued, Kelly also claimed to possess the secret of . When Kelly dropped into Dee’s life, in 1582, he carried with him a cryptic…

Babalon Babalon as depicted in the card “Lust” in the Thoth deckBabalon is referred to as the Scarlet Woman, the Great Mother, and the Mother of Abominations. Her godform is that of a sacred whore, and her primary symbol is the Chalice or Graal. Her consort is , the “Father of Life” and the male…

Planet (astrology) The Zodiac The Planets Other components Qualities Motion The word “planet” derives from the Greek πλανητησ, “wanderer”. The classical planets were those celestial bodies which moved in regular, permanent cycles across the celestial sphere: The and , and the five “true” planets visible to the naked eye, , , , , and .…

Christianity *Part of the series* Christianity is the eligion allegedly founded by a Judaean mystic and rabbi, of Nazareth (in Hebrew, his name would have been *Yeheshua ben Yosef Netzariot*), approx. 30 e.v. and propagated throughout the Roman Empire by his disciples in the following century, especially by Saul of Tarsus (St. Paul). Jesus is…

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers This article is incomplete. You can help Thelemapedia by adding to it (*http://www./index.php?title=Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers&action=edit*). Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, born as Samuel Liddell Mathers (1854-1918), was a famous magician and one of the most influential figures in modern . He is primarily known as a founder of the , a magical organization which…

Porphyry ’ student and editor, Porphyry (232/3 – c.305 CE), is considered a founder of Neoplatonism. A scholar and traveler, he studied various religions and languages across the Roman Empire. He is responsible for the revival of Aristotelian thought and championed rationalism and logic. A literary critic of great skill, he edited Plotinus’ writings into…

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro, October 15, 70–19 BCE, known in English as Virgil or Vergil, Latin poet, is the author of the *Eclogues*, the *Georgics*, and the *Aeneid*, this last being a narrative poem in twelve books that is deservingly called the Roman Empire’s national epic. Table of Contents Life Born in the village of…

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Category:Alchemical terms Important Terms in Alchemy Summarize. Articles in category “Alchemical terms” There are 5 articles in this category. A G R S T

Deva Deva is the word for “god, deity”. In , the devas are opposed to the demonic Asuras. Table of Contents Origins The word is from PIE deivos*, originally an adjective meaning “celestial” or “shining”, a vrddhi derivative from a root div* “to shine”, especially of the daylit sky. The feminine is “goddess” (PIE deivih2*).…