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Johannes Trithemius (1462-1516)
Master cryptographer and magician, Trithemius was the mentor of Henrich Cornelius Agrippa and Paracelsus.



Heinrich Agrippa
The most influential writer of renaissance esoterica.



Athanasius Kircher
Dr. John Dee (1527-1608)
Another influential Renaissance figure, Dee was Queen Elizabeth's scientific advisor. In later life, he became disillusioned with pure science and started experimenting with occult techniques of the day. Many of his esoteric writing were kept secret and only discovered by accident long after his death.
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600)
Bruno was one of the most original and colorful thinkers of the Renaissance. The Inquisition considered him a dangerous heretic, and had him burned at the stake in 1600.
Jacques Gohory (1520-1576)

Classical magic texts (aka Grimoires)

Key of Solomon variants:

This is the most famous and influential handbook of magic.

Black Magic

Sigillum Dei Aemeth

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