The Oracle of Dr John Dee: Magic and Wisdom from One of the World's Greatest Visionaries - Softcover

Matthews, John; Kinghan, Wil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859063675 ISBN 13: 9781859063675

Publisher: Connections Book Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Dr John Dee (1527-1609) - arguably the most famous of the Elizabethan magicians - was a visionary who straddled the worlds of science and magic. Court astrologer to Elizabeth I, he was also a mathematician, astronomer, occultist and navigator, and devoted much of his life to the study of alchemy, divination and Hermetic philosophy. His work led him into the realms of angelic magic, and during the last thirty years of his life he invested a great deal of time and effort attempting to commune with angels in order to learn the universal language of creation and bring about the pre-apocalyptic unity of mankind. The twenty-eight oracle cards, divided into four sets of seven, depict Dee in seven of the archetypal roles that illuminated his work, along with other key luminaries from each realm (including Johannes Kepler, Nicolas Flamel, Robert Fludd, Hippocrates and Sir Francis Drake, among others). Each set is governed by its own 'suit' - Green, Red, Gold and Silver - and features the following archetypes: Magus (Knowledge), Alchemist (Transformation), Astronomer (Perception), Astrologer (Futures), Geographer (Journeys), Physician (Well-being) and Historian (Map of Life).While the inherent meaning of each archetype always remains the same, the insight it brings to the issue is coloured by the governing suit and the direction (north, south, east or west) in which the card falls on the talisman template.

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Rare Book

About the Author

John Matthews has been studying the Celtic tradition for over thirty years. He presents seminars and workshops all over the world and, with his wife Caitlin, has written over sixty books, including Celtic Totem Animals). Wil Kinghan is a writer, artist and explorer of the Hermetic and Celtic traditions. He has contributed to The Shaman's Oracle, The Ancestor Oracle, and The Lost Tarot of Nostradamus.

Edition details

• Publisher: Connections Book Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1859063675
• ISBN 13: 9781859063675
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 112