John Dee: The Queen’s Wizard Who Spoke With Angels
Science, sorcery, and secrets from the English court.
👑 The Magician in Her Majesty’s Service
In the 16th century — a time when beheadings were trending and astrology was basically a political weapon — John Deerose as one of the most brilliant and bizarre minds in England.
He wasn’t a fictional character from a dark academia novel. He was real, and he was Queen Elizabeth I’s personal astrologer.
But Dee was more than a court scientist. He was an explorer of the invisible — a seeker of the divine code hidden behind stars, numbers, and symbols. The man quite literally tried to talk to angels through a “shew-stone” — a mystical black mirror.
No big deal.
📚 Brains + Belief = Dangerous Genius
John Dee was the original multitasker. He studied at Cambridge at just 15, mastered navigation, advised on imperial expansion (hello, early maps of America!), and was obsessed with cracking the secrets of the universe.
But he didn’t draw a hard line between science and magic. To Dee, math and mysticism were soulmates. Numbers held divine meaning. Geometry was sacred. The universe was a machine powered by spiritual energy.
And he believed he could access it all… with help.
🔮 The Black Mirror & the Language of Angels
In his later years, Dee turned deeper into the occult. With his scryer — a medium named Edward Kelley — Dee began intense sessions to communicate with angels.
They used a black obsidian mirror (which, fun fact, you can now see at the British Museum) and claimed to receive visions and messages from beings beyond the veil.
These “angels” revealed a complex, otherworldly language: Enochian — complete with grammar, vocabulary, and an alphabet. Dee believed it was the original language spoken by Adam in the Garden of Eden.
No biggie. Just unlocking divine linguistics before Google Translate was cool.
✍️ Dark Fame and a Vanishing Legacy
For a time, Dee’s fame soared. He was respected, even revered. But as tides shifted — as the lines between religion and heresy blurred — his magical practices brought suspicion.
He lost favor, his house was looted by a mob, and much of his library — one of the largest in England — was destroyed. He died in relative obscurity.
But his legend only grew.
Today, Dee is considered a founding father of modern occultism, influencing figures like Aleister Crowley, the Golden Dawn, and even modern magicians.
He was a man obsessed with decoding the divine, and maybe, just maybe, he cracked a piece of it.
🌌 What John Dee Teaches Us (Besides How to Haunt in Style)
Dee lived at the edge of two worlds — reason and reverie, the known and the unknowable. He reminds us that curiosity is sacred, that knowledge and magic don’t cancel each other out — they dance.
He looked into a mirror and saw more than himself.
What might you see, if you dared?
🪞 Bring That Vibe Into Your World
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And carry a little Enochian elegance with you, wherever you go.
Because magic isn’t just in the past. It’s in your pocket. And it looks stunning with your outfit.
