A True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits

by John Dee

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1659. A fascinating account of Dr. Dee's experience of speaking with spirits to unearth the laws of nature and creation. Scarce!

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DuQuette, Lon Milo (Introduction)
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Canonical title
A True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr. John Dee and Some Spirits
Original title
A true & faithful relation of what passed for many yeers between Dr. John Dee ... and some spirits : tending (had it succeeded) to a general alteration of most states and kingdomes in the world : his private conferences with Rodolphe Emperor of Germany, Stephen K. of Poland, and divers other princes about it : the particulars of his cause, as it was agitated in the Emperors court, by the Pope's intervention : his banishment and restoration in part : as also the letters of sundry great men and princes (some whereof were present at some of these conferences and apparitions of spirits) to the said D. Dee : out of the original copy, written with Dr. Dees own hand, kept in the library of Sir Tho. Cotton ... : with a preface confirming the reality (as to the point of spirits) of this relation, and shewing the several good uses that a sober Christian may make of all (had it succeeded | some whereof were present at some of these conferences and apparitions of spirits | as to the point of spirits)
Alternate titles
Dr John Dee's Spiritual Diaries 1583-1608 (by Stephen Skinner ∙ Golden Hoard Press ∙ Llewellyn) (by Stephen Skinner ∙ Golden Hoard Press ∙ Llewellyn); A True and Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Years Between Dr. John Dee .... and Some Spirits .... (by Lon Milo DuQuette ∙ Askin Publishers|Magickal Childe Publishing) (by Lon Milo DuQuette ∙ Askin Publishers | Magickal Childe Publishing)
Original publication date
1659
People/Characters
John Dee; Edward Kelley; Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Angels
Important places
Mortlake, London, England, UK; Kraków, Lesser Poland, Poland (as Cracow); Prague, Czech Republic; Třeboň, South Bohemia, Czech Republic

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Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History
DDC/MDS
133Philosophy & psychologyParapsychology & occultismSpecific topics in parapsychology and occultism
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BF1598 .D5Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionPsychologyOccult sciencesMagic. Hermetics. Necromancy
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