Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of consciousness and existence. In popular usage the word refers loosely to a number of non-traditional belief systems and spiritual practices.

This project includes key metaphysical wirters and teachers of the Renaissance.

Key Figures

• Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535), German astrologer & alchemist
• Elias Ashmole (1617-1692), English astrologer & alchemist
• Jakob Böhme (1575-1624), German mystic
• Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), Danish astrologer
• Robert Burton (1577-1640), English astrologer
• Tommaso Campanella (1565-1630), Italian astrologer and magician
• John Dee (1527-1609), English astrologer
• Robert Fludd (1574-1637), English astrologer & Kabbalist
• Sir Edward Kelley (1555-1597), English medium
• Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astrologer
• Isaac Luria (1534-1572), Jewish Kabbalist
• William Lilly (1602-1681), English astrologer
• Andrew MacFarlane of Arrochar (?-after 1544), Scottish sorceror
• Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494), Italian astrologer
• Jean-Baptiste Morin (1583-1656), French astrology
• Thomas Norton (c1433-c1513), English alchemist
• Nostradamus (1503-1566), French astrologer and seer
• Paracelsus (1493-1541), Swiss astrologer & alchemist
• Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland (1564-1632), English astrologer & alchemist
• Giambattista della Porta (1538-1615), Italian astrologer and alchemist
• Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552-1612), Austrian alchemist
• Francis Stuart, Earl of Bothwell (1563-1612), King of the Witches
• Francis Willoughby (1635-1672), English alchemist