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 astrologer
- 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
- (Major) Thomas Weir (1595-1670), Scottish occultist
- Francis Willoughby (1635-1672), English alchemist