Edward Kelley

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Edward Kelley was a 16th-century English occultist and medium best known for allegedly communicating with angels and collaborating with the mathematician and magus John Dee in developing the Enochian magical system.

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Edward Kelley canonical 10

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instanceOf English person ⓘ
alchemist ⓘ
medium ⓘ
occultist ⓘ
allegedPractice production of gold ⓘ
transmutation of metals ⓘ
alternativeName Edward Kelly ⓘ
Edward Talbot ⓘ
associatedWith Hermeticism ⓘ
Renaissance magic ⓘ
Western esotericism ⓘ
birthYear 1555 ⓘ
causeOfDeath injuries sustained while attempting to escape imprisonment ⓘ
centuryActive 16th century ⓘ
claimedAbility communicating with angels ⓘ
scrying ⓘ
collaboratedWith John Dee ⓘ
collaborationPeriodWithJohnDee circa 1582–1589 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathYear 1597 ⓘ
fullName Edward Kelley ⓘ
historicalReputation controversial figure ⓘ
suspected fraud by some contemporaries ⓘ
influenced 19th-century occult revival ⓘ
later ceremonial magic traditions ⓘ
knownFor angelic conversations ⓘ
collaboration with John Dee ⓘ
role in development of Enochian magic ⓘ
spirit communications ⓘ
legalIssue imprisonment in Bohemia ⓘ
notableEvent claimed reception of angelic Enochian calls ⓘ
participation in Dee’s angelic conferences ⓘ
occupation alchemist ⓘ
medium ⓘ
occultist ⓘ
patron Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Vilém of Rožmberk ⓘ
placeOfActivity Bohemia ⓘ
Prague ⓘ
religiousContext Christian esotericism ⓘ
subjectOf biographical studies on Enochian magic ⓘ
occult literature ⓘ
traveledTo Bohemia ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
traveledWith John Dee ⓘ
usedInstrument shew-stone ⓘ
usedLanguage Enochian ⓘ
linked to: Enochian language
workedOn Enochian magical system ⓘ
linked to: Enochian magic

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