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  A third century Gnostic mystic and alchemist. He authored an encyclopedic treatise on alchemy, which remains the oldest text on the subject. His writings showed him not only to be versed in Egyptian, Greek and Arabic lore of alchemy, but Christianity as well. His book described mystical visions combining both Christian and pagan constituents. A.G.H. Sources: 2. For more on Zosimos’ […]

  Zoroaster, or Zarathustra, is thought to be the founder of Zoroastrianism. The time in which he lived is uncertain; many give the date of 6000 BC while others state 1200 BC. The confusion of the dates may be explained, according to some sources, by the implication that the prophet’s name might also been generic; meaning […]

Meaning, Story, Origin, Apocalypse Definition A zombie is a dead person that is brought back to life through means of Vodoun or necromancy, destroying the mental processes of this person through the process. Most people consider zombies only to be the stuff of horror books and movies, but they do exist in Haiti in the present day. Thousands of […]

 (1865-1939) William Bulter Yeats, a noted Irish poet, playwright, and mystic, was born at Sandymount, near Dublin, Ireland. His father John Yeats was a talented portait painter. His brother Jack Butler Yeats was an artist too. His sisters Elizabeth and Lily assisted in the founding of the Dun Emer (later Cuala) Press. Most of Yeat’s childhood […]

(c. 70 AD) Veleda was a prophetess among the ancient Germanics of whom the historian Tacitus spoke, “She exercises a great authority, for women have been held here from ancient times to be prophetic, and, by excessive superstition, divine. The fame of Veleda stood on the highest elevation, for she foretold to the Germans a […]