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By Jennifer Emick, About.com Guide to Alternative Religions since 2002

John Dee

Wednesday July 18, 2007
Today is the birthday of legendary wizard john Dee. Who was John Dee? He is virtually unknown in modern times, although he has had a profound influence on popular culture- without John Dee, there would be no Harry Potter, no Gandalf, no archetypal storybook wizard bearing a crystal ball...

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July 19, 2007 at 7:16 pm
(1) Greg says:

Poor guy. When I think about his ultimate fate, I wonder if at the end he felt it was all worth it. One of the things I liked most about him (historically) was that he really was the summation of the pre-reniassance esoteric community.

July 20, 2007 at 5:58 pm
(2) Michelle says:

Interesting! I knew about Queen Elizabeth, and the astrology, but had no idea he had created a mechanical beetle, nor the “007″ nickname. Thanks for a good article!

July 22, 2007 at 3:32 pm
(3) Joe Nik says:

The funniest thing about this man is that not alot of people know of his Occult history and that he forever change the Course of history(for the worst) which we now live. READ MORE ABOUT THIS MAN, ALONG with EDWARD KELLEY.

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