Historical Figures
Most religions were significantly influenced by one or more historical (or quasi-historical) people, and many of these people are honored within the faith for their contributions.
A highly controversial figure in his own time, Aleister Crowley is now considered highly influential in occult circles. Besides being held as a prophet within the religion of Thelema, his numerous writings on magic and religion are still widely read.
While the Baha'i Faith stresses personal interpretation of scripture, Baha'i scripture was produced by four people whose works are the cornerstone of the Baha'i Faith.
Renaissance occultists both shaped Western occult thought and often assisted in laying the foundations for modern science. View the profiles of some of the most notable occultists from the Renaissance.
The very early history of Zoroastrianism and it's founder, Zoroaster.
In-depth biography of the controversial founder of the Church of Scientology and developer of its methods.
Selassie I was hailed and honored as the Messiah by Rastas due to his mythological lineage, political position, and pro-African policies along with Biblical prophesies that Rastas believe Selassie fulfilled.
Anton LaVey created an atheistic, magically-inclined religion that challenged nearly every concept of traditional or conventional faith.
