βThat which is above is like that which is below, to accomplish the miracles of the One Thing.β
- Tabula Smaragdina -
π John Dee was a man of boundaries.
Between the visible and the invisible.
Between numbers and symbols.
Between Word and silence.
For him, science, magic, and faith were not opposites, but three faces of the same Truth.
β Born in London on July 13, 1527, under the sign of Leo, Dee embodies the solar energy of Tiphereth, the heart of the Tree of Life. The son of a craftsman at the court of Henry VIII, he showed an absolute vocation for study and sacred knowledge from a young age.
At only fifteen years of age, he entered Cambridge. He lived like an ascetic of knowledge: in his diaries, he recounts days of study lasting up to 18 consecutive hours. Mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, symbolism: for Dee, knowledge was a sacred act.
He traveled throughout Europe and met Gerardus Mercator, coming into contact with the most advanced minds of his time. For him, numbers were not abstractions: they were divine language.
Upon his return to England, he was accused of witchcraft, but the charges were dropped. With the rise of Elizabeth I, everything changed. Dee became her astrologer and personal advisor, even choosing the astrological date of her coronation.
According to historical sources, Dee organized a secret information network in the service of the Crown. His code name? 007. A number that would become legendary.
The most mysterious phase began in 1581. Together with the medium Edward Kelley, Dee entered
Thus, Enochian Magic was born:
β’ a sacred alphabet
β’ an angelic language
β’ seals and complex ritual systems
According to Dee, this language predates the Fall and is akin to the Adamic Language: each letter creates what it names.
At the center of the rituals appears the Sigillum Γmeth, the Seal of Truth.
Γmeth = ΧΧΧͺ
Aleph (Principle) β Mem (Flow) β Tav (Fulfillment)
A seal that protects, orders, and separates the sacred from the profane, like the Veil of the Temple.
Dee and Kelley's fame spread throughout Europe. Invited to Poland by the nobleman Albert Laski to search for the Philosopher's Stone, however, they began their decline: suspicions, failures, and a definitive break between the two.
Back in England, Dee's immense library was ransacked. Despite everything, Elizabeth I continued to protect him, appointing him Chancellor of St. Paul's and then Superintendent of Christ College in Manchester.
In 1605, the plague struck Manchester. Dee lost almost his entire family. He was left alone, poor, forgotten. It was the final Nigredo, the dissolution of the self before reintegration. He died in 1608 in Mortlake.
A devout Christian, but deeply hermetic, Dee saw mathematics as the language of God, astronomy as the cosmic order, and magic as a means of dialogue with higher forces.
π In Monas Hieroglyphica, he encapsulates the universe in a single glyph: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Cross of the Elements, and Primordial Fire. It is the image of the Kabbalistic Kether, the unmanifested Crown.
π For John Dee, alchemy is not about making gold, but becoming gold.
Purifying the soul.
Elevating consciousness.
Ascending from Malkuth to Kether.
According to the eternal principle: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Today, John Dee is recognized as:
β’ the precursor of modern occultism
β’ the foundation of ceremonial magic
β’ the bridge between Qabbalah, Hermeticism, and Christianity
In The Grimoire, John Dee is the Initiated Magus: he who knows, dares, wants, and remains silent.
He who knows the Number knows the Name.
He who knows the Name governs the Form.
- Tabula Smaragdina -
π John Dee was a man of boundaries.
Between the visible and the invisible.
Between numbers and symbols.
Between Word and silence.
For him, science, magic, and faith were not opposites, but three faces of the same Truth.
β Born in London on July 13, 1527, under the sign of Leo, Dee embodies the solar energy of Tiphereth, the heart of the Tree of Life. The son of a craftsman at the court of Henry VIII, he showed an absolute vocation for study and sacred knowledge from a young age.
At only fifteen years of age, he entered Cambridge. He lived like an ascetic of knowledge: in his diaries, he recounts days of study lasting up to 18 consecutive hours. Mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, symbolism: for Dee, knowledge was a sacred act.
He traveled throughout Europe and met Gerardus Mercator, coming into contact with the most advanced minds of his time. For him, numbers were not abstractions: they were divine language.
Upon his return to England, he was accused of witchcraft, but the charges were dropped. With the rise of Elizabeth I, everything changed. Dee became her astrologer and personal advisor, even choosing the astrological date of her coronation.
According to historical sources, Dee organized a secret information network in the service of the Crown. His code name? 007. A number that would become legendary.
The most mysterious phase began in 1581. Together with the medium Edward Kelley, Dee entered
Thus, Enochian Magic was born:
β’ a sacred alphabet
β’ an angelic language
β’ seals and complex ritual systems
According to Dee, this language predates the Fall and is akin to the Adamic Language: each letter creates what it names.
At the center of the rituals appears the Sigillum Γmeth, the Seal of Truth.
Γmeth = ΧΧΧͺ
Aleph (Principle) β Mem (Flow) β Tav (Fulfillment)
A seal that protects, orders, and separates the sacred from the profane, like the Veil of the Temple.
Dee and Kelley's fame spread throughout Europe. Invited to Poland by the nobleman Albert Laski to search for the Philosopher's Stone, however, they began their decline: suspicions, failures, and a definitive break between the two.
Back in England, Dee's immense library was ransacked. Despite everything, Elizabeth I continued to protect him, appointing him Chancellor of St. Paul's and then Superintendent of Christ College in Manchester.
In 1605, the plague struck Manchester. Dee lost almost his entire family. He was left alone, poor, forgotten. It was the final Nigredo, the dissolution of the self before reintegration. He died in 1608 in Mortlake.
A devout Christian, but deeply hermetic, Dee saw mathematics as the language of God, astronomy as the cosmic order, and magic as a means of dialogue with higher forces.
π In Monas Hieroglyphica, he encapsulates the universe in a single glyph: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Cross of the Elements, and Primordial Fire. It is the image of the Kabbalistic Kether, the unmanifested Crown.
π For John Dee, alchemy is not about making gold, but becoming gold.
Purifying the soul.
Elevating consciousness.
Ascending from Malkuth to Kether.
According to the eternal principle: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Today, John Dee is recognized as:
β’ the precursor of modern occultism
β’ the foundation of ceremonial magic
β’ the bridge between Qabbalah, Hermeticism, and Christianity
In The Grimoire, John Dee is the Initiated Magus: he who knows, dares, wants, and remains silent.
He who knows the Number knows the Name.
He who knows the Name governs the Form.