Occultist↕ | Country↕ | Era↕ | Tradition↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleister Crowley | United Kingdom | 1875-1947 | Thelema | The Wickedest Man in the World, Book of the Law, Do what thou wilt, A.A. and O.T.O. orders |
| Helena Blavatsky | Russia / USA | 1831-1891 | Theosophy | Founded the Theosophical Society, Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine, East-meets-West esotericism |
| Eliphas Levi | France | 1810-1875 | Ceremonial magic | Drew the famous Baphomet, wrote Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, inspired modern Western esotericism |
| Austin Osman Spare | United Kingdom | 1886-1956 | Chaos magic / sigils | Artist-magician, invented the modern sigil method, inspired chaos magic decades later |
| Dion Fortune | United Kingdom | 1890-1946 | Western mystery tradition | Psychic Self-Defence, The Mystical Qabalah, founded the Society of the Inner Light |
| Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers | United Kingdom | 1854-1918 | Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn | Co-founder and chief of the Golden Dawn, translated classic grimoires into English |
| Israel Regardie | United Kingdom / USA | 1907-1985 | Golden Dawn | Published the full Golden Dawn rituals, bringing ceremonial magic to modern occult readers |
| Papus (Gerard Encausse) | France | 1865-1916 | Martinism, Tarot | French occult revival leader, The Tarot of the Bohemians, founded the Martinist Order |
| Gerald Gardner | United Kingdom | 1884-1964 | Wicca | Father of modern Wicca, wrote Witchcraft Today, inspired the modern pagan revival |
| Anton LaVey | United States | 1930-1997 | LaVeyan Satanism | Founded the Church of Satan, wrote The Satanic Bible, showman-magician of mid-century America |
| Michael Aquino | United States | 1946-2019 | Setian | Founded the Temple of Set after splitting from LaVey, intellectual left-hand path writer |
| Rosaleen Norton | New Zealand / Australia | 1917-1979 | Pan worship, trance magic | The Witch of Kings Cross, controversial visionary art, pagan icon of Sydney bohemia |
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