Surf these sites: Ars Memoria -- Article by John Michael Greer based on Frances Yates'' work on the art of memory, an influential and now largely forgotten mental discipline which was key to Renaissance magic and derived traditions. Historiographical Review: The Yates'' Thesis -- Brief discussion of the debate on Hermeticism''s role in Renaissance culture and the history of science, with recommended reading. Also see other bibliographical resources on the same page. Michael Sendivogius and Christian Rosenkreutz -- Article by Rafal T. Prinke from the Hermetic Journal. Examines the life of Sendivogius and attrempts to determine if his life was the model for the myth of Fr. C. R. C. and the Fama Fraternitas. Natural Magick by John Porta -- Giambattista della (John Baptist) Porta (1537?-1615), the full-text of his study of natural and physical science. The Impact of Freemasonry on Elizabethan Literature -- Article by Ron Heisler from the Hermetic Journal. The Kabbala of Shakespeare -- Article by Paul T. Olson exploring the possible influence of Qabalistic themes on Shakespeare''s works. Twilit Grotto -- Esoteric Archives -- A collection of various esoteric writers from the Renaissance.
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