When Magic And Science Were The Same Thing | John Dee Podcast Documentary

The story of John Dee and how he used Enochian to speak with angels. Download the SAILY app and use our code RESTISHISTORY at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase ✅ Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @restishistorypod   In Tudor England, during the reign of Elizabeth I, there lived in the very heart of her court a magician, alchemist and polymath, bent upon conversing with the angels of heaven and other supernatural beings. His name was John Dee, and he would prove to.be one of the most remarkable men of his age, living long enough to witness both the dying days of the reign of Henry VIII, and the succession of Elizabeth’s heir. Throughout it all, he existed near the very epicentre of English royal power and religious controversy, dabbling with both treason and heresy, and the gruesome punishments for both, on multiple occasions. His life therefore holds a tantalising mirror up to the tumultuous periods through which he lived, and features some of the great stars of Tudor England. From the religious persecutions of Bloody Mary, when Dee came closest to destruction, to the rise of Elizabeth I, a learned scholar in her own right, who looked to him to explain the signs of the universe to her, and the birth of the British Empire - with Dee one of its earliest champions. His obsession with reading the divine language of heaven and thereby understanding the very deepest secrets of the universe, would see him scrying in mirrors to read the future at the risk of his immortal soul, travelling to Prague - Europe’s bastion of magic - and forging his famous relationship with the wily Edward Kelly. But, was it angels or demons who lured Dee across Europe, and into the very deepest depths of the occult..? 0:00 Intro 2:00 Introducing Dr John Dee 15:40 Dee’s Background 20:16 Dee’s Study of the Occult 22:26 The Problem of Religion 32:28 The Genius of John Dee 41:47 Edward Kelley and the angels 55:57 Dee returns to England Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor #enochian #magic #history #therestishistory #tudor #tudorhistory