…patronized astrologers, magicians, alchemists. The reason John Dee had such a long stay at Frederick's court was because his companion, Edward Kelly, claimed to be able to perform the alchemical opus. And the king more or less placed them under house arrest…

…night when he was trying to sneak out of the castle. But I anticipate my story because I think John Dee and Edward Kelly are probably, if they were not the. I certainly think they were the people who sold the emperor the vonage manuscript because…

…in the months after he received the stone, until a strange personage came into his life in the spring of 1584. And this was Edward Kelly. Now, Kelly was a much younger man than Dee and Dee was married to a much younger woman, Ann D. And Kelly was of…

…had other methods, too. He had wax tables and sigils. But finally, into his life came came a very mysterious character named Edward Kelly. And some accounts say that Edward Kelly had no ears, which indicates that he had had his ears removed for being a…

…tables and sigils. But finally, into his life came came a very mysterious character named Edward Kelly. And some accounts say that Edward Kelly had no ears, which indicates that he had had his ears removed for being a charlatan and a mountebank. This was…

…had had his ears removed for being a charlatan and a mountebank. This was a common punishment in the provinces of England. So Edward Kelly was a very dubious character, I think, for one strong piece of evidence that he was a shady character was John Dee…

…done. We read. So, you know, hanky panky didn't begin with the golden dawn. Believe me, I. In 1582, Ann D. John Dee and Edward Kelly set out for Bohemia. And Rudolph, the mad king of Bohemia, held sway at that time. Now, this is another one of these…

…There are about 40 alchemical texts, and all the greats are in here. Lull, Villanova, Michael Meyer, Basil Valentine Kramer, Edward Kelly, and so forth. The place to begin, I think, is obviously with the question, who is Hermes Trismegistus? What are…

…Well, for the next many years, the showstone was the major guiding force on Dee's life. And a guy came to him named Edward Kelly. And Edward Kelly, legend has it that he had no ears, which in England at that time meant that you had committed some…

…next many years, the showstone was the major guiding force on Dee's life. And a guy came to him named Edward Kelly. And Edward Kelly, legend has it that he had no ears, which in England at that time meant that you had committed some infraction in the…

…with money, and who should be introduced to who. It was very political, you know. Well, what kind of a polymathic talent was Edward Kelly that he could invert whole pages of Latin and reel it off and then have it be reconstructed and make sense? Also,…