Renaissance Attitudes Towards Faustus as a Magician
A look at Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, including a description of Elizabethan perspectives on the occult and Faust's magic.
The Kabbala of Shakespeare
Article by Paul T. Olson exploring the possible influence of Qabalistic themes on Shakespeare's works.
Sympathy or the Devil
Excellent resource. Discusses hermetic tradition in Renaissance talismanic magic.
Twilit Grotto -- Esoteric Archives
A collection of various esoteric writers from the Renaissance.
The Impact of Freemasonry on Elizabethan Literature
Article by Ron Heisler from the Hermetic Journal.
Renaissance Astrological Magic
Introduction to theory and history of traditional magical astrology.
Ficino Venus Talisman
Venus talisman example with astrological election, construction, ritual and results using methods of Marsilio Ficino.
Picatrix
Resource for key text used in Renaissance magic. Contains history, translations and examples.
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