# List of occult writers

This is a list of notable occult writers.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

* Evangeline Adams – American astrologer (1868–1932)
* Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa – German occult writer (1486–1535)
* Albertus Magnus – German Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
* Alipili – German alchemical writer
* Margot Anand – French writer, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker
* Victor Anderson – American poet, co-founder of Feri Tradition
* Antero Alli – Finnish astrologer (1952–2023)
* Apollonius of Tyana – Greek Neopythagorean philosopher ( c. AD 15 – c. 100)
* Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki – British occult writer and psychic
* Elias Ashmole – English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist
* Freya Aswynn – Dutch musician and Pagan
* William Walker Atkinson – American writer and occultist

## B

* Alice Bailey – American esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880–1949)
* Mrs. L. Dow Balliett – American writer, clubwoman (1847–1929)
* Franz Bardon – Czech occult writer (1909–1958)
* Francis Barrett – English occultist
* John G. Bennett – British academic and writer (1897–1974)
* Philip S. Berg – American rabbi and dean of the Kabbalah CentrePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Michael Bertiaux – American occultist (born 1935)
* Annie Besant – English writer and activist (1847–1933)
* Hakim Bey – American political writer, poet, and essayist (1945–2022)
* Paul Beyerl – American Wiccan priest
* Steve Blamires – British historian
* Helena Petrovna Blavatsky – Russian mystic and writer (1831–1891)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Kerry Bolton – New Zealand far-right political activist
* Gavin Bone – British occult writer (b. 1964)
* Isaac Bonewits – American Neopagan leader and writer (1949–2012)
* William Breeze – American occult writer
* Brother XII – British mystic (1878–1934)
* Thomas Browne – English polymath and writer (1605–1682)
* Giordano Bruno – Italian Dominican friar, philosopher and mathematician (1548–1600)
* Raymond Buckland – English writer on the subject of Wicca and the occult
* Zsuzsanna Budapest – American feminist writer (b. 1940)
* E. A. Wallis Budge – British academic (1857–1934)
* Edward Bulwer-Lytton – British statesman and writer (1803–1873)
* W. E. Butler – British occultist and writer (1898–1978)

## C

* Laurie Cabot – American high priestess, writer (born 1933)
* Margaret Cameron – American writer and musician (1867–1947)
* Baba Raúl Cañizares – Cuban priest
* Philip Carr-Gomm – English writer (b. 1955)
* Hereward Carrington – American psychic investigator and writer
* Peter J. Carroll – British occultist
* Paul Foster Case – American occultist (1884–1954)
* Carlos Castaneda – American anthropologist (1925–1998)
* Richard Cavendish – British historian and writer
* Edgar Cayce – American clairvoyant (1877–1945)
* Lucille Cedercrans – American mysticPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Cheiro – Irish astrologer, palmist, and numerologist
* Jean Chevalier – French writer, philosopher, and theologianPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Andrew D. Chumbley – British occult writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Chic Cicero – American occult writer (b. 1936)
* Sandra Tabatha Cicero – American esoteric writer and lecturerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Lewis de Claremont – American occult writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Chas S. Clifton – American writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* John Robert Colombo – Canadian writer, editor, and poet
* D. J. Conway – American novelist (1939–2019)
* Marie Corelli – English novelist (1855–1924)
* Mary A. Cornelius – American writer and temperance reformer (1829–1918)
* Aleister Crowley – English occultist (1875–1947)
* Vivianne Crowley – English writer and Wiccan priestess
* Patricia Crowther – British occultist and Wiccan
* Scott Cunningham – American writer
* Phyllis Curott – American priestess, attorney, and writer

## D

* Ernesto de Martino – Italian anthropologist and ethnographer (1908-1965)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Arthur Dee – English physician, 1579–1651
* John Dee – English scientist and occultist (1527–1608/09)
* Peter Deunov – Bulgarian philosopher and spiritual teacher
* Savitri Devi – Greek fascist writer (1905–1982)
* Nevill Drury – Australian editor and publisher (1947–2013)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Gerina Dunwich – American astrologer, occult historian
* Lon Milo DuQuette – American writer, lecturer, musician, and occultist

## E

* Robert Lee "Skip" Ellison – American druid priest, ADF Archdruid from 2001 to 2010
* Gerard Encausse (Papus) – French physician, hypnotist, and occultistPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Julius Evola – Italian radical-right philosopher and esotericist (1898–1974)

## F

* Janet Farrar – British writer and Wiccan priestess
* Stewart Farrar – British writer and Wiccan (1916–2000)
* LaSara Firefox – American writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Ed Fitch – American writer (1937–2024)
* Dion Fortune – British occultist and writer (1890–1946)
* Fulcanelli – French alchemist and esoteric writer
* J.F.C. Fuller – British Army general (1878–1966)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

## G

* Yasmine Galenorn – American novelist
* Ann-Marie Gallagher – British writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Henri Gamache – American writer
* Gerald Gardner – British Wiccan leader
* Peter H. Gilmore – American writer (born 1958)
* Migene Gonzalez-Wippler – Puerto Rican writerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Kenneth Grant – British occult writer and ceremonial magician (1924–2011)
* William G. Gray – English occult writer (1913–1992)
* Raven Grimassi – American writer (1951–2019)
* René Guénon – French metaphysician (1886–1951)
* Rosemary Ellen Guiley – American writer
* George Ivanovich Gurdjieff – Russian philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

## H

* Manly P. Hall – American philosopher and writer
* Bruce Barrymore Halpenny – English military historian and writer (1937–2015)
* Erik Jan Hanussen – Austrian publicist and clairvoyant (1889–1933)
* Jesse Wolf Hardin – American writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Michael Harner – American anthropologist
* Franz Hartmann – German occultist, geomancer and astrologer
* Max Heindel – American astrologer and occultist
* Hermes Trismegistus – Legendary author of the Hermetica
* Phil Hine – British occult writer
* John George Hohman – American occultist
* Hans Holzer – American writer and parapsychologist
* Murry Hope – English writer and occultist
* Ellic Howe – British astrologer and writer
* Paul Huson – British writer and artist (born 1942)
* Christopher Hyatt – American psychologist, occultist and writer

## I

* Iamblichus of Chalcis – Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher (c. 245 – c. 325)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Judika Illes – American occult writer

## J

* Hargrave Jennings – British occultistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Charles Stansfeld Jones – Canadian writer, occultist and magician (1886–1950)
* William Quan Judge – American mystic, esotericist, and occultist (1851-1896)
* Carl Jung – Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)

## K

* Amber K – American writer
* Richard Kaczynski – American occult psychology writer
* Allan Kardec – French educator, translator, and writer (1804–1869)
* Jozef Karika – Slovak experimental publicist and writer (born 1978)
* Jan Kefer – Czech astrologer and hermeticist
* Francis X. King – British occult writer (1934–1994)
* Anna Kingsford – English physician, activist, and feminist
* Kenny Klein – American musician and writer (1955–2020)
* Donald Michael Kraig – American occult writer
* Giuliano Kremmerz – Italian alchemist (1861–1930)
* Dora van Gelder Kunz – American writer (1904–1999)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

## L

* Roger de Lafforest – French writer
* Stephen Larsen – American psychologistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* L. W. de Laurence – American writer and occultistPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Anton LaVey – American writer, musician, and Satanist
* Charles Webster Leadbeater – British Theosophist and writer (1854–1934)
* Giustiniano Lebano – Italian lawyer and patriot (1832–1910)
* Sybil Leek – British astrologer
* Eliphas Levi – French occult writer and poet (1810–1875)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Harvey Spencer Lewis – American writer and mystic (1883–1939)
* H. P. Lovecraft – American writer (1890–1937)

## M

* Simon Magus – Religious figure who confronted Peter
* Nicholas R. Mann – British writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Al G. Manning – American occult writer (1927–2006)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Anthony Marais – American writer, musician, and academic (born 1966)
* Leo Martello – American activist and Wiccan priest (1930–2000)
* Louis Martinié – American vodou practitionerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Martinus – Danish mystic (1890–1981)
* Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers – British occultist (1854–1918)
* Caitlin Matthews – English husband-and-wife writer duoPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* John Matthews – English husband-and-wife writer duoPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Giovanni Pico della Mirandola – Italian Renaissance philosopher (1463–1494)
* Patricia Monaghan – American writer (1946-2012)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Robert Monroe – American radio broadcaster and writer
* Dorothy Morrison – American writer (b. 1955)
* Ann Moura – American writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Joseph Murphy – American writer
* David Myatt – British writer and religious leader (born 1950)

## N

* Nema Andahadna – American occult writer (1939–2018)
* Vicki Noble – American writer (b. 1947)
* Nostradamus – French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)
* Novalis – German poet and writer (1772–1801)

## O

* Alfred Richard Orage – British literary figure
* P. D. Ouspensky – Russian esotericist (1878–1947)

## P

* Paracelsus – Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493 – 1541)
* Jack Parsons – American rocket engineer (1914–1952)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Joséphin Péladan – French novelist and Rosicrucian
* Gwydion Pendderwen – American musician (1946-1982)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Fernando Pessoa – Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935)
* Robert M. Place – American artist and writer (born 1947)
* Rachel Pollack – American writer (1945–2023)
* Arthur E. Powell – British theosophist (1882–1969)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* James Morgan Pryse – American Theosophist (1849-1942)Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Ali Puli – German alchemical writer

## R

* Paschal Beverly Randolph – American physician, occultist and writer (1825–1875)
* Silver RavenWolf – American writer
* Israel Regardie – English occultist 1907–1985)
* Wilhelm Reich – American psychoanalyst (1897–1957)
* Theodor Reuss – German occultist, journalist, and singer
* Jane Roberts – American poet and psychic (1929–1984)
* Helena Roerich – Russian philosopher (1879–1955)
* D. Scott Rogo – American writer and parapsychologist (1950–1990)
* Gabrielle Roth – American musician and dancer (1941–2012)
* Subba Row – Indian Theosophist (1856–1890)
* Jozef Rulof – Dutch psychic (1898–1952)

## S

* Torkom Saraydarian – American writer and musician (1917–1997)
* Gershom Scholem – Israeli philosopher (1897–1982)
* Gini Graham Scott – American songwriter
* William Seabrook – American journalist (1884–1945)
* M. R. Sellars – American novelist
* Sepharial – British writer and astrologer
* Miguel Serrano – Chilean diplomat, fascist, and Holocaust denier
* Idries Shah – Afghan writer and Sufi teacher (1924–1996)
* Robin Skelton – Canadian academic, writer, poet, and anthologist (1925 –1997)
* Stephen Skinner – Australian writer, editor, publisher and lecturer
* Lionel Snell – English writer, magician and publisher
* Austin Osman Spare – English artist (1886–1956)
* Lewis Spence – British academic (1874-1955)
* Starhawk – American writer and activist (born 1951)
* Brad Steiger – American writer (1936–2018)
* Rudolf Steiner – Austrian esotericist (1861–1925)
* Robert John Stewart – Scottish composer, writer and teacherPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Montague Summers – English writer (1880–1948)
* Emanuel Swedenborg – 18th-century Swedish scientist, freemason and theologian

## T

* Ralph Tegtmeier – German occult writerPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
* Luisah Teish – American spiritual writer
* Patricia Telesco – American writer, and lecturer
* Max Theon – Polish Hermetic Kabbalist (1848–1927)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Edred Thorsson – American runologist, writer, and occultistPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Johannes Trithemius – German Benedictine abbot and polymath (1462–1516)
* Paul Twitchell – Founder of the religion of Eckankar

## U

* Mellie Uyldert – Dutch astrologer

## V

* Doreen Valiente – English Wiccan writer (1922–1999)

## W

* Arthur Edward Waite – British occultist mystic, poet and writerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Ed and Lorraine Warren – American paranormal investigators
* James Wasserman – American writer (1948–2020)
* Don Webb – American novelist
* Samael Aun Weor – Colombian gnostic writer
* William Wynn Westcott – Coroner, ceremonial magician, theosophist and Freemason (1848–1925)
* Dennis Wheatley – British writer (1897–1977)
* Henry S. Whitehead – American novelist
* Migene González-Wippler – Puerto Rican writer
* Colin Wilson – English writer (1931–2013)
* Peter Lamborn Wilson – American political writer, poet, and essayist (1945–2022)
* Robert Anton Wilson – American writer and futurist (1932–2007)
* Oswald Wirth – Swiss artist and occult writer

## Y

* William Butler Yeats – Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Francis Parker Yockey – American fascist writer (1917–1960)
* Paramahansa Yogananda – Indian and American yogi and guru (1893–1952)
* Catherine Yronwode – American comic book writer and editor

## Z

* C. C. Zain – American new religious movementPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* The Zancigs – American stage magicians and writersPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart – American writer and Neopagan priestess (1948–2014)
* Oberon Zell-Ravenheart – Co-founder of the Church of all Worlds