List of occult writers

This is a list of notable occult writers.

• 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.15–100)
• Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki – British occult writer and psychic (1929–2026)
• Elias Ashmole – English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist
• Freya Aswynn – Dutch musician and Pagan
• William Walker Atkinson – American writer and occultist (1862–1932)

• 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 Berg – American rabbi and dean of the Kabbalah Centre
• Raymond Bernard – French esotericist (1923–2006)
• 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 Blavatsky – Russian-American mystic and writer (1831–1891)
• 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)
• Jacques Breyer – French esoteric writer (1922–1996)
• 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)

• 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 mystic
• Cheiro – Irish astrologer, palmist, and numerologist
• Jean Chevalier – French writer, philosopher, and theologian
• Andrew D. Chumbley – British occult writer
• Chic Cicero – American occult writer (b. 1936)
• Sandra Tabatha Cicero – American esoteric writer and lecturer
• Lewis de Claremont – American occult writer
• Chas S. Clifton – American academic, author and historian
• Frank Collin – American white supremacist (born 1944)
• 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 (1927–2025)
• Scott Cunningham – American writer
• Phyllis Curott – American priestess, attorney, and writer

• Ernesto de Martino – Italian anthropologist, philosopher and historian
• Arthur Dee – English physician and alchemist (1579–1651)
• John Dee – English scientist and occultist (1527–1608/09)
• Peter Deunov – Bulgarian philosopher and spiritual teacher (1864 – 1944)
• Savitri Devi – Greek Nazi spy and occultist (1905–1982)
• Nevill Drury – Australian editor and publisher (1947–2013)
• Gerina Dunwich – American astrologer, occult historian
• Lon Milo DuQuette – American writer, lecturer, musician, and occultist

• Robert Lee "Skip" Ellison – American druid priest, ADF Archdruid from 2001 to 2010
• Gérard Encausse – French physician, hypnotist, and occultist
• Julius Evola – Italian radical-right philosopher and esotericist (1898–1974)

• Janet Farrar – British writer and Wiccan priestess
• Stewart Farrar – British writer and Wiccan (1916–2000)
• LaSara FireFox – American writer
• Ed Fitch – American writer (1937–2024)
• Stephen Flowers – American runologist, writer, and occultist
• Dion Fortune – British occultist and writer (1890–1946)
• Fulcanelli – French alchemist and esoteric writer
• J. F. C. Fuller – British Army general (1878–1966)

• Yasmine Galenorn
• Ann-Marie Gallagher – British writer
• Henri Gamache – American writer
• Gerald Gardner – British Wiccan leader (1884–1964)
• Peter H. Gilmore – American LaVeyan Satanist writer (born 1958)
• Migene González-Wippler – Puerto Rican writer
• 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 intellectual (1886–1951)
• Rosemary Ellen Guiley – American writer
• George Gurdjieff – Russian Empire mystic and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949)

• Manly P. Hall – Canadian-American philosopher and writer (1901–1990)
• Bruce Barrymore Halpenny – English military historian and writer (1937–2015)
• Erik Jan Hanussen – Austrian publicist and clairvoyant (1889–1933)
• Jesse Wolf Hardin – American writer
• Michael Harner – American anthropologist and neo-shamanist (1929–2018)
• 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
• Johann Georg 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

• Iamblichus – Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic (c. 245 – c. 325)
• Judika Illes – American occult writer

• Hargrave Jennings – British occult writer (1817–1890)
• 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)

• 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 Kunz – American writer (1904–1999)

• Roger de Lafforest – French writer
• Stephen Larsen – American psychologist
• L. W. de Laurence – American occult and spiritual author and publisher
• Anton LaVey – American writer and Satanist (1930–1997)
• Charles Webster Leadbeater – British Theosophist and writer (1854–1934)
• Giustiniano Lebano – Italian lawyer and patriot (1832–1910)
• Sybil Leek – British astrologer
• Éliphas Lévi – French occult writer and poet (1810–1875)
• Harvey Spencer Lewis – American writer and mystic (1883–1939)
• H. P. Lovecraft – American writer (1890–1937)

• Simon Magus – Religious figure who confronted Peter
• Nicholas Mann – British writer
• Al G. Manning – American occult writer (1927–2006)
• Anthony Marais – American writer, musician, and academic (born 1966)
• Leo Martello – American activist and Wiccan priest (1930–2000)
• Louis Martinié – American vodou practitioner
• Martinus – Danish mystic (1890–1981)
• Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers – British occultist (1854–1918)
• John and Caitlin Matthews – English writers
• Giovanni Pico della Mirandola – Italian Renaissance philosopher (1463–1494)
• Patricia Monaghan – American writer (1946–2012)
• Robert Monroe – American radio broadcaster and writer
• Dorothy Morrison – American writer (b. 1955)
• Ann Moura – American writer
• Joseph Murphy – American writer (1898–1981
• David Myatt – British writer and religious leader (born 1950)

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

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

• Paracelsus – Swiss physician, philosopher, theologian, and alchemist (c. 1493 – 1541)
• Jack Parsons – American rocket engineer (1914–1952)
• Joséphin Péladan – French novelist and Rosicrucian (1858–1918)
• Gwydion Pendderwen – American musician (1946–1982)
• 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 – Welsh theosophist (1882–1969)
• James Morgan Pryse – American Theosophist (1849–1942)
• Ali Puli – German alchemical writer

• Paschal Beverly Randolph – American physician, occultist and writer (1825–1875)
• Silver RavenWolf – American writer
• Israel Regardie – English occultist 1907–1985)
• Wilhelm Reich – Austrian 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)

• Torkom Saraydarian – American writer and musician (1917–1997)
• Gershom Scholem – Israeli philosopher and historian (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)
• Walter Siegmeister – American esoteric writer (1903–1965)
• 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 teacher
• Montague Summers – English writer (1880–1948)
• Emanuel Swedenborg – Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian (1688–1772)

• Ralph Tegtmeier – German occult writer
• Luisah Teish – American spiritual writer
• Patricia Telesco – American writer, and lecturer
• Max Théon – Polish Hermetic Kabbalist (1848–1927)
• Johannes Trithemius – German Benedictine abbot and polymath (1462–1516)
• Paul Twitchell – American writer and spiritual teacher

• Mellie Uyldert – Dutch astrologer

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

• A. E. Waite – British occultist mystic, poet and writer
• Ed and Lorraine Warren – American paranormal investigators and authors
• James Wasserman – American writer (1948–2020)
• Don Webb – American novelist
• Sam Webster – American occult writer
• Samael Aun Weor – Colombian gnostic writer
• William Wynn Westcott – British Freemason and occult writer (1848–1925)
• Dennis Wheatley – British writer (1897–1977)
• Henry S. Whitehead – American novelist (1882-1932)
• 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

• W. B. Yeats – Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
• 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 (born 1947)

• Julius and Agnes Zancig – American stage magicians and writers
• Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart – American writer and Neopagan priestess (1948–2014)
• Oberon Zell-Ravenheart – American writer and Neopagan leader

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