John Dee began to communicate with angels in the 1580s to discover the most fundamental truths of reality. Those angels would reveal novel magical systems, the language God spoke creation into being, techniques for metaphysical espionage, at least a couple detours for treasure hunting, before reaching a scandalous climax in the wife-swapping incident which effectively marks the end of the Angelic conversations. While most of the emphasis in these events are focused on Dee and Kelley, it’s often ignored that their wives – Jane Dee and Joan or Joanna Kelley – were important participants (and victims) of perhaps one of the most intriguing events in the history of western esotericism. Let’s explore the role of the women of the Enochian world, including both earthly wives and daughters but also at least one spiritual creature, Madimi.
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Recommended Readings:
Harkness – Managing an Experimental Household: The Dees of Mortlake and the Practice of Natural Philosophy
Susan Bassnett – Absent Presences: Edward Kelley’s Family in the Writings of John Dee
