Hi,

I’d recommend

Harkness, Deborah E., John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy and the End of Nature, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Harkness takes a very sympathetic view of all Dee’s activities as a single quest for knowledge.

Best wishes,

Nick

Dr Nicholas Campion,

Director, Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture,

Senior Lecturer, School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology,

University of Wales Trinity Saint David,

Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, SA48 7ED, UK.

http://www.trinitysaintdavid.ac.uk/en/sophia/

From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Parsons
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Ryan,

Nicholas Clullee's, John Dee's Natural Philosophy, Routledge 1988 is one of the best books done on Dee in recent years.   It's fairly broad but with such great references I believe it's one of the essential starting places for a good fundamental foundation in Dee's work, and it covers his relationship and actitivities with Kelley as well.  Good luck in your research.

Bob

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From: Ryan Jordan <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 5:59:00 AM
Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Introducing myself to the list. Hi! (+ Dee question)

Hello,

Thought I'd just introduce myself quickly to you all.
I've been lurking on the list for a week or so and finding the posts really interesting, so thanks ;)

I am an artist/musician focusing on multi sensory live performances, and I've begun a PhD at http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/
A video of one of my performances http://blip.tv/file/3312646/
Another performance is called HYLICS in collaboration with Geraldine McEwan.

I've been involved in a few occult and paranormal themed events.
Knowledge of The Hidden http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=11055
Psychogeophysics Summit http://psychogeophysics.org/

I've worked with Z'EV, Martin Howse, Jonathan Kemp, John Bowers (all of these guys I think are probably of interest to this list if you haven't come across them before)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%27EV#Rhythmajik.2C_Practical_Uses_of_Number.2C_Rhythm_and_Sound
http://1010.co.uk/org/
http://xxn.org.uk/doku.php
http://www.onoma.co.uk/

My interest(s) are in possession-trance, the use of lighting to achieve hallucinations/altered consciousness, electro-mysticism, etc etc.

Anyway,

Does anyone know of a good resource, or could point me in the right direction for finding out more about John Dee and Edward Kelley?
Any connections they had in Suffolk would be useful. I read in Dee's diary that he knew the Candish (Cavendish family) who were in Trimley, I think.
Any help is most appreciated.

Kind regards

Ryan Jordan.


http://ryanjordan.org
http://www.modusarts.org/