Home›Occultists, Magicians & Esotericists›Historicity›Historically attestedBrowse ByHistorically attestedThis page groups historical figures by how solidly their existence is documented, from people confirmed by independent contemporary sources to ones known only from later religious writing. Wikipedia defines historicity as "the historical actuality of persons and events, meaning the quality of being part of history instead of being a historical myth, legend, or fiction." Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a firmly historical founder apart from a figure whose existence scholars still debate.FactsHistorically attestedConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHistorical Figures 1Historically attestedFilter Results53 entriesGenderAllFemale (8)Male (45)TraditionAllChristianity (8)Hinduism (1)New Age (1)New Thought (3)Thelema (1)In GroupAllNew Age, Esoteric and Theosophical Founders (1)Revered InAllBuddhism (1)Christianity (6)Hinduism (1)Thelema (1)Manner Of DeathAllDied by suicide (3)Died of natural causes (11)Disputed (2)Test ResultAllDebunked (2)NationalityAllAustria (3)Chile (1)France (5)Germany (6)Greece (1)Italy (1)Poland (1)Russia (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)United Kingdom (19)United States (10)Veneration StatusAllHistorically Significant but Not Venerated (23)Officially Recognized or Venerated (5)Popularly or Locally Venerated (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 53Albert LaskiHistorically attestedAldous HuxleyHistorically attestedAleister CrowleyHistorically attestedAlice BaileyHistorically attestedAnnie BesantHistorically attestedArthur Edward WaiteHistorically attestedAustin Osman SpareHistorically attestedBarbara BrennanHistorically attestedCagliostroHistorically attestedCharles Webster LeadbeaterHistorically attestedChristian RosenkreuzHistorically attestedClaudio NaranjoHistorically attestedDion FortuneHistorically attestedEdred ThorssonHistorically attestedEdward KelleyHistorically attestedÉliphas LéviHistorically attestedEmanuel SwedenborgHistorically attestedFranz Anton MesmerHistorically attestedFranz BardonHistorically attestedG. I. GurdjieffHistorically attestedGeorge W. CareyHistorically attestedGuido von ListHistorically attestedHeinrich Cornelius AgrippaHistorically attestedHelena Petrovna BlavatskyHistorically attestedIda CraddockHistorically attestedInez Eudora PerryHistorically attestedIsrael RegardieHistorically attestedJacob BoehmeHistorically attestedJohann Valentin AndreaeHistorically attestedJohannes ReuchlinHistorically attestedJohannes TrithemiusHistorically attestedJohn DeeHistorically attestedJose ArguellesHistorically attestedKenneth GrantHistorically attestedLazare LenainHistorically attestedLeonard HorowitzHistorically attestedLouis-Claude de Saint-MartinHistorically attestedManly Palmer HallHistorically attestedMartinez de PasquallyHistorically attestedMoina MathersHistorically attestedPapusHistorically attestedPaschal Beverly RandolphHistorically attestedRama PrasadHistorically attestedRichard RuddHistorically attestedRobert FluddHistorically attestedRudolf SteinerHistorically attestedSamuel Liddell MacGregor MathersHistorically attestedStephen SkinnerHistorically attestedThe Comte de Saint GermainHistorically attestedVictor NeuburgHistorically attestedWilliam Robert WoodmanHistorically attestedWilliam Walker AtkinsonHistorically attestedWilliam Wynn WestcottHistorically attestedConnectionsAssociated WithHermes, Deities Well-attested This source names Hermes directly: "current runs continuously from Hermes Trismegistus and the Renaissance magi through the Golden Dawn to the New Age systems of the twentieth century."Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.