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Guillaume de PostelDisclaimerThis is NOT a page about Wiccans or neo-pagans, and I do not advocate the belief that Wiccans are Satan-worshippers and/or baby-killers. I am well aware that they are not. This is a starting point for historical research into the great witch craze of 1100-1700 AD. And please, don't ask me for spells. Guillaume de Postel"1510-1581. French astrologer, Kabalist. In Paris, became professor of Oriental languages and mathematics. Traveled and lectured, claiming to have received revelation in the stars. Imprisoned by Inquisition. After escaping, he returned to his professorship. Forced to flee to convent, where he died. Author of The Key of Things Kept Secret from the Foundation of the World" (Wedeck 208). Lost?Guillaume de Postel is copyrighted 1996-1998 to Shantell Powell. |