John Dee and the Empire of Angels: Enochian Magick and the Occult Roots of the Modern World Hardcover – April 17, 2018

This is a great book. The writer takes you on a journey through time. After reading this I feel like I have visited the 1580s. I feel like I met Joh Dee. I was personally touched by this book. I have a much different understanding of what Dee went through. I have a really deep understanding of modern occult. There is no aspect of the current new age movement that is not touched by Joh Dee. All I can say is this book is a journey. It is well written and well researched. I loved it.

Jason Louv is the “Anti-Guru”. He’s a lovable younger man who is hip to all things esoteric in the vein of the the irreplaceable Mitch Horowitz. IMO these two souls are the most important and thorough researchers and writers of all things occult/esoteric in the 21st century offering wonderful commentaries on both the current state of Magick and but more importantly the very refreshingly different spin they both implant into their valuable writings. Sorry (not sorry) for throwing Mitch’s likeness into this review.Digression aside...this massive undertaking Jason Louv has decided to tackle with love and a take no prisoners attitude to get to the closest thing to what can be considered an “ACCURATE” history of the life of John Dee and his contributions to not only my beloved Occult and Ceremonial Magick, but more importantly his contributions to the modern advancement of what we know as Science today is remarkable. NO ONE has been able to get this close to the truth of what truly transpired back in the 16th century in Elizabethan England like Louv accomplishes in what appears to be an incredibly painstaking research process!! This is the gold standard for the life and times of Dr. John Dee. Period. Not only does Louv put it all into proper context with the times back then but also the vast scope of what Dr. Dee selflessly helped to bring into existence...that being what would become the massive British Empire!! Louv even takes the time to play “devils advocate” throughout the book especially when it comes to the many possibilities of what/whom Dee and Kelley actually came into “contact” with to reveal the now famous and highly regarded conversations with Angels and what would be known later as, “Enochian Magick”. This book has it all whether you’re into just the history of Dr. Dee, The beginning of the Elizabethan era, or Western Ceremonial Magick and The history of it all, Louv painstakingly brings it all to you on a silver platter for your enjoyment. Whilst reading this book you can feel that it was indeed a labor or love for Jason Louv and that makes it that much sweeter. Can’t wait to see what he’s got up his sleeve for his next publishing endeavor! Cheers.

WOW! This book is simply amazing. From first page to last, author Jason Louv takes the reader on a whirlwind historical and intellectual joyride that is the incredible true story of John Dee and Edward Kelly. For anyone who is curious about Dee, his life and times, the mind-blowing system of angel magick that was revealed to him,. and the secret way in which his work helped shape the post-Shakespeare world, this book is for you.It's obvious from the first few pages that the author is a gifted writer. researcher and story teller.Louv seamlessly weaves threads from multiple historical periods, intellectual and scientific thinkers , artists and writers, and numerous occult influences, in a single tapestry that that runs from Dee through the Rosicrucians, the Free Masons, the Golden Dawn to Alistair Crowley and beyond.This book is a serous piece of historical research that deserves to be on the bookshelf of anyone who has a deep interest in magick, occultism ,and the secret history of Western world.Enjoy!

Incredibly well written, packed full of information, the book is gripping and illuminating. Louv’s style delivers his content with a powerful punch that knocks you into knowledge and understanding. I couldn’t put it down.

There is no question Jason Louv has done his research, and has made the case for John Dee as a major (if hidden) influence on the modern world. On the other hand, there is also little doubt that Dee was either a charlatan or a lunatic, or at worst that he was severely jerked around by some not necessarily well-meaning supernatural or extraterrestrial forces. It is somewhat shocking, if we are to take Dee's accounts at face value, that such a self-evidently intelligent man was not able to see how he was being taken for a ride, by the "spirits," Kelly, or both.The author does a good job at demonstrating how "esoteric Protestantism" is a thing. Most people in the modern world are used to looking at the rather prosaic evangelical and "non denominational" protestants and assuming that it has always been that way. But historic protestantism contains about as much voodoo and hoodoo as any other human belief system.

Jason’s writing feels natural and can at times be poetic when expressing his personal viewpoints and conclusions, of which of course, I wish we were given more of. Time, love, and laborious study was clearly put into this work. I purchased this book after visiting Prague and (for the first time) hearing fantastic stories of magic, alchemy, and how the birth of the scientific revolution found it’s orbit around that charming city. I walked into this with little expectation but left with fresh appreciation for the alchemical personalities and courts who’ve shifted the course of human history and imagination, as well as a budding new interest. an absolute must read.