122. The Mystical Objects of John Dee

John Dee was a mathematician, a scientist, an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, and he also talked to angels. Among John Dee’s possessions were mystical objects that allowed him to communicate with these angels, see into the future, and heal others. As time passed, many people just shrugged off these objects as exaggerated legends from the 1500s, but there are others that believe that these possessions were truly supernatural.

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