Thomas Vaughan

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Thomas Vaughan (1622–1666) was a Welch alchemist, poet, Qabalist, Rosicrucian apologist, and twin brother to the famous poet Henry Vaughan. He was also an ordained Angelican minister and a desciple of Cornelius Agrippa. Supposedly he died in an explosion while performing his alchemical craft (Sabazius, 1995), although another account has him dying of mercury poisoning (Cox, 2001).

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Works

Vaughan published various treatises on alchemy, magic, and mysticism. Most of his works were published under the pseudonym of ‘Eugenius Philalethes’—lit. Good Truth-Loving Man.

The Fame and Confession of the Fraternity of the Rose Cross (1652)
Anthroposophia Theomagica [as ‘Eugenius Philalethes’] (1650)
Magia Adamica; or, The Antiquitie of Magic [as ‘Eugenius Philalethes’] (1650)
Lumen de Lumine; or, A New Magicall Light Discovered [as ‘Eugenius Philalethes’] (1651)
Aula Lucis; or, The House of Light (1652)
Euphrates; or, The Waters of the East [as ‘Eugenius Philalethes’] (1655)

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References

Cox, M. (2001). "Vaughan, Thomas (http://80-www.oxfordreference.com.content.lib.utexas.edu:2048/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t59.e2876)". A Dictionary of Writers and their Works. Retrieved on Sept. 22, 2004.
Drabble, M. & Stringer, J. (1996). "Vaughan, Thomas (http://80-www.oxfordreference.com.content.lib.utexas.edu:2048/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t54.e6321)". The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. Retrieved on Sept. 22, 2004.
Sabazius. (1995). Thomas Vaughan (http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/vaughan.htm). The Invisible Basilicia (http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/). Retrieved on Sept. 22, 2004.

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