A sixteenth century James Bond and personal astrological advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, John Dee claimed to have supernormal powers of a "peculiar and scientific quality." He was undoubtedly a scholar, an undergraduate at Cambridge at fifteen, and a Fellow of Trinity College before the age of twenty. He was also revered for his work on mathematics and navigation. However, he also accepted the existence of a sixth sense that enabled him to talk to the angels, was immersed in occult activities and witchcraft, and cast horoscopes for the aristocracy, but in 1554, a horoscope unwisely predicting the end of Mary Tudor's reign was intercepted and he was arrested and thrown into jail on suspicion of plotting Queen Mary’s death by black magic. Eventually cleared then re-arrested on a charge of heresy he was again released in 1555 when the charges were dropped.

When Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1558, Dee became her favourite. He was appointed her personal astrologer and was called upon for advice when she suspected that sorcery was being used against her. Cognizant of his understanding of European affairs she appointed him her secret agent to spy in foreign courts.
 
The Queen allowed him to indulge in his occult experiments, divining with rods and pendulums, and he began his attempts to communicate with angels.

Working through a medium called Edward Kelley who possessed occult powers, and was well versed in alchemy, strange elixers, powders and cipher manuscripts, Dee conversed with the angels in a language called “Enochian”, the same language used in the Garden of Eden. Dee’s records of those conversations still survive to this day. While the modern reader would have trouble in deciphering John Dee’s records as they contain references to Elizabethan forms of magic and alchemy, scholars have admitted that “Enochian” after careful study has shown indications of syntax and grammar.
 
The association between Kelley and Dee lasted seven years during which time they travelled extensively in Europe and Dee meticulously recorded his conversations with the angels. Like Nostradamus’s quatrains most of Dee’s notes are obscure, others come straight to the point. Dee’s relationship with Kelley ended in 1587, when during a seance the angels urged Kelley and Dee to engage in wife swapping. Dee was shattered by this wondering whether he was communicating with angels or devils and renounced magic for ever. Dee returned to England, gave up his occult practices and returned to mathematics. He died in 1608.
 

There are references to show that Dee passed on intelligence to Sir Francis Walsingham, principal private secretary to Elizabeth I, but no evidence to show that he was anything other than a magician.

Edwards, H. 1994 Magic Minds Miraculous Moments, Harry Edwards Publications

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