Seven Secondary Intelligences

Attributed to Johannes Trithemius, this work belongs to the tradition of speculative angelology and cosmology that sought to map intermediary spiritual powers within the universe. Readers will encounter a hierarchical vision of intelligences associated with celestial order, revealing Trithemius’s influence on Renaissance esoteric thought and angelic speculation.

Johannes Trithemius (1462–1516) was a German abbot, humanist, and scholar whose writings became influential in Renaissance esotericism. He is especially associated with cryptography, angelology, and occult learning, and his works were widely read by later practitioners of ceremonial magic.