Dee's black obsidian Mirror, now in the British Museum in London Through Another Man’s Eyes: Why John Dee Needed Edward Kelley’s Visions? When we imagine John Dee (1527–1609), the legendary Elizabethan scholar and court magician, we often picture him staring into a black obsidian mirror, calling forth visions of angels. Yet Dee himself rarely gazed … Continue reading Why Did the Magus Dr. John Dee Not Scry for Himself in the Black Mirror?