Occultism is the study of things that are hidden. Esoteric studies include the study of those things that are not well known by the public. I’ve compiled a list of some of the more well known occultists who searched for knowledge which often times involved channeling of disincarnate beings.
| Occultist/Researcher Name | Birth | Death | Groups | Skills, Methods |
| John Dee | 1527 | 1608 | Occultist, Magician | Magician |
| King Solomon | 970 BC | ? | Jew King | Magician |
| Albert Pike | 1809 | 1891 | Freemason | |
| Helen Blavatsky | 1831 | 1891 | Theosophy | Psychic |
| McGregor Mathers | 1854 | 1918 | Golden Dawn | Psychic |
| Henry S. Olcott | 1832 | 1907 | Theosophy | |
| Alice Bailey | 1880 | 1940 | Theosophy, Lucis Trust, Arcane Schools | |
| Foster Bailey | 1880 | 1949 | Freemason | |
| Annie Bessant | 1847 | 1933 | Theosophy | |
| Charles Leedbeter | 1854 | 1934 | Theosophy | |
| Nicholas Roerich | 1874 | 1947 | Artist, Roerich Pact | |
| Helen Roerich | 1879 | 1955 | ||
| Pamela Coleman Smith | 1878 | 1951 | Golden Dawn | |
| Arthur Waite | 1857 | 1942 | Golden Dawn | |
| Aleister Crowley | 1875 | 1947 | Golden Dawn, Thelema | |
| Benjamin Franklin | 1706 | 1790 | Hell Fire Club | |
| Nostradamus | 1503 | 1556 | Occultist | Scryer |
| Manly P. Hall | 1901 | 1990 | Occultist | |
| Benjamin Crème | 1922 | Matreiya Cult | Channeler | |
| Anton LaVey | 1930 | 1997 | Church of Satan | |
| Israel Regardie | 1907 | 1985 | Golden Dawn | |
| Bram Stoker | 1847 | 1912 | Golden Dawn | Writer |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_occultists |
