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William Gilbert and The Hurricane: a Theosophical and Western Eclogue

William Gilbert (1763-1825?), theosophist, poet and astrologer, is best known as the author of The Hurricane (1796). Gilbert published this poem in Bristol where he briefly associated with the poets Coleridge, Wordsworth and Southey, who all viewed him and his writing with a mixture of admiration, affection and alarm. His writings on magic and astrology are of interest to anyone wanting to trace the survival of the hermetic tradition into the Romantic era, and are essential background to the symbolism underlying The Hurricane. New additions to the site include:

• Fully annotated e-texts of all Gilbert's magical and astrological articles published in The Conjuror's Magazine 1791-3.

• About William Gilbert,  the best place to start if you are new to Gilbert: includes a biography with many previously unpublished discoveries. 

The site is constantly being added to. It is created and maintained by Paul Cheshire contact

NASA image credits see Hurricane Gilbert 1988  
Text © Paul Cheshire except where noted - Last updated: 01 December 2008.