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* '''December''' - The '''[[Rider-Waite Tarot]]''' is published for the first time. ''(1909)'' | * '''December''' - The '''[[Rider-Waite Tarot]]''' is published for the first time. ''(1909)'' | ||
* '''1 December''' - Czech [[occultist]] and author '''[[Franz Bardon]]''' is born. ''(1909)'' | |||
* '''1 December''' - Occultist and author '''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' dies of chronic bronchitis. ''(1947)'' | * '''1 December''' - Occultist and author '''[[Aleister Crowley]]''' dies of chronic bronchitis. ''(1947)'' | ||
* '''5 December''' - Pope Innocent VIII issues the ''Summis desiderantes affectibus'', a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged '''[[witchcraft]]''' in Germany. ''(1484)'' | * '''5 December''' - Pope Innocent VIII issues the ''Summis desiderantes affectibus'', a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged '''[[witchcraft]]''' in Germany. ''(1484)'' | ||
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* '''17 December''' - The tomb of '''[[Marie Laveau]]''' in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is vandalized by an unknown person. ''(2013)'' | * '''17 December''' - The tomb of '''[[Marie Laveau]]''' in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is vandalized by an unknown person. ''(2013)'' | ||
* '''19 December''' - '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' performs his first [[alchemy|alchemical]] transmutation. ''(1586)'' | * '''19 December''' - '''[[Edward Kelley]]''' performs his first [[alchemy|alchemical]] transmutation. ''(1586)'' | ||
* '''21 December''' - A great conjunction of [[Jupiter]] and [[Saturn]] occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623. ''(2020)'' | * '''21 December''' - A great conjunction of [[Jupiter]] and [[Saturn]] occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623. ''(2020)'' | ||
* '''21/22 December''' - '''[[Winter | * '''21/22 December''' - '''[[Winter solstice]]''' in the Northern Hemisphere. | ||
* '''25 December''' - A temple to '''[[Sol Invictus]]''' is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. ''(274)'' | * '''25 December''' - A temple to '''[[Sol Invictus]]''' is dedicated in Rome by Emperor Aurelian. ''(274)'' | ||
* '''30 December''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is murdered by a group of nobles led by Prince Felix Yusupov. ''(1916)'' | * '''30 December''' - Russian mystic '''[[Grigori Rasputin]]''' is murdered by a group of nobles led by Prince Felix Yusupov. ''(1916)'' | ||
* '''31 December''' - Birth of '''[[Simon Forman]]''', an English [[occultist]] and astrologer. ''(1552)'' | * '''31 December''' - Birth of '''[[Simon Forman]]''', an English [[occultist]] and astrologer. ''(1552)'' | ||