Charubel

Charubel

John Thomas (1826–1908) was a Welsh mystic of the late 19th century. As a clairvoyant, occultist and healer he was better known by his professional name, Charubel.

Early years

As a young man John Thomas took the path traditionally taken by natural clairvoyants and studied for the Christian ministry. However, he ultimately felt forced to choose between his religious life and his occult and psychic interests and abilities.

Writings

Adopting the pseudonym "Charubel", he published numerous books and was editor of several esoteric periodicals. He co-authored Degrees of the Zodiac Symbolised with the much younger mystic and astrologer Sepharial (Dr Walter Gorn Old).

He developed a set of occult symbols that he is known for; these were first published in Alan Leo's Astrologer's Magazine in 1893.