This is a broad list including mystical wizards and sorcerers alongside more mundane, real-life alchemists. Famous occultists such as these could certainly be considered "real-life wizards". While some may equate the occult with Satanism, this is a misnomer. Occultists and mystics are not the ...
Sometimes transformations are forced on people by cruel or wicked sorcerers or as punishment for offending the gods. When people voluntarily seek transformation, however, the change can be a sign of power. In many societies, individuals called shamans were thought to have supernatural abilities, incl...
Human witches, wizards, and sorcerers were thought to gain some of their abilities by summoning and controlling demons through magical practices. The spread of religions has had an interesting effect on demons in world mythology. When one religion replaces another, the gods of the former ...