Michael Scott – Fascinating Wizard Who Tutored The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II

Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – What can a Holy Emperor and a wizard have possibly in common? It may sound implausible that a magician tutored a Pope, but history tells an intriguing story revealing that the Catholic Church was not always an enemy of occult practices.

The Wizard by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898). Credit: Public Domain

Everyone is familiar with Nostradamus, but there were many prophets in Europe.  In Scotland alone, there were quite a few who had a talent for seeing the future. Brahan Seer, who lived in the 17th century, was Scotland’s most famous prophet. “Lailoken is portrayed as a mad prophet who lives in the woods. He is said to be a wild man and seer who spent his time in the Caledonian Forest, Scotland in the late 6th century.” ¹

Some speculate that Lailoken was no other than the real Merlin!

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