The Occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day.
In A Dark Muse, Lachman discusses the Enlightenment obsession with occu.
Works of brilliance, sometimes even of genius, were produced under its influence.
It developed into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists.
Occult ideas did not disappear, however, but rather went underground.
But with the Age of Reason, occultism was sidelined; only charlatans found any use for it.
The Occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day