Israel Regardie
| Francis Israel Regardie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Israel Regudy November 17, 1907 London, England |
| Died | March 10, 1985 (aged 77) Sedona, Arizona, United States |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Doctor of Chiropractic |
| Alma mater | Chiropractic College of New York |
| Occupation | Occultist and writer |
| Known for | Stella Matutina |
| Parent(s) | Barnet Regudy, Phoebe Perry |
Francis Israel Regardie (né Regudy; November 17, 1907 – March 10, 1985), known simply as Israel Regardie (/ˈɪzriəl rᵻˈɡɑːrdi/), was an occultist, a writer, and Aleister Crowley's personal secretary and transcriptionist, widely known for his books and commentaries on the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Regardie was born Francis Israel Regudy (Франсис Израиль Регудий) in London to Barnet Regudy, a cigarette maker, and his wife, Phoebe Perry, poor orthodox Jewish immigrants from Zhitomir, Ukraine. His family changed their surname to "Regardie" after a clerical mixup resulted in Israel's brother being enrolled in the British Army under that name. Regardie emigrated with his parents to the United States in August 1921 and settled in Washington, DC. He studied art in Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA. With a Hebrew tutor he gained a linguistic knowledge which would prove invaluable in his later studies of Hermetic Qabalah. With easy access to the Library of Congress, he read widely and became interested in Theosophy, Hindu philosophy and yoga. He also joined the Societas Rosicruciana in America at around this time.
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