Saints

The philosophies of Pythagoras not only shaped our understanding of mathematics but of the Great Work as well through his teachings known as Pythagoreanism which influenced thinkers such as Aristotle and Plato.

The first known alkemist who created the methods of alkemy that would be later used throughout history including the creation of the Bane Marie, which is named after her. She lived in Egypt and was known as Maria the Jewess or Mary the Hebrew.

The Greek Gnostic mystic and alkemist lived in the 3rd century CE from Panopolis and contributed to the Great Work through his books known as The Book of Pictures and The Book of the Keys of the Work in which he relates how the process of alkemy is not a literal one but a spiritual one instead. He wrote some of the oldest works on alkemy that he called the Cheirokmeta.

One of the last contributors to the Great Work in Alexandria prior to the Islamic conquest of Egypt. His works on alkemy, astronomy, and astrology along with his teachings on Neo-Platonic traditions act as his contributions to the Great Work.

One of the most influential Greek philosophers in the work. His numerous works influenced democracy and Western philosophy even to this day. His school of thought became known as Platonism and was later revived as Neo-Platonism. His contributions to the Great Work also include Timaeus and Critias which includes the fable of Atlantis.

Anton Josef Kirchweger was a Renaissance alkemist from Germany who is most famous for his contribution to the Great Work in his book, Catena Aurea Homeri or The Golden Chain of Homer.

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous poets of all time from the 1800s. His works, both poems and short stories such as The Masque of the Red Death, are laced with occult meaning and are his contributions to the Great Work.

Heavily influenced by Poe, Lovecraft is credited as the father of cosmic horror and was a writer from the 1900s. His philosophies and views of the universe are known as cosmicism and his writings, both poems and short stories such as Dream Quest to Unknown Kadath and Through the Gate of the Silver Key, have strong occult messages and are considered his contributions to the Great Work.

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known better by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was a devout Christian and author from the 1800s who is famously the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Although he was not directly a member of the occult, his two most famous stories has been used as inspired works in the occult ever since and incidentally has brought 

Lyman Frank Baum was an author from the late 1800s/early 1900s and a known member of the occult and Theosophy. His most popular work, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is very popular among members of the occult today and is considered his contribution to the Great Work.

Carl Sagan is one of the most influential physicists and astronomers of the 20th century and the founder of the Planetary Society. Famously, he helped create the Golden Record for Voyager 1 incase extraterrestrials came across it. As a strong skeptic, his books provide a strong case against literalist interpretations of religious texts and speaks on the importance of the merging of philosophy and science especially in his works such as Cosmos and The Demon Haunted World and for this reason are considered contributions to the Great Work.

Carl Jung is one of the most famous psychologists of the 20th century whose works redefined who modern psychiatrists and psychologists approach mental therapy. He is also accredited with the revived interest in alkemy and introduced the concept of psychological alchemy. He defined the concept of archetypes and applied this to religious works across history including alkemy, Gnosticism, and Hermeticism in numerous of his works including Aion and his personal journey, The Red Book, all of which influenced the modern occult and therefore are considered his contributions to the Great Work.