Dr. Faustus and Mr. Lao-Tzu
Im Anfang war die Tat!
"In the beginning was the deed."
Faust
A German necromancer flourished for a while during the Protestant Reformation. We only know a little about him. We aren’t even sure when he died.
He was supposedly boastful and sometimes gained influence in powerful ecclesiastical and worldly courts. After his death, rumors about his supernatural…
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