Western Esotericism: Renaissance to the Modern Era

Treadwell's is pleased to offer the most complete academic course on the study of Western Esotericism. Taught via Zoom by Dr Sasha Chaitow (PhD Cultural History, University of Essex), it covers the Renaissance to the modern world. It follows on from the 'Ancients to Renaissance' course taught in Feb-March, but it can be taken on its own. Topics are: theosophia, the Counter-enlightenment, secret fraternities, the nineteenth-century occult revival, modernism and contemporary occulture. 

This course costs £150 and includes all lectures listed below, which can be attended live and/or watched later, as recordings will be available for the duration of the course. Here is the full programme:

Preliminary One: The Academic Study of Western Esotericism 

This lecture introduces the terminology, methods, and issues in the field of Western Esotericism. Dr Chaitow explains and demystifies some of the methods, jargon, and key issues -- it is highly important to listen to it…