Join author Felix Taylor as he speaks on the history of occultism through the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Founded in London in the 1880s by Freemasons, it was the world’s most famous secret society and counted eminent writers, actors, and visual artists among its ranks, from Aleister Crowley to W. B. Yeats. It envisioned a “golden age” of spiritual enlightenment, with progressive ideals, and its occult practices came to shape members’ work and influence the wider culture over a much longer period.  With its influence on Wicca and modern magic, The Golden Dawn is a vital thread connecting Victorian esotericism to the present-day occult revival.