Secret Societies: In the Shadows (2022)

S1E6 The Hermetic order of the Golden Dawn

What sort of society could boast members like Bram Stoker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and H.P. Lovecraft? The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a clandestine group that explored the occult, influencing contemporary Wiccan practices and esoteric traditions. Its members delved into alchemy and astral projection. Were the initiates truly experiencing magic, or simply being misled by illusions within the peculiar temples of this unconventional society? Did the order's renowned figures genuinely seek the paranormal, or were they merely hunting for new material to profit from?