Western Esotericism Course: from the Ancients to the Renaissance

Treadwell's is delighted 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), this course covers the ancient world up to the Renaissance. Topics are: the ancient world, neoplatonism, gnosticism, Renaissance hermeticism, alchemy and kabbalah. 

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:

The Academic Study of Western Esotericism (preliminary self-viewing lecture)

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 first, because it clarifies the framework and approach followed throughout the rest of the course. This is a pre-recorded lecture…