ONLINE COURSE: Introduction to Western Esotericism
This highly popular, scholarly but accessible course is running for another year, hosted by Treadwell’s books. Extended and augmented, this twelve-month offering explores esoteric traditions to give a well-rounded sense of their content; it teaches their...
ONLINE COURSE: Péladan & Self-Initiation
The late 19th-century Parisian occult community gave birth to an extraordinary initiatory system, hidden and obscure – until now. Joséphin Péladan (1858 – 1918) created a program for esoteric self transformation centred upon artistic creativity, personal...
AW 2021 Courses on Greek Myth and Philosophy
This coming autumn/winter Sasha will be offering three entirely fresh courses via Treadwell’s Events. Delivered fully online via Zoom with a delayed viewing option, these are available from anywhere in the world, in all time zones. The courses will open for...
Research & Manuscript development seminars 2021
These course elements were commissioned by the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Patras as part of the Postgraduate Research Planning Module in their new MSc in Therapeutic Exercise. I was invited to provide specialised training to contribute to the...
New Year 2021 lectures
I’m delighted to be returning to Treadwell’s in the New Year (albeit virtually) for a series of live lectures that will span through to the Spring. First, two standalone lectures based on my recent books: Atalanta Unveiled, and my PhD dissertation on...
Lecture for ETH Zurich: Art and literature as vehicles for change
Esoteric art and literature as vehicles for change: Joséphin Péladan’s vision for a spiritual revolution, by Sasha Chaitow for ETH Zurich, 10th November 2020
Stained by the Light II & ART = PRAXIS Symposium | Glastonbury 2017
Stained by the Light II 2017 was Sasha Chaitow’s new solo exhibition of neosymbolist art, accompanied by music written for the paintings, and a one-day symposium of talks by scholars and artists “Art = Praxis”. The exhibition was hosted at Glastonbury Galleries...Lecture: Josephin Peladan – A Salon to Initiate the Masses”
Immensely prolific, yet discredited during his lifetime, the symbolist author and visionary occultist Joséphin Péladan (Sâr Merodack, 1858-1918) constructed a vast yet coherent body of teachings in response to the social decadence he perceived in late 19th century...New book: Atalanta Unveiled
