About this season
Delves into the lives of enigmatic figures like Rasputin, Aleister Crowley, the Marquis de Sade, and John Dee, unraveling their mystical legacies and controversial impacts on society. Uncover the shadowy threads that bind them.
Episodes (4)
1. Rasputin: The Devil in the Flesh
Aired 12 February 2002 • 60 min
The Life and Death of Grigori Efimovich Rasputin.
2. Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World
Aired 19 February 2002 • 60 min
Famous for his occult writings, founder of the religion of Thelema, which became adopted by the Ordo Templis Orientis (O.T.O.) as well as the magical order Argenteum Astrum, the Order of the Silver Star.
3. The Marquis De Sade: Pornographer or Prophet?
Aired 26 February 2002 • 60 min
Marquis de Sade spent much of his life in jail for the perversions he recounted in his famous writings. In a series of scandalous and long suppressed books, he celebrated deviant sexual activities and challenged every aspect of civilized authority- the church, the government and all social restraints.
4. Queen Elizabeth's Magician
Aired 5 March 2002 • 60 min
A look at the life of Occultist, astronomer and alchemist John Dee, who became Queen Elizabeth I's personal advisor.