Steven E. Markham

Dr Steven E. Markham is a writer and academic with a long-standing interest in the Western esoteric tradition. He is the author of The Rosicrucian Kabbalah: The Tree of Life, the Tarot and the Western Esoteric Path, an accessible guide to the Tree of Life for the curious newcomer, and Markham's Brotherhood, a modern English version of the seventeenth-century Rosicrucian manifestos.

Steven is a Senior Lecturer at Chester Business School, University of Chester, where he works on artificial intelligence, FinTech and gamification. Alongside his academic work, he researches and writes on Rosicrucianism, esoteric symbolism and supernatural fiction, particularly the ghost stories of M.R. James.

A lifelong horror fan, he also enjoys wildlife photography, music and film. He lives in Cheshire with his family and, whenever he can, spends his holidays in Mordor.