Dracula and the Victorian Occult Revival of the 1890s

Step into the gas-lit world of Victorian London, where séances flickered in drawing rooms and secret orders whispered of immortality. In this episode of The Order of Velvet Bite, Melissa Dawn Harris uncovers how Bram Stoker’s Dracula was more than a Gothic horror novel—it was a reflection of the occult revival of the 1890s.

Explore how the rise of Theosophy, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and ritual magic shaped the world that birthed Dracula. Was the Count a symbol of forbidden initiation? An alchemical metaphor for eternal life? Or a warning against tampering with hidden forces?

From Helena Blavatsky and Aleister Crowley to the mystical energy of blood and protection magic, we trace how Dracula captured the tension between science, faith, and the supernatural at the end of the century.

🔮 Topics covered:
• The occult revival in late-Victorian England
• Bram Stoker’s connection to esoteric circles
• Symbolism of blood, immortality, and ritual
• Theosophy, the Golden Dawn, and magical societies
• Dracula as an occult archetype and spiritual mirror

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