Marcus Worsley Blackden

Born: 1864.

Died: 1934.

Marcus Worsley Blackden (known as ‘Worsley’ not Marcus) was initiated into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn at its Isis-Urania temple in London on 27 August 1896. Although he had little occult experience, Worsley Blackden worked his way quickly through the study needed to be eligible for the Golden Dawn’s inner 2nd Order, and was initiated into that on 6 November 1897. He played a prominent role in the turbulent period 1900-1903, and then joined one of the two daughter orders that were founded in 1903.