About the Author

Dr Steven Markham is the author of ‘Markham’s Brotherhood’, a modern English version of the 17^th century Rosicrucian manifestos and ‘The Rosicrucian Kabbalah’.

Steven enjoys watching and photographing wildlife, music, reading and films and is a lifelong horror fan. A paranormal investigator, he has researched, written and lectured on a variety of esoteric and Fortean topics including ‘The Flying Spaghetti Monster’ and ’The Occult Symbolism of Led Zeppelin’.

 A gamification advocate, Steven has participated in international projects using gamification and serious games to help young adults and long-term unemployed in difficult social and economic situations. His PhD explored the dynamics of Influential Thought Leaders and Online Learning Communities in the Gamification and Serious Games community.

His two children continually inspire him although he knows it should really be the other way around. He has far too many interests to be successful at anything.

Steven lives in Cheshire and spends his holidays in Mordor.