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Satie, the Occult, and the Flight from Reason - Paul Ferguson - 10-04-2023
Shades of Ungodliness: Satie, the Occult, and the Flight from Reason
Lindsey MacChiarella
"Faced with a collapse of orthodox religious ideals precipitated by the technological revolution in the mid-nineteenth century, Satie and many in the Western world took refuge in unorthodox occult religions during the fin de siècle. Avant-garde artists and composers found inspiration in these irrational and imaginative religions, and occult groups often acted as artistic patrons. The Rose+Croix Catholique, with whom Satie collaborated for two years, was a particularly influential supporter of new Impressionist and Symbolist movements."
https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:182991/datastream/PDF/view
Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer and organist, has been suggested as a possible source of Satie's interest in alchemy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynam-Victor_Fumet
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2053&context=honors-theses (page 3)