George King (23 January 1919, Wellington, Shropshire – 12 July 1997, Santa Barbara, California) was a British author, esotericist, and spiritual figure who founded the Aetherius Society, a new religious movement, during the mid-1950s.

George King was born on 23 January 1919, in Wellington, Shropshire, England and brought up in a protestant family with strong occult interests.

[1][2][3] His father (also called George King) was a school teacher and mother Mary a nurse and later small business owner.

Led by his belief in pacifism he became a conscientious objector during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Fire Service.

King has been described as a mystagogue and a religious virtuoso in the manner he formed and led the development of the Aetherius Society as a 'magico-religious' organisation.