February 2009
9 posts
Nature Abhors a Vacuum
Aphorisms, like the title of this article, are guides, not sacred ‘truths’. But there’s plenty of mileage in wise guidance.
(Just so long as we remember that ‘the map is not the teritory’.)
I posted the following to Twitter yesterday:
“Nature abhors a vacuum. When you create space, the universe conspires to fill it.”
Considering the various...
The Need to Believe
There must be a belief shaped hole at a human’s core.
We have such a need to be-lie-ve in something, anything, that we’ll fill the hungry void with any belief that’s large enough to sate us, regardless if how well it fits.
People will kill for their beliefs, and people will die for their beliefs. This demonstrates to the world just how important and true said beliefs are. It...
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Sigil Designs - Unconscious Glyphs
I’m not religious, I follow the Tao, but I do rely on magick at times, so one might say I’m a magickian, mage, elementalist, warlock, even sorcerer! These words are fun, but such labels don’t mean much, any more than ‘writer’ tells you who I am or what I do to earn a living.
At times, I rely on Chaos Magick with a hint of Elementalism thrown in, to get things done. I see magick as fantastic (in...
Connect, Share, Enjoy
I mean to connect with more people, and enjoy my friendships this year more than ever. But the truth is I haven’t made all the time necessary to interact and connect with my friends. I’ve even lost a couple of friends lately, and while it was a complex situation, it makes me look at myself. However much I enjoy and value my relationships, I need time and space to myself to chug along...
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Theogony - birth of Chaos
I’m reading Theogony by Hesiod (c. 700 BCE). The Greek ppoem relates the birth of the gods and Χάος (Chaos).
Χάος (Chaos) is the primal void or the universe before time began; made up of the Greek concepts of Earth, Water, Air, Fire.
Χάος (Chaos) does not mean ‘random’ - in fact, in maths, ‘Chaos Theory’ is about minute starting conditions creating massive results,...
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Χάος / Xaos / Kaos / Khaos / CHAOS MAGICK BOOKS!
Chaos Magick books in no particular order:
Postmodern Magic: The Art of Magic in the Information Age by Patrick Dunn
Chaotopia! by Dave Lee
Prime Chaos: Adventures in Chaos Magic by Phil Hine
The Theatre of Magick by Ray Sherwin
Liber Kaos: The Psychonomicon by Peter Carroll
Magia chaosu by Phil Hine
An Introduction to Chaos Magick by Adrian Savage
Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to...
