I know many of you reading this are "Survivors" of various traumas, catastrophes, tragedies, etc. I know I am. I'm going to talk about some very personal processes that I've undergone, and leave it in an unlocked post--because I think more people might find some inspiration in the Trail I've blazed for myself (maybe not). Feel free to link ( Read more... )

The meme of "Chaos Magick" has evolved as it has infested the entire esoteric field. Chaos Magick has been to Esoterica what the Chaos Sciences have been to the many fields of Science. It has changed the way people look at their paradigms, models, and beliefs in very unique ways, introducing a new Meta-Paradigm of PostModern Pragmatism ( Read more... )

I can't help but notice that Chaos Magickians seem to draw more Catastrophic Changes to their Lives than your average Pagan. Whilst it seems easy enough to say that this is due to the purposeful seeking of Catastrophic Change inherent in many Chaos Models, I can't help but wonder if a truly Adept Chaote could somehow conjure up some Stability in ( Read more... )

"Magick is Applied PsychoTherapy ( Read more... )

I've been re-reading a post that I originally typed back in early 2002 on The Demon of Fun-Duh-Mentalism. It's interesting how re-reading things from my past bring that past so clearly into the Present ( Read more... )

Let me preface this by saying that my final day of Training, which was today, was the only thing spared my Day of Chaos today. That's a very good thing ( Read more... )

As I am going through all my various papers, notes, etc, I'm coming across lots of little memes. Here's one that is, unfortunately, not mine:

"The Quality of your Life is in Direct Proportion to the amount of UnCertainty you can comfortably Live with."

For those of you who've forgotten or didn't know, the simple act of sneezing is its own form of Gnosis. This has been documented by various chaotes, including yours truly, as one of the most natural and common forms of Gnosis that everyone--magi or not--has experienced. It is also a very condusive SoC for sending out Enchantments, and ( Read more... )

And now, for a bit of something I do know pretty damn well--Philosophy. I don't often wax formal philosophy, and haven't since '99ish. But I thought that I could use a side of Pyrrhonian Skepticism to go with those Cosmological MetaPhysics I was just talking about. Plus, I'm feeling inspired. Of the 3 major divisions of standard Western ( Read more... )