Explores the role of magic and the occult in art and culture from
ancient times to today * Examines key figures behind esoteric
cultural developments, such as Carl Jung, Anton LaVey, Paul Bowles,
Aleister Crowley, and Rudolf Steiner * Explores the history of
magic as a source of genuine counter culture and compares it with
our contemporary soulless, digital monoculture Art, magic, and the
occult have been intimately linked since our prehistoric ancestors
created the first cave paintings some 50,000 years ago. In this
deep exploration of "occulture"--the liminal space where art and
magic meet--Carl Abrahamsson reveals the integral role played by
magic and occultism in the development of culture throughout
history as well as their relevance to the continuing survival of
art and creativity. Blending magical history and esoteric
philosophy with his more than 30 years' experience in occult
movements, Showing how art and magic were initially one and the
same, the author reveals how the magic of art can be restored if
art is employed as a means rather than an end--if it is intense,
emotional, violent, and expressive--and offers strategies for
creating freely, magically, even spontaneously, with intent
unfettered by the whims of trends, a creative practice akin to
chaos magick that assists both creators and spectators to live with
meaning. He also looks at intuition and creativity as the
cornerstones of genuine individuation, explaining how insights and
illuminations seldom come in collective forms. Exploring magical
philosophy, occult history, the arts, psychology, and the colorful
grey areas in between, Abrahamsson reveals the culturally and
magically transformative role of art and the ways the occult
continues to transform culture to this day.
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