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A fascinating glimpse into the pagan counterculture, from the
"Satanic Panic" to "occulture." Delinquent Elementals: The Very
Best of Pagan News collects some of the finest articles, news
reports, interviews, and humor that appeared in this singular
publication, providing a fascinating glimpse into the pagan
counterculture. It charts the historical timeline of the Satanic
Panic scandal of the late 1980s, documents previously uncollected
information, and provides a wide selection of practical knowledge
and insight into occult practice. It reveals how occult
practitioners interacted with the wider culture-bringing about what
is now termed "occulture": the intersection of esoteric themes with
popular culture, political activism, and the struggle for LGBTQ
rights and recognition. Wonderfully unpretentious and absurdly
funny, this is the definitive guide to the magazine that redefined
the nature of late-twentieth century occultism.
This book provides a practical introduction to Chaos Magic, one of
the fastest growing areas of Western Occultism. Through it you can
change your circumstances, live according to a developing sense of
personal responsibility, effect change around you, and stop living
as a helpless cog in some clockwork universe. All acts of
personal/collective liberation are magical acts. Magic leads us
into exhilaration and ecstasy; into insight and understanding; into
changing ourselves and the world in which we participate. Through
magic we may come to explore the possibilities of freedom.
What is The Pseudonomicon? It's Cthulhu Mythos. It's Cthulhu
Madness! It's a Cthulhu Pathworking!! First published in a very
limited edition in 1994, and reprinted only once since, The
Pseudonomicon has been extremely difficult to find. By special
arrangement with Dagon Productions, we have brought it back in this
revised and expanded edition. Of The Pseudonomicon the author says:
"Disclaimer: It is generally agreed by experienced magicians that
working with the Cthulhu Mythos is dangerous due to the high risk
of obsession, personality disintegration or infestation by
parasitic shells. Whilst giving this opinion due consideration, I
have decided to release this material since, before the throne of
Azathoth, questions of who is sane and who is mad become
inconsequential." and: "Each god brings its own madness. To know
the god -- to be accepted by it, to feel its mysteries -- well you
have to let that madness wash over you, and through you. This isn't
in the books of magic. Why? For one thing, it's all too easily
forgotten, and for an other, you have to find it out for yourself.
And for those who would sanitise magic, whitening out the wildness
with explanations borrowed from pop psychology or science -- well,
madness is something that we still fear -- the great taboo. So why
did I choose Cthulhu -- High Priest of the Great Old Ones -- lying
dreaming "death's dream" in the sunken city, forgotten through
layers of time and water? It sounds so simple to say that I merely
heard his "call" -- but I did. Gods do not, generally, have a lot
to say, but what they do say, is worth listening to". With a new
Introduction and a completely new, and greatly expanded section on
Banishing.
"Prime Chaos" presents an overview of the fastest-growing school of
modern occultism - Chaos Magic. The author of "Condensed Chaos"
presents simple, yet effective techniques for becoming proficient
in practical magic, including an exhaustive breakdown of the
possibilities offered by ritual magic, sorcery, invocation,
possession and evocation. The resurgence of interest in magic has
led to a new interest in magical groups, and Phil Hine brings a
wealth of experience in groups to an exploration of the advantages
- and disadvantages - of working magic with other people. "Prime
Chaos" also explores some of the lighter and darker - aspects of
modern occultism, and presents new ideas for developing magical
techniques for the 21st Century. In addition, you have on this book
a unique piece of history: a cover by William S Burroughs, author
of "Naked Lunch" and many other famous works.
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