This month's episode is the first in a 2-part series about chaos magic. Dr. Christian Greer talks about the history of modern magical groups and how these earlier groups led to the birth of the chaos magic current. Christian begins by talking about why the topic of magic (in all its forms) is relevant as an area of research and study. He then gives a brief history of modern and contemporary ritual magic groups, and how these, along with other influential movements of the time, informed the major figures associated with chaos magic. We then move the discussion to talk about the larger chaos magic current in more detail.

PROGRAM NOTES

Christian's academia.edu page: (99+) J. Christian Greer | Harvard Divinity School - Academia.edu
Instagram: @angelheadedhipstersarchive • Instagram-foto's en -video's

Alex Owen's The Place of Enchantment: The Place of Enchantment: British Occultism and the Culture of the Modern, Owen (uchicago.edu)

Marco Pasi's 'The Modernity of Occultism': (99+) The Modernity of Occultism: Reflections on Some Crucial Aspects | Marco Pasi - Academia.edu

Christopher Partridge's 'Occulture is Ordinary' + handbook: Occulture is Ordinary (Chapter 6) - Contemporary Esotericism (cambridge.org)

Theodor Adorno's 'Theses Against Occultism': Ralph Dumain: "The Autodidact Project": T.W. Adorno's "Theses Against Occultism"

John Carter, Sex and Rockets (Jack Parsons): Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons: Carter, John, Wilson, Robert Anton: 9780922915972: Amazon.com: Books

Adam Gorightly, The Prankster and the Conspiracy (Kerry Thornley): The Prankster and the Conspiracy: The Story of Kerry Thornley and How He Met Oswald and Inspired the Counterculture: Gorightly, Adam, Robert Anton Wilson: 9781931044660: Amazon.com: Books

Kenneth Grant 'Typhonian Trilogies Series': Typhonian Trilogies Series by Kenneth Grant (goodreads.com)

Austin Osman Spare at Hermetic Library: Austin Osman Spare - Hermetic Library

Thee Temple of Psychick Youth (TOPY), Thee Psychick Bible : THEE PSYCHICK BIBLE (archive.org)

Christopher Partridge (editor), The Occult World: The Occult World - 1st Edition - Christopher Partridge - Routledge Bo

Other scholars mentioned in this episode -

(Theosophy) (99+) Mriganka Mukhopadhyay | University of Amsterdam - Academia.edu

(Thelema) (99+) Manon Hedenborg White | Karlstad University - Academia.edu

(Kenneth Grant) (99+) Henrik Bogdan | University of Gothenburg - Academia.edu

Theme Music: Daniel P. Shea

Other music: Stephanie Shea

Arsecast Extra Episode 359 - 06.07.2020