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Offers a magicalanthropological tour from ancient Norse shamanism to the modern magick of occultists like Genesis POrridge

Looks at how human beings are naturally attracted to magic and how this attraction can be corrupted by both religious organizations and occult societies

Examines magic as it relates to psychedelics Witchcraft shamanism pilgrimage Jungian individuation mortality and the literary works of Beat icons like Burroughs and Gysin

Since the dawn of time magic has been the node around which all human activities and culture revolve As magic entered the development of science art philosophy religion myth and psychology it still retained its essence that we have a dynamic connection with all other forms of life

Exploring the source magic that flows beneath the surface of culture and occulture throughout the ages Carl Abrahamsson offers a magicalanthropological journey from ancient Norse shamanism to the modern magick of occultists like Genesis POrridge He looks at how human beings relate to and are naturally attracted to magic He examines in depth the consequences of magical practice and how the attraction to magic can be corrupted by both religious organizations and occult societies He shows how the positive effects of magic are instinctively grasped by children who view the world as magical

The author looks at magic and occulture as they relate to psychedelics Witchcraft shamanism Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth TOPY the panic rituals of the Master Musicians of Joujouka in Morocco psychological individuation processes literary magical realism and the cutup technique of Beat icons like William S Burroughs and Brion Gysin He explores the similarities in psychology between poet Ezra Pound and magician Austin Osman Spare He looks at the Scandinavian Fenris Wolf as a mythic force and how personal pilgrimages can greatly enrich our lives He also examines the philosophy of German author Ernst Jnger the magical techniques of British filmmaker Derek Jarman and the quintessential importance of accepting our own mortality

Sharing his more than 30 years of experiences in the fields of occulture and magical anthropology Carl Abrahamsson explores ancient and modern magical history to reveal the source magic that connects us all past and present