This Is Chaos: Embracing the Future of Magic - Paperback

by Peter J. Carroll (Editor), Ronald Hutton (Foreword by), Hagen Von Tulien (Illustrator)

This Is Chaos showcases where chaos magic has come from, where it is now, and most importantly, where it is going. Helmed by one of the originators of chaos magic, Peter J. Carroll, this book is filled with essays by some of the most respected chaos magic workers who are redefining magic for the modern practitioner.

Chaos magic has always been about pushing new boundaries, with a focus on belief and utilizing aspects of magic such as sigils and magical servants (thoughtforms) to help accomplish one's aims. This Is Chaos is a collection unlike any before, showcasing the many ways chaos magic is finding its way into other modes of magic workings, divination, and disciplines yet to come:

• Chaos magic meets witchcraft
• Egregores
• Virtual reality and cyber magic
• Animist sorcery
• The power of personal mythology and quantum chaos
• Tarot in chaos magic
• Chaos magic and neuro-hacking
• Esoteric Buddhism and the eight chaos gods

With a foreword by Ronald Hutton, this book features essays from a wide cross-section of chaos magic practitioners: Aidan Wachter, Carl Abrahamsson, Dave Lee, Ivy Corvus, Jaq D Hawkins, Jacob Sipes, Jozef Karika, Julian Vayne, Lionel Snell, Mariana Pinzón, Sanhre Daffowt, and Sinobu Kurono.

Author Biography

Peter J. Carroll is the author of six books, including classic works on chaos magic, Liber Null & Psychonaut and Liber Kaos. He is past grandmaster of the Magical Pact of the Illuminates of Thanateros, chancellor of Arcanorium College, acting marshal of the Knights of Chaos, and a bard of Dobunni Grove. He maintains a personal website at specularium.org.