I’m in the new Tumzantorum issue

Both Vanessa and I are in the new issue of Tumzantorum! Together with Sean Woodward, Kyle Fite, Hagen von Tulien, Richard Kaczynski, Denny Sargent, Sarah-Jayne Farrer, Eduardo Regis, Howler Dahlroth, André Consciência, Daniel B. Griffith, Carlos del Castillo Jimenez, Bill Duvendack, Shreeram P.A, Charlie Martineau, Rosario Aurelius, Tessa MacAdams, E.S. Elohael, J. A. Perez, Lucera AF, Dr. Louie Martinie, Slobodan Skrbic, Tom Clements, Robert Podgurski & Carrie Reid. More info: TUMZANTORUM #carlabrahamsson #vanessasinclair #tumzantorum #occulture

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Back to Ultraculture

I’m on Ultraculture again, talking about dear old Genesis P-Orridge together with Jason Louv. An emotional and evocative trip down memory lane, from TOPY and onwards. #carlabrahamsson #genesisporridge #ultraculture #occulture #jasonlouv #sourcemagic

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Source Magic has arrived

My new book SOURCE MAGIC just showed up! I am very happy with it, and hope you will check it out. Available more or less everywhere! Foreword by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold • Offers a “magico-anthropological” tour from ancient Norse shamanism to the modern magick of occultists like Genesis P-Orridge• 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...

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2022: A Rear View Prism

Another year has passed, and there’s really nothing we can do about it. As usual, highs, lows, triumphs, and blows spread out pretty evenly over these 365 days. We can probably learn something by looking back – perhaps most of all that repetition seems to be the name of the game. What did we do differently? What exceptions did we actually find? Only enough of them to confirm the rules, I’d say. Personally, I’m happy with my rules as the related existential output has been consistent and satisfying in many ways. However, I have learnt to go slower and occasionally wind down – part of the best relocation-to-a-small-town process ever! – but still there has been a decent offering from our desks and minds. So, what happened? First, there was Anathema Pillars, a great anthology about the important magical aspects of pilgrimage. It showed up right at the beginning of the year and was a delightful reconnection with a piece I wrote about our pilgrimage to Morocco in 2019. Then, just as the...

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