Carl Abrahamsson

Occulture: Crowley & Steiner lecture coming up

January 15, 2018

OCCULTURE: What remains for the future? An initial attempt at a comparison between Aleister Crowley & Rudolf Steiner. A WEBINAR/ONLINE LECTURE, FEBRUARY 4th. In this lecture, I take an in-depth look at the many similarities (as well as differences) between these industrious gentlemen who became such influential “players” during the 20th century. With Crowley’s Thelema on one hand and Steiner’s Anthroposophy on the other, we can look at them both firmly in the middle as beacons of a very individual(istic) kind of striving, in which eastern techniques and philosophies merged with western occultism. As we’ll see, there was more that united these powerful pioneers than set them apart. When? Sunday, February 4th, 2018, at 20-22 GMT+1 / 19-21 GMT / 2-4pm EST / 11am-1pm PST After the lecture there will be an opportunity for a Q&A/discussion. To take part of this lecture/webinar, please send $18 via PayPal to: carl AT carlabrahamsson DOT com After...

“Intuition as a state of grace” on Vimeo

January 15, 2018

The most recent lecture in my OCCULTURE series is now online on Vimeo. Enjoy! It was originally presented/recorded on January 2nd, 2018, for the Society of Sentience. “Where art for so long has touched upon “attribute” rather than on “essence”, there seems to be a shift going on in which the positions are being diametrically changed. The essential meaning becomes more important than that of the attribute of esthetics and commercial value. This of course brings us back to primordial times when it was indeed more important that the artwork contained power than an attractive surface. When language gradually took over, rationality and structure followed suit. Yet the need for the primordial, magical expression has always been there all along and now seems to finally resurface within its own perimeters.” For more information, please visit: carlabrahamsson.com and societyofsentience.org If you want to stay informed about upcoming online lectures and webinars, please sign...

A new clip from “The larval stage of a bookworm”

January 15, 2018

A gentle stroll in wonderland is a track from my upcoming solo album The larval stage of a bookworm, to be released on Highbrow Lowlife on January 18, 2018. Here’s a video clip for the track: A gentle stroll in wonderland from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.

Cut to fit the mouth

January 11, 2018

Cut to fit the mouth by Vanessa Sinclair and myself has now been released online. It was originally a cassette release on American label Arcana Machine. The cassette is still available at Arcana Machine (US) and Trapart (International). The digital release is available both on download and streaming. Please support independent record labels by buying downloads straight from Highbrow Lowlife. Thanks! “Vanessa Sinclair is an artist and psychoanalyst who explores the magical practice and artistic expression of the cut-up method. Carl Abrahamsson is a Swedish artist with an extensive past and present of art and music making on the international occultural scene. Together, Vanessa and Carl collaborate on readings of cut-up texts mixed with sound and music. CUT TO FIT THE MOUTH is their first album collaboration and contains nine pieces of mind expanding sounds and words.” Here’s a little video clip for one of the tracks from the album: This Is New York from...