Just posted an appreciation of poet & publisher Harry Crosby: ”Such publishing was not a commercial venture, nor even a purely aesthetic one. It was a form of esotericism, a belief that certain books, if made with sufficient care, could become keys to other realms. The Black Sun Press stood against the ”massification” of literature, its books intended for the elect, the initiates, the seekers. In their pages, Crosby hoped to preserve, as in a reliquary, the possibility of transcendence.” #harrycrosby #caressecrosby #blacksunpress #modernism #occulture #anartapart #carlabrahamsson

Do you have your ticket for my new class The Legacy of Horror? ”To begin with horror, one must begin with fear. But to begin with fear is not to begin with hysteria, nor even with fright in the ordinary sense. It is to begin with a primal architecture of the human mind—something more ancient than reason, more foundational than belief. The child who fears the dark does not fear the absence of light; she fears the presence of something imagined within that darkness. The adult who recoils from a corpse does not fear the dead flesh; he fears the suggestion of mortality embodied in that stillness. Fear, in other words, is never merely reactive. It is imaginative.” #morbidanatomy #thelegacyofhorror #occulture #carlabrahamsson

The first session of my recent TOPY Class is now available at The Fenris Wolf Substack, with esteemed guest Matthew Levi Stevens: “The conversation is a detailed exploration of the Temple of Psychic Youth (TOPY), a magical network and cultural movement from the 1980s. Carl Abrahamsson and Matthew Levi Stevens share personal experiences of their involvement with TOPY, discussing its origins with Genesis P-Orridge and Psychic TV. They describe it as an experimental magical order that used sigil magic, networked through physical mail, and sought to merge art, occultism, and cultural creation. The group emphasized individual creativity, information sharing, and challenging societal norms. TOPY was characterized by its DIY ethos, interdisciplinary approach, and goal of personal transformation through magical and artistic practices, ultimately influencing numerous artists and thinkers.” #theetempleovpsychickyouth #topy #matthewlevistevens #genesisporridge #occulture #thefenriswolf...

In today’s MAGIC MONDAY at our Patreon, I write about the phenomenon of Libido Surfing: ”Why is this relevant? Because this extremely simple technique/method builds up a more controlled and powerful transcendental experience which will actually help you with better focus in approaching the crucial moment of ecstatic truth. So essentially it’s a matter of strength and volume attainable by magical method: a quantitative approach to quality, if you will. It’s a fun, healthy and highly magical way of libido-surfing your way to the stars!” #occulture #magicmonday #vanessasinclair #carlabrahamsson