New classes coming up… Pencil them in and sign up! THE LEGACY OF HORROR: Aug 24-Sep 14 (four sessions on Sundays) The legacy of horror haunts us throughout our lives. From terrifying children’s tales to teenage horror film rebellion, from mature refinements and curations of controlled titillation to the relentless horrors of contemporary times and the violent aesthetics of news and politics. More than ever before, it seems, we are immersed in deep-rooted aspects of horror as well as our conflicted reactions to them. Over the course of four class sessions, Swedish author Carl Abrahamsson will take us on a dark journey through the history of horror. We will begin with the origins of horror, in which we examine its historical foundations. We will examine horror across media in which we trace its formal evolution of form, turn our eye to contemporary horror as expressions of modern fears, and end with horror in reality, with the news as horror narrative. Through image-rich lectures...

Four Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom Sundays, July 6 – July 27 20251:00 – 2:30pm ET (NYC Time) SIGN UP HERE. PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time Between 1981 and 1991, the magical order/network TOPY changed the game of contemporary occultism. By bringing in other sources of information and inspiration than classic western esotericism, this loose network of psychonauts opened the floodgates with forces like Austin Osman Spare, William Burroughs, and Brion Gysin, and then integrated them into a system/anti-system of ritual and behavior. Stressing the inclusion of artistic creation, cut-ups, non-binary outlooks, psychedelic research, and an overall shamanic way of life, TOPY showed that an alternative to inert systems and teachings was actually possible. Drawing from his own experiences of actively working with TOPY (as administrator of TOPYSCAN and also TOPYEUROPE) Carl Abrahamsson contextualizes the work, teachings and...

I just posted a new Magic Monday text to our Patreon, about the (possible) redundancy of all magical systems when it comes to getting to the core of magic. Paradoxical? Absolutely. As an appetite-whetter, I also publish this text here for free. There are over 250 similar Magic Monday texts at our Patreon, plus hundreds of other posts, clips, photos, music, etc by myself and my wife, Vanessa Sinclair. You should check it out: Magic Monday: Merging with the Ideal What if I claimed that all of the magical systems, structures, and shenanigans are completely redundant to magical success? Would you believe me?Instead of claiming these things on wide, general levels, I’ll keep it on my own. I believe that all magical systems, structures, shenanigans etc are completely redundant to magical success.This insight has been brewing for a while but just today it struck me: whatever we claim as being magical (or life) success, it’s essentially about merging with a perceived ideal that’s preferably...

Announcing a brand new film in the An Art Apart series: ”Inbetween Frequencies – An Art Apart: Carl Michael von Hausswolff.” We started shooting this film back in 2013 and have kept working on it since then… And now it’s done! Excellent multi-disciplinary artist Carl Michael von Hausswolff talks about his background, his creative approaches, and what makes him curious. He also talks in depth about major projects like the art collective Radium 226.05 and his ambitious creation together with fellow Swedish artist Leif Elggren: the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland (KREV). It’s a great and inspiring insight into a multi-creative mind that continues to surprise and stimulate. Available exclusively at: #carlmichaelvonhausswolff #cmvonhausswolff #krev #elgalandvargaland #anartapart #documentaryfilm #trapartfilm #carlabrahamsson