För er som inte kunde dyka upp i bokhandeln i onsdags… ”Det som är vackert med det hela är att det finns i ett ögonblick, sen är det borta. Kombinationen i just det ögonblicket kommer aldrig finnas igen och den bilden som du tar kommer ingen annan att kunna ta på samma sätt, även om ni är på samma plats.” Boken finns i Vimmerby Bokhandel eller på: #lokalpatriotism #vimmerbytidning #vimmerbybokhandel #vimmerbyhembygdochomnejd #carlabrahamsson

Just posted an essay about Strindberg’s occult approaches as compared to other prominents of his era: ”Strindberg’s occult immersion, by contrast, was more reactive—a desperate attempt to understand seemingly supernatural persecutions and coincidences during his psychological collapse. This crisis-driven approach lent his occult writings an intensity and urgency distinct from the more measured explorations of contemporaries.” #auguststrindberg #occulture #thefenriswolf #carlabrahamsson

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...