Carl Abrahamsson

Vanessa’s upcoming class

October 8, 2024

Don’t miss Vanessa’s coming four session class in December: The Magical Films of Iconic Director Tim Burton. Sign up today: Join Dr. Vanessa Sinclair for a deep dive into the films one of the most beloved and iconic directors of our time, Tim Burton. With his fantastic stories, unforgettable characters, and whimsical sets, Burton’s style is immediately recognizable. For decades he has given voice to the weirdos and outcasts, the kids who never quite fit in. As Winona Ryder recently said when Burton was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, “[Burton] made being a weird girl not just okay, but something to celebrate and even kind of cool.” Dr. Sinclair will take course participants on a journey through the breadth and depth of Burton’s oeuvre, from early classics like Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) to recent hits Beetlejuice (2024) and Wednesday (2022–present). A true artist and auteur, Burton has remarked that...

“Meetings” is now released

October 1, 2024

It is out. Are you in?Today my magical memoir Meetings with Remarkable Magicians – Life in the Occult Underground is published by Inner Traditions. It covers the time from magical awakenings (already in the cradle basically) and up until recently. The working title has been ”Two Times Saturn” as I now celebrate the passing of my second Saturn Return. In many ways, this book is literally ushering in a brand new phase for me.It’s been weird to write this autobiography, but in the best possible ways. Going through old diary notes from 1987 (when I started writing a diary) and onwards, correspondence, photos, objects, and of course the dear old memories in themselves was quite an experience. I can only quote Anaïs Nin: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”That said, I haven’t only done it for myself as a reminder of my delightfully blessed life. I have to an equal degree thought of the readers, in the hope they can find inspiration on these pages, as well as in...

I’m on the Occult Rejects podcast

September 28, 2024

I’m on the great Occult Rejects podcast talking about my brand new book ”Meetings with Remarkable Magicians.” Hear how it all began for me, and how my magical life unfolded as a dark lotus of imaginal reality: The book itself you can get here: #innertraditions #meetingswithremarkablemagicians #occultrejectspodcast #occulture #sourcemagic #carlabrahamsson

Bonus: The Fenris Wolf 12 intro

September 27, 2024

Here is a little weekend bonus for you… The introduction to the new issue of The Fenris Wolf. You can listen to it HERE as a sound file or read it here – or both, of course. If you’re interested in the book (and you should be), it’s available HERE. Enjoy! Vade Ultra! Carl — Welcome to the 12th issue of The Fenris Wolf. I am very happy about this issue because it provides ample examples of how much is going on in the intellectual occulture today, and how it interacts with magical praxis – often in the very same minds. This is as it should be. It’s extremely important to ventilate new and experimental ideas in times like ours, and to shine a magical light on both ”forgotten” culture as well as on current affairs. Hopefully it can help at least a few individuals to change their course of life for something more creative and generative – and in extension thereby helping others to do something similar. In transcending the expected, we get new insights. I seriously believe that efforts like...