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Title: Psybermagick: Advanced Ideas in Chaos Magic by Peter J. Carroll ISBN: 1-56184-092-0 Publisher: New Falcon Publications Pub. Date: January, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Another Masterpiece by Pope Pete
Comment: You must absolutely read this book (but only after reading his first two). Humorously inspired by Crowley's "The Book of Lies" format with single page chapters followed by a commentary after each. Includes a couple more equations of magick (for those who are so inclined), the three dimensions of time, a section on "politicks", spell procedures to attack the semantic virus commonly known as BEING, retroactive enchantment (altering the apparent past), a section entitled Heresy with something to offend almost anyone (unless you are one the few humans who has gotten over the habit of thumb sucking), and tons more. Written in his famous "precise and laconic" style, this book covers EVERYTHING. I find myself going back to it continuously and reading a chapter or two at random while sitting on the throne.
Rating: 5
Summary: More Outrageous Fun with Peter Carroll
Comment: This book is a magickal classic and a must read for all aspiring magicians. It is funny, sometimes offensive, witty, challenging and best of all very useful. There are only 1/2 dozen or so working magick rituals in here but they are very very powerful. And the rest is very mind expanding.
It is also a Falcon Press book, which in spite of the odd negative review listed here is a stamp of quality to me. They put out consistently excellent books. The Peter Carroll CD's they have just put out are excellent as well.
Rating: 4
Summary: Witty and inspirational
Comment: 'In selecting beliefs we might as well try to go for maximum entertainment value and capability enhancement, regardless of the so-called 'facts'; for if a human really wants something, statistics count for nothing.' (pg 11)
And this represents the central theme of 'PsyberMagick', which is essentially a collection of magickal maxims intended to compliment his two previous works 'Liber Null and Psychonaut' and 'Liber Kaos'. As a supplementary text, it further develops the ideas previous presented, and indeed the rituals and commentaries assume that the readers possess both previous works.
In this work Carroll has adopted the multiple selves paradigm (or multiple selfs as he terms it). even offering an apology 'in advance for any irritation and confusion caused by the use of standard Chaotic grammar which avoids all concepts of 'being', and uses 'we' instead of 'I', in recognition of the legionary nature of the personal multimind' (pg 13).
'PsyberMagick' is predominantly compiled of brief notes on various subjects with a page or so of commentary, all in e-prime. Carroll covers subjects such as retroactive magick, magickal attack, politics; as well as introducing a few more magickal equations. Yes, Carroll is still playing around with physics, trying to find a mathematical justification for magick, which I find very unnecessary, distracting and, frankly, impractical.
Carroll does devise an interesting political system called 'Chaocracy', operating on the principle of selecting a legislative body 'purely by random means', stating that 'a chaocracy will free us from the conflict of party political ideology with conscience, and free us from the distasteful business of casting our votes amongst professional liars'. It could work, as he says 'we trust people's lives to randomly selected juries as the only fair method; should we use any less fair method for a nation or a planet?'
Much of the inspiration for this work is obviously drawn from Crowley as it is written in the style of Crowley's 'Book of Lies', and Carroll's newfound adoption of his spelling of 'magick'. Though it is still typically infused with Carroll's personal dogmas, he does demonstrate a unique sense of humour.
Ultimately witty and inspirational, this book will likely find a favoured place on any chaote's bookshelf.
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Title: Liber Kaos by Peter J. Carroll ISBN: 0877287422 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Liber Null & Psychonaut by Peter J. Carroll, Pater Carroll, Brian Ward, Andrew David ISBN: 0877286396 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: April, 1987 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magic by Phil Hine ISBN: 156184117X Publisher: New Falcon Publications Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Prime Chaos: Adventures in Chaos Magic by Phil Hine ISBN: 1561841374 Publisher: New Falcon Publications Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Principia Discordia , Or, How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her: The Magnum Opiate of Malacypse the Younger by Malaclypse, Robert Anton Wilson, Kerry W. Thornley, Loompanics Unlimited, Malaclypse the Younger ISBN: 1559500409 Publisher: Loompanics Unlimited Pub. Date: December, 1980 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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