What is chaos magic? A guide to the radical

24 Feb

Chaos magic, a radical and near impossible practice to completely define, has started to gain more traction amongst modern-day magicians and occultists. Emerging in the UK in the 1970s alongside the punk movement, chaos magic took a radical approach to the occult, reimagining typical magical doctrine and practice. Unlike other occult orders, chaos magicians weren’t concerned with ornate robes or hierarchical structure, but with magic and ritual in its purest form. Chaos magic believes the cosmos is in constant flux. Any order of reality – cognitive, perceptual, epistemological or moral – is subject to chaos. As a result, chaos magicians have created their own idiosyncratic magical systems and frequently borrow from an eclectic mixture of post-modernist and post-structuralist thought, as well...

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1 Jan

Black Witches Debunk The Biggest Myths About The Occult

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Black Witches Debunk The Biggest Myths About The Occult

An old, common misconception of witches is that they’re all white. One other is that they’re related to the devil. African and Black American culture has long included non-traditional spirituality that’s been misunderstood by white communities, in addition to our own. “The devil’s a Christian thing. You guys [Christians] got here up with that. That doesn’t actually play into witchcraft as I comprehend it,” says Mya Spalter, a Black witch and the creator of Enchantments: A Modern Witches Guide to Self-Possession, to ESSENCE. “It’s just a completely different thing.” Practicing witchcraft is usually portrayed as the other of Christianity, which is just unfaithful, she also notes. While her book received generally positive reviews, Spalter says how her book will truly impact the...

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15 Dec

Black Witches Debunk The Biggest Myths About The Occult

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Black Witches Debunk The Biggest Black Witches Debunk The Biggest An old, common misconception of witches is that they’re all white. One other is that they’re related to the devil. African and Black American culture has long included non-traditional spirituality that’s been misunderstood by white communities, in addition to our own. “The devil’s a Christian thing. You guys [Christians] got here up with that. That doesn’t actually play into witchcraft as I understand it,” says Mya Spalter, a Black witch and the creator of Enchantments: A Modern Witches Guide to Self-Possession, to ESSENCE. “It’s just a completely different thing.” Practicing witchcraft is commonly portrayed as the alternative of Christianity, which is just unfaithful, she also notes. While her book received generally positive reviews,...

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