In this wide-ranging conversation, chaos magick pioneer Peter J. Carroll explores the deep intersections of magic, consciousness, physics, and human imagination.
Carroll reflects on the original unity of science and natural philosophy, why Renaissance thought split magic from science, and how modern physics may be quietly circling back toward ideas long held by mystics—from consciousness-driven effects to the implications of the double-slit experiment, placebo, and quantum indeterminacy.
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Books
📖 Liber Null & Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic – The foundational text of chaos magic📖 Liber Kaos – A follow-up deepening the system of chaos magic
📖 Psybermagick: Advanced Ideas in Chaos Magic – A more advanced exploration of magical theory
📖 The Apophenion: A Chaos Magick Paradigm – Addresses consciousness, meaning, and reality from a chaos-magical perspective
📖 The Octavo: A Sorcerer-Scientist’s Grimoire – A compendium of advanced ritual and metaphysical theory
📖 This Is Chaos: Embracing the Future of Magic – A more recent work reflecting on where magic, technology, and the future intersect
Biography
Peter James Carroll is an English occultist and writer. He is one of the originators of chaos magic theory, a cofounder of the Illuminates of Thanateros, and the founder and chancellor of Arcanorium College.
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