Intro to Chaos Magic

The Horn & Cauldron

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast…

Chaos magic is a modern magic tradition rooted in the Spiritualist era of the mid 19th and late 20th centuries that emphasizes the idea that belief or intention is the most important part of any spellwork. We begin our exploration of Chaos Magic with Austin Osman Spare, and then discuss Peter J. Carroll’s role.

We also discuss the core beliefs of chaos magic, like N=1, the role of belief, gnosis, sigils, and servitors. As usual, we talk about how our own magical practices align with the tenets of Chaos magic, and how we use them in the day to day. It’s so exciting to be able to bring you this episode—it’s been in the works for a while!

Sources

· https://archive.org/details/LiberCaos

· https://archive.org/details/LiberNullAndThePsychonaut

· https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064821/http://astrum-obscurum.org/Library/LibraryBase/Modern_Western_Magic/Chaos_Magic/A._O._Spare/AO_Spare_Earth_Inferno.pdf

· https://archive.org/details/AustinOsmanSpare/TheFocusofLife/page/n11/mode/2up

· https://www.specularium.org/

· https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ba5an/chaos-magician-132-v15n10

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_magic#:~:text=During%20the%20mid%2D1970s%20chaos,following%20specific%20practices%20based%20on

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_J._Carroll

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Osman_Spare

· https://www.artnet.com/artists/austin-osman-spare/15

· https://www.rpmystic.com/excerpts/an-introduction-to-chaos-magic-exclusive-excerpt-from-how-to-study-magic-a-guide-to-history-lore-and-building-your-own-practice/

· https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/1799?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0vWnBhC6ARIsAJpJM6cqbto7ErkNZP68jR9YED1XPoDNkMkjLiD39DyF5CC5V8tCi1iFBBgaAgFkEALw_wcB

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminates_of_Thanateros