Closing one project makes way to begin another.\u00a0 The next major project in my cue is a study of Chaos Magick.\u00a0 At Aradia\u2019s suggestion, I have decided to call these experiments Project Null, and tag related blog posts accordingly.\u00a0 (The Squirrel has pointed out to me that this is somewhat grandios and rediculous, to which I could only respond, \u201cYes.\u00a0 And?\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the things I learned during the last experiment was that I needed to set more concrete goals.\u00a0 Here, then, are lists of the sources and resources I am planning to make use of so far.\u00a0 The reading list will grow longer, and I can only ask for your help with this dear readers: who\/what else should I be reading?\u00a0 Is Frater U.D. worth my time?\u00a0 Who else was\/is iconic and revolutionary in the Chaos Magick movement that I clearly haven\u2019t heard of and simply shouldn\u2019t ignore?<\/p>\n
(RE)SOURCES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Carroll, Peter.\u00a0 Liber Null & Psychonaut.<\/p>\n –. Liber Chaos.<\/p>\n Hine, Phil.\u00a0 Condensed Chaos.<\/p>\n Mace, Stephen.\u00a0 Stealing the Fire From Heaven.<\/p>\n Miller, Jason.\u00a0 Strategic Sorcery.\u00a0 Blog.<\/p>\n –.\u00a0 Sorcerer\u2019s Secrets.<\/p>\n Moore, Alan.\u00a0 Promethea.<\/p>\n Morrison, Grant.\u00a0 The Invisibles.<\/p>\n –. The Disinformation Speech.<\/p>\n White, Gordon.\u00a0 Rune Soup.\u00a0 Blog.<\/p>\n ROADMAP AND GOALS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 1) Liber Null.\u00a0 I\u2019ve gotta start somewhere, and given the contents of my library and Aradia\u2019s, this seems like the best place.\u00a0 With a little bit of dedication, I should qualify for initiation into the IOT by the time I\u2019m done.<\/p>\n 1.1) Liber MMM.\u00a0 Particularly the meditation and the sigils.\u00a0 These experiments will continue throughout the project and hopefully beyond.\u00a0 The first weeks of Project Null will be devoted exclusively to developing a meditation practice\u2014something I\u2019ve never done\u2014and reestablishing my daily banishing practice.<\/p>\n 1.1.1) Mind Control.\u00a0 I will begin by setting aside 5 minutes a day for these mindfulness exercises.\u00a0 By the end of the year, I want to be capable of minutes of visualization and\/or object concentration for 15 or 20 at a stretch three times a week.\u00a0 This may seem like a low bar.\u00a0 If it turns out to be, I\u2019ll raise it.<\/p>\n 1.1.2) Magic: Banishing and Sigils.\u00a0 In terms of banishing, I will continue experimenting with daily banishing rituals until I perfect one for my own purposes.\u00a0 As for sigils, I will begin by firing off at least one shoal of 3-5 sigils every week.\u00a0 I\u2019m a greedy bastard: there\u2019s at least that much I want in the world. (And if I run out of things I want, I can always start working for others.)<\/p>\n 1.1.3) Dreaming.\u00a0 This art has eluded me for years.\u00a0 As such I will simply set pursuing it as a goal.\u00a0 In addition to Carroll, I intend to make use of Frater Acher\u2019s recommendations on the subject.<\/p>\n 1.2) Liber Lux, Liber Nox.\u00a0 Oh, yeah: y\u2019all know I go both ways.\u00a0 The second and third books of Liber Null are as much theory as practice, and not all of the practice is relevant to me, but I will commit to studying each section and writing about them, and explaining my decisions for those exercises which I choose not to work through.\u00a0 I intend to have completed my first run through Liber Lux and Liber Nox by the end of October.<\/p>\n 1.3) Liber AOM.\u00a0 This shit is just whak, and much of it irrelevant as someone working reasonably hard to not die any time in the near future.\u00a0 Still, I\u2019ll spend some time in October and November (assuming I\u2019m on track) exploring these concepts.<\/p>\n 2) Psychonaut.\u00a0 As I work my way through Liber Null<\/em>, it is my intention to simultaneously work through Psychonaut<\/em>.\u00a0 I have already performed the Mass of Chaos, adapting it to dedicate my Chaos altar.\u00a0 I hope to incorporate the suggestions and contexts provided by Psychonaut<\/em> to the work of Liber Null<\/em>.\u00a0 As such, I intend to post musings on the subjects contained therein, as well as develop my own experiments based on them.\u00a0 I aim to complete this stage of the work by the end of November.\u00a0 As with Libri Lux, Nox, and AOM, I will discuss each section, weather it offers me a particular exercise or not.<\/p>\n 3. Servitor Creation. The creation and maintenance of servitors is one of the most visible and iconic portions of Chaos Magick. I cannot claim to study the field without at least one experiment in that area. I intend to start with creating a protector-spirit to accompany my house-wards, and to have it \u201cup and running\u201d by the end of November.<\/p>\n 4. Analysis and Check-In.\u00a0 By the end of November, I hope to have made it at least halfway through the above reading list, and added at least as many more to the cue.\u00a0 From that position of (relatively) greater knowledge, I intend to have a better idea of how to progress specifically.<\/p>\n 5. Lovecraftian Magic.\u00a0 I\u2019ve told you all before about how the first occult book I ever purchased was the \u201cSimon<\/a>\u201d Necronomicon.\u00a0 For years I\u2019ve been hearing about Chaos magicians performing invocations of Lovecraftian horrors \u2026 hell, once upon a time, it was one of the things that kept me from away from Chaos Magick.\u00a0 So \u2026 now I want to try it.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m going to use the Simon or the Donald Tyson version, or play with some weird shit I dig up on the internet.\u00a0 But there will be Eldrich Horrors.\u00a0 And I plan to sick them on some senators.<\/p>\n 6. Feminism as Chaos Magick.\u00a0 I first mentioned this project over on G+ and Tumblr<\/a>.\u00a0 I want the initiatory essay completed by the end of the semester, and have the project in motion by the beginning of the next semester.<\/p>\n CAVEAT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m excited about this project.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been looking forward to it since the idea first occurred to me.\u00a0 But I try to be vigilant, and to be wary of my own motivations.\u00a0 And after a certain amount of soul-searching, I have come to the conclusion that while the ceremonial magic project was good for me, it also gave me a rock-solid excuse to let my personal spiritual practice slide.<\/p>\n When was the last time I encountered Dionysus or his messengers in my journeys?\u00a0 I have seen Rhea once in the last year.\u00a0 Even Tsu and ZG don\u2019t show up as often as I\u2019d like.\u00a0 I\u2019ve thought a lot about the potential implications of conjuring my Natal Genius and Demon, but I haven\u2019t done any magic or divination to explore it.<\/p>\n Project Null has the potential to be the same.\u00a0 So to help keep myself honest, I\u2019m going to try to post at least once about my personal practice for every two posts about Project Null, not including posts serving double duty.<\/p>\n INVITATION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Aradia and I intend to work through this project together, scheduling our reports to post simultaneously so as to avoid cross-contamination of our experiments.\u00a0 We cordially invite any interested parties to join in with the Project Null experiment.\u00a0 If any such parties have blogs of your own, we would love to share the #ProjectNull tag with you.<\/p>\n I can be reached through the comments section of this blog, the ask box at my Tumblr<\/a>, or even my G+ account<\/a>.\u00a0 Aradia can be reached through her blog.<\/p>\n Although I have already begun working with Liber MMM\u2014banishings, motionlessness, and breathing concentration–the official kickoff for the project is Sunday.<\/p>\n Obviously, there must be some uniformity in order for it to really count as a group project: for this first section, that\u2019s working through Liber Null and Psychonaut.\u00a0 Your own personal goals and interests within that sphere, however, will vary.\u00a0 Maybe you want to shoot for an hour a day of motionless, thoughtless meditation.\u00a0 Aradia has no personal interest in Lovecraftian magic.\u00a0 Some of you (though it breaks my heart to know this) will not care about the Feminism as Chaos Magick project.\u00a0 As we approach the end of November, we can plot our course for the second \u201chalf\u201d of the project together.<\/p>\n This is short notice.\u00a0 Whatever.\u00a0 Anyone can joint the project at any time.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t keep up with the pace we set, or if you think everyone else is moving too slow: go at your own speed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Closing one project makes way to 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