Free Online Book Talk · Meetings with Remarkable Magicians with Carl Abrahamsson
October 27, 2024
1pm ET
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Join Carl Abrahamsson as he talks about his brand new magical autobiography Meetings with Remarkable Magicians: Life in the Occult Underground, followed by a Q & A and conversation with Vanessa Sinclair.
In his this book, illustrating the possibilities of a life infused with magic, Abrahamsson reflects on his decades spent in the company of some of the most unconventional thinkers of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Revealing how his immersion in both the underground and above-ground world of art and the occult only grew through his adolescence and into adulthood, the author details his involvement with psychedelic culture, the punk subculture, and numerous occult figures and organizations, including Genesis P-Orridge and Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth, Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan, the Ordo Templi Orientis, and a branch of the American Golden Dawn.
Interwoven with his occult experiences and meetings with infamous practitioners of magic, Abrahamsson describes his evolution as a multi-disciplinary artist, detailing his pursuits in writing, making music, and working as a photographer and filmmaker, always imbuing his diverse artistic practice with a developing occult philosophy. He also details his ongoing efforts to disseminate the occult arts via publishing companies like Psychick Release, Looking Glass Press, Edda Publishing, Trapart Books, and the occultural journal The Fenris Wolf—as well as fieldwork in Tibet, Nepal, and India through The Institute of Comparative Magico-anthropology.
Through each encounter and reflection on the magical, shamanic, and mystical practices that have structured his own life, Abrahamsson richly illuminates how it’s possible to experience a rich, wise, and abundant life of wisdom and miracles.
Carl Abrahamsson is the author of the book Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan: Infernal Wisdom from the Devil’s Den (Inner Traditions, 2022), and the director of the documentary Anton LaVey: Into the Devil’s Den (Trapart Film, 2019). He has also written a number of books on Occultural topics, as well as works of fiction, as well as editing the magico-anthropological journal The Fenris Wolf (1989-present day). As a Magister of the Church of Satan, he has decades long experience of working with LaVey’s magical system in praxis.
Online Talk · Midsommar: A Weird Tale of Unconscious Ideals, with Swedish Author Carl Abrahamsson
- Monday, October 14, 2024
- 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
$8 – Tickets and more info HERE
In the successful horror film Midsommar, we are taken to an idyllic Sweden and the shenanigans of a pagan cult. A group of American college students and their friend Dani (traumatized by her sister’s suicide) are drawn into the cult’s activities as they prepare for Midsummer Celebrations. What seems gentle and nature-loving at first soon turns into “folk” horror film mayhem, as Dani unwillingly (?) becomes the center of attention. This talk will examine the film from the perspective of Carl Jung’s Collective Unconscious, illuminating new and more complex meanings.
Into the Devil’s Den and Back: An Introduction to the History and Magical System of Anton LaVey’s Church of Satan, Taught by Carl Abrahamsson, Beginning July 7
from $150.00
Four Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Sunday, July 7 – July 28th
1-3 PM ET
$150 Paid Patreon Members / $175 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: All classes will be recorded for those who cannot attend live
This class—taught by Carl Abrahamsson,Magister of the Church of Satan and author of the book Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan: Infernal Wisdom from the Devil’s Den—will present an introduction to the theory and practice of Anton LaVey’s philosophy and magic. Having founded the Church of Satan in 1966, and written the infamous The Satanic Bible in 1969, LaVey’s mind was filled not only with ancient diableries but also a vast amount of syncretisms stemming from his filtering of contemporary times, as well as the highly subjective and personal kinks and obsessions he explored and integrated. LaVey’s creative mind composed and codified a brand new kind of occultism he chose to call Satanism. This was not necessarily revolt against the monotheistic dogma of the ages but rather a celebration of a rebellious spirit that has existed in all human cultures and times —one of creativity, passion, anti-hypocrisy, magic, genuine culture, and a healthy sense of egotism.
In the class, we will go through LaVey’s history and sources of inspiration, as well as the many forms of magic he wove into the Church of Satan. And go through the impact he has had on popular culture. We will look at the history of Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan, Satanic Magic in theory, and Satanic magic in practice. We will also investigate a ”Satano-Gnosis” for the future.
After each presentation—which will including the use of images and film clips— we will encourage the assembled to participate in a discussion/Q & A.
Carl Abrahamsson is the author of the book Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan: Infernal Wisdom from the Devil’s Den (Inner Traditions, 2022), and the director of the documentary Anton LaVey: Into the Devil’s Den (Trapart Film, 2019). He has also written a number of books on Occultural topics, as well as works of fiction, as well as editing the magico-anthropological journal The Fenris Wolf (1989-present day). As a Magister of the Church of Satan, he has decades long experience of working with LaVey’s magical system in praxis. In this class, you will get a thorough insight into the diabolically creative mind of Anton LaVey, and into the expansive potential of the philosophical and magical system LaVey left to the world. After each class, there will be ample time to ask questions, discuss, and come to your own conclusions.