This Is Chaos: Embracing the Future of Magic

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This Is Chaos is the first collection of its kind showcasing where chaos magic has come from, where it is now, and most importantly, where it is going. Helmed by one of the originators of chaos magic, Peter Carroll, and filled with essays by some of... Read More

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This Is Chaos is a collection unlike any before, showcasing the many ways chaos magic is finding its way into other modes of magic workings, divination, and disciplines yet to come.

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This Is Chaos is the first collection of its kind showcasing where chaos magic has come from, where it is now, and most importantly, where it is going. Helmed by one of the originators of chaos magic, Peter Carroll, and filled with essays by some of the most respected chaos magic practitioners, this book redefines magic for the modern practitioner.

Chaos magic emerged only a few decades back, but it has already grown into a magical tradition embraced by many. It started under the influence of renowned artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare and was then more codified by Peter J. Carroll and a few others. This Is Chaos delves into the history from which this magical system has emerged, but more importantly, it explores its current use and the future it holds. Chaos magic has always been about pushing new boundaries, focusing on belief and utilising aspects of magic such as sigils and magical servants (thought forms) to help accomplish one's aims.

This Is Chaos includes essays on:

Chaos magic meets witchcraft
Egregores
Virtual reality and cyber magic
Animist sorcery
The power of personal mythology and quantum chaos
Tarot in chaos magic
A ritual that combines Hellenistic astrology, planetary magic, and ceremonial magic
Theoretical magical ideas
Chaos magic and neuro-hacking
Esoteric Buddhism, the eight chaos gods, and the history of Japanese magic

Featuring a foreword by Ronald Hutton and essays from a wide cross-section of chaos magic practitioners, including Aidan Wachter, Carl Abrahamsson, Dave Lee, Ivy Corvus, Jaq D. Hawkins, Jozef Karika, Jacob Sipes, Julian Vayne, Lionel Snell, Mariana Pinzn, Sinobu Kurono, and Sanhre Daffowt.

This Is Chaos is a collection unlike any before, showcasing the many ways chaos magic is finding its way into other modes of magical workings, divination, and disciplines yet to come.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781578638734

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Weiser Books

Illustration: 7 photos, 2 diagrams, 37 b&w line drawings

Contributors:

Edited by Peter J. Carroll
Foreword by Ronald Hutton
Illustrated by Hagen von Tulien
Contributions by Carl Abrahamsson
Contributions by Aidan Wachter
Contributions by Jaq D. Hawkins
Contributions by Julian Vayne
Contributions by Ivy Corvus
Illustrated by Hagen Von Tulien
Foreword by Hutton Ronald

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 288

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality Science & Nature Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Peter J. Carroll is the author of six books, including classic works on chaos magic, Liber Null & Psychonaut and Liber Kaos. He is past grandmaster of the Magical Pact of the Illuminates of Thanateros, chancellor of Arcanorium College, acting marshal of the Knights of Chaos, and a bard of Dobunni Grove. He maintains a personal website at specularium.org.