Source Magic: The Origin of Art, Science, and Culture (Abrahamsson Carl)(Paperback)

- Offers a "magical-anthropological" tour from ancient Norse shamanism to the modern magick of occultists like Genesis P-Orridge - Looks at how human beings are naturally attracted to magic and how this attraction can be corrupted by both religious organizations and occult societies - Examines magic as it relates to psychedelics, Witchcraft, shamanism, pilgrimage, Jungian individuation, mortality, and the literary works of Beat icons like Burroughs and Gysin Since the dawn of time, magic is the node around which all human activities and culture revolve. As magic entered the development of science, art, philosophy, religion, myth, and psychology, it still retained its essence: that we have a dynamic connection with all other forms of life. Exploring the source magic that flows beneath the surface of culture and occulture throughout the ages, Carl Abrahamsson offers a
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