Hello Morgan,
My Masters thesis (on Jung and Crowley) and my PhD thesis (an Analytical
Psychological approach to the Western Esoteric Tradition) may help in some
way. I don't go into any great view of the science of Magick but I do
mention it in the PhD dissertation a bit. I think this is an interesting
and important area of research, I would very much like to hear how you
progress.
My web site has a pdf of both papers if you are interested:
http://www.freewebs.com/lkkeane/academicwriting.htm
Good luck,
Lloyd Keane
On 09/05/08 6:03 AM, "Morgan Leigh" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings all,
> I have just started a PhD at the University of Queensland, in the school
> of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics. Having done a bit of
> reading, I am now at the stage of actually, exactly nailing down a
> precise thesis idea. Being as I am very interested in the intersection
> of science and religion, particularly the position that magic holds in
> relation to these two categories, I am thinking of doing an analysis of
> the diaries of Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig, for such period as the
> diaries of these two overlap, and considering if they support the
> contention that magic is science. IMHO magic is a technology. Moreover
> the process of learning magic is a scientific process, especially when a
> magical diary is used, to exactly what degree being the question. I
> would be most obliged for any input whatsoever any of you wise souls
> might have regarding my humble yet superlative idea, especially vis a
> vis interesting things to read, similar things that have been done
> before, ideas about where to see copies of Hirsig's diaries (I know
> about the copy in the witchcraft museum - Thank you Dave Evans for
> writing Aleister Crowley and the 20th Century Synthesis of Magick).
>
> Regards,
>
> Morgan Leigh
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