Hi Lloyd,
Bother those papers sound interesting, but do you have a pdf where the
text is just text instead of images, as those files are huge! :)
Thanks.
Morgan Leigh
Lloyd Keane wrote:
> 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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