Many thanks to Spiro, Arild, John, Charles (whose post was entirely appropriate and usefull :)), David, Ted and Mogg. You've given me plenty to think about and very useful references to delve into!
Spiro, as part of a bigger project, I'm looking at the relationship between spiritualism and ritual magic in the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth - part of this involves how ritual magicians regarded spiritualists and vice versa.
My thanks again!
Best wishes,
Alison
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From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of mandrake [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 6:02 AM
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Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Crowley and Spiritualism
Dear all
Didn't Crowley write to the TS after HPBs death and suggest himself as its new leader?
Now there's a scenario : )
ACs views on spiritualism are well known but probably a bit of a pose -
perhaps a case of our magick is better than there's -
if you try to apply these "scientific" approaches too stringently nothing much happens -
so a bit of openmindedness probably no bad thing -
and modern magicians can learn from spiritualism techniques imo -
hence the concept of "psychic questing" which has been so productive for some of the mystoi
(which claims to make contact with AC)?
There is also a more nuanced approach of the "western mystery tradition" folk who open a channel
to find inner planes contacts - there is a ritual procedure but the nature of the contact is more open ended?
Mogg Morgan
or indeed if you
On 24/09/2011 07:43, David Mattichak wrote:
I think that he was a bit jealous of Blavatski's success and the respect that people had for her. He really didn't think much of Theosophists but I think that he thought well of Theosophy- if that makes sense. These are only my opinions though.
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