What a great subject! I see the beats more as mystics and Buddhists. Might be worth reading works by the tangential Beats: Brion Gysin certainly wrote a lot on magic (see Here to Go Planet R 101 by Terry Wilson).
The Adding Machine: Collected Essays by Burroughs might also be worth checking out, although Burroughs might have liked to think himself more as a scientist (depending of course on how you define what a scientist is). I know Burroughs was a fan of Condensed Chaos by Phil Hine.
It will be good to read about your findings!
Very best
Nicholas
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Hi,
Has anyone done any work on interest amongst the beat writers (I am particularly interested in William Burroughs) and magic (Crowley, for
example?)
All ideas appreciated.
Nick
Dr Nicholas Campion,
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