As it turns out, there is a lot of art out there that I have loved or at the very least respected throughout the years, that consciously draws on Chaos Magic as a philosophical/aesthetic influence.
Another example of applied Chaos Magic in the artistic process, not mentioned in the article, is Brian Eno’s “Oblique Strategies” - whenever stuck creatively, you draw a random card that might say things like:
“Honor thy error as a hidden intention”,
or “Convert a melodic element into a rhythmic element”,
or “Accept advice”.
I actually stumbled across it in Highschool looking to see if there was any precedence for videogame chaos magic in history and it ended up being a big influence on me. The concept of cosmic truth being unattainable was a huge existential relief, I don’t have to strive for any greater than I need.
The idea that all spiritual practice is arbitrary rules fueled only by the beliefs of the practitioners helps me more in my practical life than spiritually. When you really stop to look at it, so many stressors are just internalized arbitrary rules. I can run a race and choose what place I want to be in, I don’t have to choose first place.
I’m just gonna ruin it for 90% of the replies here and drop the unusual articles page. It will have pretty much everything.
Also Chaos Magic is a wild ride.
As it turns out, there is a lot of art out there that I have loved or at the very least respected throughout the years, that consciously draws on Chaos Magic as a philosophical/aesthetic influence.
Another example of applied Chaos Magic in the artistic process, not mentioned in the article, is Brian Eno’s “Oblique Strategies” - whenever stuck creatively, you draw a random card that might say things like:
“Honor thy error as a hidden intention”,
or
“Convert a melodic element into a rhythmic element”,
or
“Accept advice”.
I actually stumbled across it in Highschool looking to see if there was any precedence for videogame chaos magic in history and it ended up being a big influence on me. The concept of cosmic truth being unattainable was a huge existential relief, I don’t have to strive for any greater than I need.
The idea that all spiritual practice is arbitrary rules fueled only by the beliefs of the practitioners helps me more in my practical life than spiritually. When you really stop to look at it, so many stressors are just internalized arbitrary rules. I can run a race and choose what place I want to be in, I don’t have to choose first place.