The most recent lecture in my OCCULTURE series is now online on Vimeo. Enjoy!
It was originally presented/recorded on January 2nd, 2018, for the Society of Sentience.
“Where art for so long has touched upon “attribute” rather than on “essence”, there seems to be a shift going on in which the positions are being diametrically changed. The essential meaning becomes more important than that of the attribute of esthetics and commercial value. This of course brings us back to primordial times when it was indeed more important that the artwork contained power than an attractive surface. When language gradually took over, rationality and structure followed suit. Yet the need for the primordial, magical expression has always been there all along and now seems to finally resurface within its own perimeters.”
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Carl Abrahamsson: The OCCULTURE lecture series 2018
Art, magic, and the occult have been intimately linked since our prehistoric ancestors created the first cave paintings some 50,000 years ago. As civilizations developed, these esoteric forces continued to drive culture forward, both visibly and behind the scenes, from the Hermetic ideas of the Renaissance, to the ethereal worlds of 19th century Symbolism, to the occult interests of the Surrealists. In this lecture series exploring “occulture” – the liminal space where art and magic meet – I reveal the integral role played by magic and occultism in the development of culture throughout history as well as their relevance to the continuing survival of art and creativity. Blending magical history and esoteric philosophy, I look at the phenomena and people who have been seminal in modern esoteric developments.
This lecture is part of my book Occulture: the unseen forces that drive culture forward. The book can be ordered HERE. Thank you!
Occulture: Intuition as a state of grace from Carl Abrahamsson on Vimeo.
