A lecture/webinar with Carl Abrahamsson, originally presented February 13th, 2018, for the Society of Sentience. You can watch it right HERE!
“What happens when routine sets in? Lack of motivation and will? When a formerly effective ritual turns into a dutiful ceremony? When a formerly pleasing situation turns into mere run-of-the-mill diluted experience? When an organism merely exists, apparently without meaning? Here’s where and when we encounter the terms entropy and inertia. They always set in sooner or later, perhaps as a necessary movement of decay before an actual decomposition, or, if we’re lucky, as an eye opener and instigator for change. When we are alive and somewhat conscious, we can make decisions about the direction of the energies. That’s a beautiful trademark of what it means to be a human being. But still, far too many humans accept defeat, decay and decomposition far too easily although it’s not at all necessary.”
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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.
