It is out. Are you in?
Today my magical memoir Meetings with Remarkable Magicians – Life in the Occult Underground is published by Inner Traditions. It covers the time from magical awakenings (already in the cradle basically) and up until recently. The working title has been ”Two Times Saturn” as I now celebrate the passing of my second Saturn Return. In many ways, this book is literally ushering in a brand new phase for me.
It’s been weird to write this autobiography, but in the best possible ways. Going through old diary notes from 1987 (when I started writing a diary) and onwards, correspondence, photos, objects, and of course the dear old memories in themselves was quite an experience. I can only quote Anaïs Nin: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”
That said, I haven’t only done it for myself as a reminder of my delightfully blessed life. I have to an equal degree thought of the readers, in the hope they can find inspiration on these pages, as well as in-between the lines. I think and hope that what will inspire the most aren’t the actual ”meetings with remarkable magicians” but rather my approach in general: to trust what you find inside, and then move onwards according to your own deductions from those findings. Sometimes you find stuff that will disrupt your planned trajectory (perhaps even planned for you by others), but it doesn’t matter. You have to go with your own flow, simple as that. It will be worth it, even if it may seem confusing at first (especially to those other trajectory-planners).
From having been an escapist dreamer, fanzine writer-editor-photographer-publisher, musician-impresario, film-maker, journalist, and author, to eventually realizing that the always parallel path of magic had actually always been the central one around which all of these creative efforts revolve – not the other way around – I feel I have come into my own with this book.
From being involved with Thee Temple Ov Psychick Youth, the Church of Satan, the Ordo Templi Orientis, the Golden Dawn, and many of their protagonists in personal friendships and creative projects, to my recent focus on the Society of Sentience and its development of Source Magic on the No-handed Path, the entire journey has basically been one and the same. Each day is filled with different impressions and expressions but all filtered through one and the same existence.
The Meetings book is one piece of my existential, occultural puzzle, and I am very happy and proud to see it out there so that others can possibly connect their pieces to it somehow. I work in a Source Magic tradition in which sharing whatever findings is very important, and this is what I’ve done in this book – at least in part. There is always more to experience – and remember!
I hope that you will enjoy reading the book. If you feel like it, please review it on Amazon or other sites, or let me know directly what you think via my website ( www.carlabrahamsson.com ) or on social media. I wrote it with you in mind, so don’t be a stranger.
Vade Ultra!
Carl Abrahamsson, Vimmerby, Oct 1 2024
Photo by Peter Christopherson, 1997
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“A captivating exploration into the extraordinary life and magical practice of Carl Abrahamsson. Carl’s passion for documenting and celebrating the often-overlooked aspects of the magical world is evident in every word. Through his vivid descriptions and intimate anecdotes, he brings to life a world where magic and mundane intertwine, leaving readers both enlightened and fascinated. Meetings with Remarkable Magicians is a testament to the art of storytelling. His willingness to share his experiences and insights is an invaluable gift, especially for those seeking a deeper understanding of the esoteric arts. This book is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the lives of those who embrace the hidden forces that shape our world and the extraordinary individuals who harness their power. I am grateful that Carl has chosen to share his incredible journey with the world. This book is destined to be celebrated and cherished for years to come.” — Bri Luna, founder of The Hoodwitch and author of Blood Sex Magic
“Carl Abrahamsson’s Meetings with Remarkable Magicians is an engrossing journey through the heyday of chaos magick and occulture. An essential read for young witches and occultists who want not only to do magick but live magick as well.” — Chaweon Koo, author of Spell Bound
“Carl Abrahamsson has done it again. In his new work, the master occultist once again displays his uncanny knack for being at the right place at the right time to ask the right people the right questions. And boy, does he get answers. From his formative years in the 1980s and ’90s up to the present day, Abrahamsson has had his ever-sensitive finger on the always unpredictable pulse of postmodern occultism. In his new book, he shares the remarkable insights and adventures he has had along the way. A must-read for any student of the mystic arts.” — Gary Lachman, author of The Secret Teachers of the Western World
“On the surface, Meetings with Remarkable Magicians is an engaging and detailed record of a historic time when magick, art, and mainstream culture coincided. It’s a tale populated by diverse and wonderful characters and places. But it’s not just a description; this book is a work of magick itself, capturing a self-reflective arc of one man’s journey to transcendence. This is your own opportunity to meet a remarkable magician: Carl Abrahamsson.” — Philip H. Farber, author of Brain Magick
“This book is no old-school hagiography, nor a simple recounting of ritual practices or name-checking remarkable and iconic figures in a magical and creative community. In fact, I would balk at describing it as a book and prefer to designate it as a high-order synaptic stimulant. Meetings with Remarkable Magicians is a fascinating, well-written piece of literature that buzzes with information, process, and art surrounding a group of people who chose to live their lives in a transformative, challenging, and often subversive but always creative manner. Simply enough, it’s a great book that informs you, shakes you up, and takes you to places where there is no such thing as stasis—only endless creative, transformative movement.” — Charlotte Rodgers, author of The Bloody Sacrifice
“Carl Abrahamsson is a gardener of outsider blooms, a curator of creators, and a maverick maestro of magick. He makes stuff happen. With his infinite enthusiasm for the weird and the interesting, he is a swirling galaxy of ideas. We need more of him in our world.” — Val Denham, visual and recording artist
About the Author
Carl Abrahamsson is a writer, publisher, magico-anthropologist, filmmaker, and photographer. Since the mid-1980s he has been active in the magical community, integrating “occulture” as a way of life and lecturing about his findings and speculations. The author of several books, including Occulture and Source Magic, and the editor and publisher of The Fenris Wolf, he lives in Småland, Sweden.
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