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the Frater's Mark
My fellow web-addicted Pagans, with this issue I choose to address a
subject that finally, after the explosion of "enlightenment" over the past
two centuries (which birthed many monsters that we have yet to bring
fully under our control), seems to be finding its common ground with
magic: science. More and more, the metaphysical aspects of science are
crossing the stoic boundaries of lethargic reason and repressive logic to illuminate the basic truth that every good ceremonial
magickian knows: magic is science that, at this given moment in time, we cannot comprehend. And likewise, magic is
becoming suitably colored by many of the methods of the modern scientific approach and the attitudes of the
groundbreaking scientists. Tangible proof is no longer a prerequisite for scientific theory, no longer a fetter on the scientific
imagination; the scientific method, combined with the magickal will and imagination, often provides wonderfully insightful
revelation in terms of ritual results.
Consider quantum physics, fractal mathematics and art and the
development of chaos theory; then look to the works of Crowley,
Regardie, Hine, Carroll, DuQuette. Perfect mirrors? Hardly. But the
overlap is obvious and encouraging. One thing to keep in mind,
however, is the nature of the beast that is western capitalistic culture (or
as several prominent sociologists have noted, western culture has, through advances in communication, become the global
culture): this country still keeps the focus squarely on marketability in terms of funding and that means that scientific
progress, both ethical and tangible, is often glacial in nature. But keep a positive thought as you enjoy the following sites
which, if you enter with an open mind, embrace the promises of both applied science and applied magick. Is there an echo in
here?
The Specularium - A site for speculative ideas in science and magic.
Fifth Aeon Egregore - Phil Hine's (one of the fathers of Chaos Magick) homepage.
The Leriweb Homepage - The key memespace location
Online Papers on Consciousness - This site redefines "inclusive"!
The Quantum Brain Page - David Bohm's dream-come-true
Anomalies and Enigmas - I had to throw this one in
The Guide to Ultimate Reality - quantum field theory, relativity, vedanta - this one has it all
