Chaos Magick Interview with Peter J Carroll

In this episode, we are honoured to host Peter J. Carroll, a pioneering figure in Chaos Magick. From the evolution of Chaos Magick to its relationship with technology and empirical science, this interview covers it all.

Peter J. Carroll is a key figure in the development of Chaos Magick, and he has authored several books that have become foundational texts in the field. Here is a list of some of his notable works:

1. "Liber Null & Psychonaut" (1987) -

2. "Liber Kaos" (1992) -

3. "PsyberMagick: Advanced Ideas in Chaos Magick" (1995) -

4. "The Apophenion: A Chaos Magick Paradigm" (2008) -

5. "The Octavo: A Sorcerer-Scientist's Grimoire" (2010) -


6. "EPOCH: The Esotericon & Portals of Chaos" (2014) -

Peter J. Carroll's official website is Specularium
about his works, theories, and other contributions to the field of Chaos
Magick and esoteric studies.

Please note that the years mentioned are for the original publications.

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00:00:00 Introduction A new type of interview
00:00:40 Support Angela’s Symposium
00:01:58 How the interview with Peter Carroll came about
00:04:35 Q1 Popularity of Chaos Magick
00:07:18 Commentary Popularity of Chaos Magick
00:12:17 Q2 Altered states of consciousness – gnosis
00:14:49 Commentary Altered states of consciousness – gnosis
00:17:51 Q3 Technology, AI and the future of Chaos Magic
00:21:13 Commentary Technology, AI and the future of Chaos Magi
00:24:56 Q4 Motivation for founding of IOT and its current relevance
00:28:56 Commentary Motivation for founding of IOT
00:32:30 Q5 Hypersphere Cosmology theory
00:36:22 Commentary Hypersphere Cosmology theory
00:39:33 Q5 The interconnectedness of everything – Liber Null
00:40:25 Commentary The interconnectedness of everything – Liber Null
00:42:53 Q6 How Cyberspace Shaped Chaos Magick
00:44:34 Commentary How Cyberspace Shaped Chaos Magick
00:48:05 Q7 Diverse opposition to Chaos Magick
00:49:36 Commentary Diverse Opposition to Chaos Magick
00:52:56 Q8 Reconciling Chaos Magick Ethos to culturally specific traditions
00:54:55 Commentary Reconciling Chaos Magick
00:57:24 Q9 Occult bookshops and community building pre-internet00:59:42 Commentary Occult bookshops and community building
01:02:32 Q10 Will science ever validate magick
01:03:34 Q11 Physics and metaphysics
01:04:39 Q12 Quantum uncertainty01:06:32 Commentary Science, physics & metaphysics, & quantum uncertainty
01:09:56 Q13 Equations for Magick
01:14:00 Q14 Receptivity of the scientific community to Magick
01:16:09 Commentary Equations for Magick & receptivity of the scientific community
01:19:03 Questions from the livestream chat
01:20:04 Why are there 8 points on the Star of Chaos?
01:23:47 Dr Puca’s final thoughts
01:27:25 How important are emotions in Chaos Magick?
01:29:09 The role of Carlos Castaneda in Chaos Magick
01:30:56 Evidence of Magick without the scientific rigour
01:35:09 Support Angela’s Symposium

[numinous]

You Dr Sledge and a handful of others have been vital to my studies.

[StoneHerne]

😃 Woao, I'm speechless! Thank you for sharing this unvaluable interview, Dr. Puca! I wish you success in all your projects! See you next time! 😃

[satansjihad]

Historical moment. Thank you very much, Doc.

[TheForeignersNetwork]

Your commentary is so professional and valuable. Thank you for everything you do--New religious movements and magickal traditions are so often misunderstood or understudied. I personally do not belong to a magickal tradition specifically (and I have my issues with some of them), but I always enjoy learning more. Speaking as a Tibetan Buddhist, it seems like Carroll drew a lot of material from Buddhist concepts and modern science in order to overlay it on western ritual magick.

[nickgangadis]

That's excellent work, Dr Puca, thank you so much! Also, many thanks to Peter J Carroll for his stimulating and inspiring answers.

[she.wolf]

This was an incredible vidoe!!! Thank you Angela🖤

[Rodruiz]

This is great, thanks for the extraordinary effort!!!! I hope we see more of Peter Carroll in the future, I really like his approach on the current magickal events.

[FraterRC]

Another absolutely outstanding treat! And yes don't sweat the slides, the lecture was stellar, doc!

[FriendsForFriends]

OK. That's freakin awesome. Peter was my induction to "lhp" like 25 years ago. It's amazing to see him still around and rocking. Mad respect, love and blessings ❤

Thank you for providing this to us and you just gained a sub ✌️

[dirtyd]

Angela these vids are the best! Thanks again. The scholarly ness is great bc it’s coming from a pro not just some wacko.Cheers Angela!

[jasonvahl]

This was excellent, thank you! It's been about 20yrs since I picked up a copy of "Liber Null and Psychonaut" as a young man; I read it in an afternoon and wasn't mature enough to absorb it entirely, as one would expect. I'm glad to see Mr Carroll is still active and delving further. Your explanations make it very digestible!

[Zakkarath]

Outstanding presentation...! Well done.

[WaruWicku]

47:57 we always hear about shorter attention spans yet we live through the golden age of long form content ! 10 years ago the idea of a 1h30 video about chaos magick getting 20K views was unheard of and yet here we are. I think a good rule of thumb with the evolution of internet (and technology in general) is that once you identify a pattern, it is already obsolescent and you should rather look for the next swing of the pendulum.

[D_SKYWALKER]

I Love you Angela, keep doing your work as it will inspire a lot of people. You're doing Great!!!

[phillipbernhardt-house]

A very interesting interview...not only in the content, but also in the format! An interview in which the interviewee is not present is a novelty, at least for me, so well done for being on the forefront of such cutting edge techniques of knowledge acquisition, engagement, and proliferation! ;)

Also, thanks very much for your answer nearly at the end on your views on "Truth" as a metaphysical concept, and the pursuits of science and the methods of academia at producing verifiable factual evidence, as opposed to what happens in magic and religion and other such realms of experience. I agree with what you expressed fully, and thus am glad to hear you say it, because I have had the same approach for the entirety of my teaching and academic career, and always thought that was just "good methodology, " but apparently it's a lot more rare than I had hoped such things might be. I could say much more, but we'll save that for another time! ;)

[DuskHollow]

I am currently going through Liber Kaos and this video is a great companion to someone new to this. I have actually ordered my own copy, having been lent this one and am unable to underline/ comment in it.

Such a fascinating work, thank you for supplementing its insights!

[misterOphilies]

This was a very interesting interview. I thought that the format which you presented it was also very stimulating.

[DragonUnicornHorn]

Mr. Carroll sounds like a true yogi, like the ones who eventually transcend religious dogma and realize their inner journey and exploration with their own minds is the only true "religion" or "god". He is committed to what works.

[BenedictaXValentina]

This was highly appreciated and I ❤ your work/research X 🔥🔥👌🏻🔥🔥

[yvonnechiang]

This was SO great! I really appreciate it.