#liber null

[wollymight]

Peter J. Carroll has sadly passed away

I learned Peter J. Carroll died right as I'm animating a scene he preformed in for me two months ago.

It feels strange and haunted to work with his voice at this time.

We are so lucky for him and his work.

RIP Pete.

[triste-le-roy]

Book covers to Peter J Carroll's Liber Null & Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic (various designers/artists, late 20th century to early 21st century). (via Apple Books, Black Cat Caboodle, Booklooker, & Seboterapia)

[clockwerksorcery-blog]

This was my introduction to what Chaos Magix are all about. Absolutely changed the course of my life and practice. I could not possibly express how it affected me.

It is truly a treasure for the ages.

On April 22, 2026, its author departed from Earth, destinations unkown.

Rest in Chaos, Peter J Carroll.

[absinthus]

I have finished Liber Null

I have recently set out to read Liber Null and Psychonaut and I have finished the first section. Overall I found it to be a very mind opening read and honestly had me enter a dark time mentally towards the start. However I managed to regain my footing and keep moving forward.

[yell0chre]

Arson word of the day: Bacchanalia

COOL AS FUCK!!!

[jasper-book-stash]

So based on what I've read so far for primers on chaos magic, I recommend starting with Condensed Chaos: An Introduction To Chaos Magic by Phil Hine, THEN getting the updated and revised and expanded editions of Liber Null and Psychonaut and also Liber Kaos by Peter J Carroll.

Caveats for Condensed Chaos:

misuse of "shaman" and similar terms (none of what is brought up relates to Tungusic peoples)

written by a neurotypical white English bisexual cisgender man, and boy howdy is the neurotypical part obvious in several areas

inconsistent capitalization for concepts, and also inconsistent comma usage

definitely a product of its time and not decolonized, which is a larger problem in chaos magic as a whole

Recommended Audience for Condensed Chaos:

pop culture mages/pagans

those interested in servitors, sigils, or chaos magic more broadly

technology mages

those who want to explore Jungian psychology in magic

As for Peter J Carroll's works... Basically the same as the above, yet also way more difficult to read if you're not used to old grimoire-esque language and writing styles.

I'd still genuinely recommend all three of these, just with the reminder to raise an eyebrow at some of the claims made.

The books I still have to read on chaos magic that I currently own are Hands-On Chaos Magic: Reality Manipulation Through The Ovayki Current by Andrieh Vitimus; Creating Magickal Entities: A Complete Guide to Entity Creation by David Michael Cunningham, Taylor Ellwood, and T Amanda R Wagener; and Magickal Servitors: Create Your Own Spirits To Attract Pleasure, Power and Prosperity by Damon Brand.

Plenty of reading left for me to do on this subject.

[booksandwitchery]

Wish me luck because I’m desperately going to need it

[spiritotel]

liber null, creating sigils and mantras