Through A Glass Darkly
In this wide-ranging conversation, chaos magick pioneer Peter J. Carroll explores the deep intersections of magic, consciousness, physics, and human imagination.
Carroll reflects on the original unity of science and natural philosophy, why Renaissance thought split magic from science, and how modern physics may be quietly circling back toward ideas long held by mystics—from consciousness-driven effects to the implications of the double-slit experiment, placebo, and quantum indeterminacy.
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Guest Biography
Peter James Carroll is an English occultist and writer. He is one of the originators of chaos magic theory, a cofounder of the Illuminates of Thanateros, and the founder and chancellor of Arcanorium College.
Guest Books
📖 Liber Null & Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic – The foundational text of chaos magic → https://amzn.to/4r8PHdZ
📖 Liber Kaos – A follow-up deepening the system of chaos magic → https://amzn.to/47TCo8j
📖 Psybermagick: Advanced Ideas in Chaos Magic – A more advanced exploration of magical theory → https://amzn.to/4nIqCUd
📖 The Apophenion: A Chaos Magick Paradigm – Addresses consciousness, meaning, and reality from a chaos-magical perspective → https://amzn.to/4nHZ69b
📖 The Octavo: A Sorcerer-Scientist’s Grimoire – A compendium of advanced ritual and metaphysical theory → https://amzn.to/47OPwvc
📖 This Is Chaos: Embracing the Future of Magic – A more recent work reflecting on where magic, technology, and the future intersect → https://amzn.to/43j6AIC
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📖 Hellhold: And Other Stories – Dark worlds, demonic bargains, and forbidden knowledge. → https://amzn.to/42rU49c
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📖 Hell’s Well – Science fiction horror novella. → https://amzn.to/3rAlyqS
📖 Alien Abattoir and Other Stories – Chilling sci-fi tales. → https://amzn.to/3rKtoi5
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Love this… Why are we wasting our time and energy trying to prove to anyone that magick is real? Resist…
Thank you for the interview!
This cucksucker at work has won lottery prizes of $100k dollars each time last year (June 2024) and this year (December 2025). I have used probability theory working all kinds of charts and tables which were inputted into an AI algorithm to generate random series of six numbers. I have put some much hard work and time into my generators only to perform poorly on lottery drawings. My coworker is a big time jerk and a drunk with a low IQ, yet I have noticed he is a devoted Catholic and things seem to work great for him whenever he is struggling financially or personally and invokes saints and angels in prayers. Was he born lucky, or does his naive faith allow him to bend unpredictable results to his will?
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what exactly I would think a wizard would sound like! 😀
Best Interview, like his concepts of Magic.ChaosMagic and Hypersigils work, and very opensource in use, especially for an artist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R8mbMoXpkU
I cannot imagine what an evening discussion by the fireplace with this man and Alan Moore… might still be there for a few weeks eh?
More than likely advanced Quantum rf sensors will be able to elucidate subtle energies at work, soon, and I would assume 'action at a distance' or metavisual/sensible energies
I enjoyed this. Thanks Sean. I think if you could get Lynne McTaggart on to talk about the power of intention like her power of eight group that would be great.
Hyped 740 points 😊
One of my favourite quotes of Peter J Carroll: The universe constantly amuses itself and invites us to do the same.
He's mildly interesting, and not stupid, but lacks any wisdom. And what's he trying to achieve with that avatar? Is it meant to mock anyone who thinks sorcery / witchcraft is evil, or is he portraying himself that way because he really sees it that way? What are his actual goals in practicing it, or is he just trying to understand it? Magik is real, and there appears that those controlling the world now use it and partner with "the phenomenon", but does he understand there are ways for people to render it impotent?
That was awesome hopefully santa will bring me his books!!
Shout out enjoyed this one more hearing Pete expound and go through his books really fun. Keep up the good work! THanks to pete for making the time
He's definitely playing the part Dark Sith Lord on the podcast I've seen it all now! Where's Nathaniel Gillis when you need em!
I think you got the avatar right , dark , sinister and Left hand path
I’m not a fan boy of Carrol
Carry on …..
NOTHiNG IS TRUE, ALL IS PERMiTTED