Magic: Chaos and TranscendentalwithRonnie Pontiac

Ronnie Pontiac

Books Mentioned In This Interview

Ronnie Pontiac was the personal research assistance for Manly P. Hall at the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. He is author of American Metaphysical Religion: Esoteric and Mystical Traditions of the New World. He is coauthor with Tamra Lucid of The Magic of the Orphic Hymns: A New Translation for the Modern Mystic.

Here he shares his personal experiences with the practice of chaos magic. He describes the history of this approach and various colorful practitioners. He also explores its application in politics. Then he compares chaos magic with Eliphas Levi’s writings on transcendental magic (and beyond).

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:41 Ronnie’s history with chaos magic

00:10:57 Paschal Beverly Randolph & Madame Blavatsky

00:17:57 Austin Osman Spare

00:30:44 Chaos magic in Russia

00:42:48 Magical symbols

00:47:11 Eliphas Levi and transcendental magic

00:52:30 Marsilio Ficino, William Burroughs, and love

01:01:05 Yoruba culture

01:08:41 Conclusion

(Recorded on September 13, 2024)

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Published on October 21, 2024

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