In Chaos Magic, beliefs are not seen as ends in themselves, but as tools for creating desired effects.
Peter J. CarrollLaughter is the only tenable attitude in a universe which is a joke played on itself.
Peter J. CarrollIn Chaos Magic , beliefs are not seen as ends in themselves, but as tools for creating desired effects. To fully realize this is to face a terrible freedom in which nothing is true and everything is permitted, which is to say that everything is possible, there are no certainties , and the consequences can be ghastly.
Peter J. CarrollApophenia means finding pattern or meaning where others donโt. Feelings of revelation and ecstasies usually accompany it. It has some negative connotations in psychological terminology when it implies finding meaning or pattern where none exists; and some positive ones when it implies finding something important, useful or beautiful. It thus links creativity and psychosis, genius and madness.
Peter J. Carroll