The Black Flame: Infernal Reasonances – A discussion with writer, musician, filmmaker, and misanthropologist Magister Carl Abrahamsson. by Reverend Raul Antony an interview for The Black Flame—October, L A.S. It was 1998, in an underground—literally, it was in the basement of an apartment building—NYC book and magazine shop called See Hear where my interest in both Satanism and Abrahamsson’s work emerged. As a voracious reader of the occult and counter-culture, I devoured everything the shop had to offer and settled on two prevailing interests, industrial music and Satanism. One day I was picking out some fanzines featuring Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle along with the Anton […]
White Stains
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In the UK: Scarlet Imprint £200 (hand bound) £40 (standard)In the US: Underworld Amusements $69 (standard)Limited editions: 530 standard hardback & 53 hand-bound copies 230 × 210 mm, 176 pp Reasonances is an anthology of selected essays, lectures and interviews by occultural pioneer Carl Abrahamsson. A subversive, creative, psychedelic collection of 23 essays spanning thirteen years at the forefront of occulture and magic, an interview with the author by Sylvie Walder. The unifying question of this diverse and stimulating collection can perhaps be stated thus: how does magic hack culture? Or perhaps even: what is the role and magic of the artist? Abrahamsson proposes strategies of engagement […]