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Reacting to Alan Moore’s Chaos Magic Takedown – Why I (Mostly) Agree

JOIN the world's leading magical training community HERE https://runesoup.com/join?utm_source=... Fresh from ritual work in Peru, I'm unpicking Alan Moore's Chaos Magic takedown! The comic legend throws shade at "fast food magic" in his latest book, and shockingly... I mostly agree with him? But when Moore starts dismissing "lower voodoo ideologies" while I'm sitting with Shipibo shamans, we've got problems. Moore thinks chaos magicians are just spoiled kids wanting magic to solve their problems — and he's not entirely wrong. But is practical enchantment really just spiritual entitlement, or the first step on a transformative journey? And why do Gen X occultists disappear for 25 years then return claiming nothing's changed? ⭐ Alan's classic essay, Fossil Angels ⭐ https://fratersef.wordpress.com/wp-co... ⭐ My substack post about shamanism and epistemology ⭐ https://runesoup.substack.com/p/david... 0:00 - Introduction & Context 2:14 - Moore's Initial Characterization of Chaos Magic 3:45 - Shadow Projection in Magic Criticism 5:30 - "Fast Food Magic" & Magical Entitlement 8:12 - The Racism Problem in Moore's Critique 11:45 - Chaos Magic Through Different Eras 13:08 - Magic vs. "Normal Human Means" 16:22 - The Ethics of Practical Enchantment 20:30 - Magic's Purpose Beyond Material Results 24:15 - Co-Creating with Spirits & Higher Intelligences 26:40 - The Magical Journey from Practical to Transformative 29:50 - Magic as an Art for Art's Sake 32:05 - Final Thoughts & Agreements 🔼🔼ABOUT RUNE SOUP🔼🔼 Rune Soup is a magical training community, podcast and YouTube channel that platforms the most important discussions at the cutting edge of magic, animism and spirit work. Gordon is a chaos magician, shamanic practitioner, podcaster, author and permaculture designer with a background in data and analytics gained at some of the world's largest media companies. He is the author of four books on magic, animism and star lore: Star.Ships: A Prehistory of the Spirits, The Chaos Protocols, Pieces of Eight and Ani.Mystic: Encounters With A Living Cosmos. When not travelling, Gordon hosts his weekly show, Rune Soup, from a small permaculture farm in southern Tasmania.