Arcanorium College Introduces Magic Ontology To The Internet
The speed with which the Internet proceeds often leaves many of us thinking that something that happened two weeks ago, happened two years ago. With such amnesia, it’s easy to forget that the celebrity/pop/social media era of the net was once defined by the 90′s hacker and cyber punk ethos. Predating the 90s, the Internet was solely a tool for the military which was born out of the science of cybernetics and Claude E. Shannon’s feedback loops. The point being made here is with each era of development — in out present circumstance, hyper-marketing — the Internet ushers in not just a culture but exactly what types of information and knowledge will be distributed.
So, what would happen if we received a little “magical” intervention? This is precisely what chaos magic advocate Peter James Carroll seeks to explore with his Arcanorium College:
The College provides a variety of discussion and workshop facilities which remain open throughout the year, plus specialist lecturers give courses which normally last about 6 weeks. Our academic year consists of six by six week semester periods with breaks of a week or two between each. There will usually be about three courses going on simultaneously during the semester periods. Members may participate in as many of these as they wish.
The range of topics currently embraces Sorcery, Divination, Tantra, Runes, Neurolinguistic Programming, Chaos Magic, Thelema, Enchantment and Results Magic, Alternative Physics, the History and Culture of Magic, and Magical Software Design. The College also features an extensive Library of Archives and Links, Common Room areas for debates and socialization, and workshop facilities with online magical tools which remain open between semesters.
[via: Arthur]
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Lisa Baldini is a regular contributor to PSFK.com. As a student of Graham Harwood, Luciana Parisi, and Matthew Fuller, Lisa's interest in technology lies in how culture is changed from the bottom up through history, materiality, databases, user experience, and affective computing. A student of social media marketing, she sees how people try to engage consumers through technology and how much failure is at hand by misunderstanding the medium. A teacher at heart, she writes and curates in an effort to link the knowledge derived between the academic, art, and business worlds.
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