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Liber null & psychonaut
First published 1987 · 224 pages
A stark, pragmatic manual for hacking consciousness and dismantling the illusions of objective reality.
What it feels like
Reading this foundational text of chaos magic feels less like studying a spiritual tradition and more like reading a highly classified, slightly dangerous technical manual for the human mind. The pace is steady and demanding, requiring the reader to pause and digest its dense, aphoristic instructions. Its mood is intensely cerebral and shadowy, stripping away the romanticism of traditional occultism to leave behind a stark, pragmatic framework where belief itself is treated as a malleable tool. The prose is authoritative and detached, guiding you through a systematic deconstruction of reality that is both deeply unsettling and radically empowering. It is a mind-bending experience designed for spiritual rebels, psychonauts, and consciousness hackers who prefer practical experimentation over rigid dogma.
- Mood
- cerebral
- esoteric
- shadowy
- mind-bending
- Tone
- authoritative
- pragmatic
- iconoclastic
- detached
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- malleability of belief · radical autonomy · mechanics of consciousness · self-transformation · paradigm shifting
- The writing
- The writing is dense, aphoristic, and highly instructional, stripping away mystical fluff in favor of stark, psychological pragmatism.
- The arc
- The reader is guided from a systematic dismantling of their preconceived reality toward a dizzying, empowering realization of their own psychological agency.
- Who it's for
- This is for the pragmatic occultist, the consciousness hacker, and the spiritual rebel who wants a toolkit rather than a dogma.
Content notes
- occult practices
- psychological destabilization
About the book
"The practice of chaos magic is clearly outlined by Peter J. Carroll in this double volume containing Liber Null and Psychonaut. Liber Null contains a selection of extremely powerful rituals and exercises for committed occultists who are aware of their own being. Practical instructions lead the reader through new concepts. Psychonaut explores a shamanistic relationship to the community, and teaches readers how to perform magic in a group." --Back cover.
Description from Open Library.
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