Magic is a doorway through which we step into mystery, wildness, and immanence. We live in a world subject to extensive and seemingly, all-embracing systems of social and personal control that continually feed us the lie that we are each alone, helpless, and powerless to effect change. Magic is about change: changing your circumstances so that you strive to live according to a developing sense of personal responsibility; that you can effect change around you if you choose; that we are not helpless cogs in some clockwork universe. All acts of personal/collective liberation are magical acts. Magic leads us into exhilaration and ecstasy; into insight and understanding; into changing ourselves and the world in which we participate. Through magic we may come to explore the possibilities of freedom.
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"Phil Hine's book is the most concise statement ... of the logic of modern magic. Magic, in the light of modern physics, quantum theory and probability theory is now approaching science. We hope that a result of this will be a synthesis so that science will become more magical and magic more scientific." -- William S Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch & contributor to Rebels & Devils "Phil Hine has produced a tour de force." -- Ian Read, Editor, Chaos International "An excellent introduction to chaos magick, and magick in general." -- Psyche, spiralnature.com
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Whilst Condensed Chaos is a reprint of an earlier work bearing the same title, the former version was a quarter of the page count of the current volume, a self-published A5 chapbook, and a limited edn of 300 copies!
Whilst Condensed Chaos is a reprint of an earlier work bearing the same title, the former version was a quarter of the page count of the current volume, a self-published A5 chapbook, and a limited edn of 300 copies!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I Have spend a glorious time with two new friends - Prime Chaos and Condensed Chaos, they are the sort of books that will make themselves at home on your book shelf and forever tease you to come on in and talk a while. Phine Hine has written two great introductions to Chaos without any of the usual bulls***, ego stroking, and hierarchical hocus pocus that goes with many occult books! It was delicious to spend some time being entertained and informed, His humble humour wings it way through both books giving you the refreshing feeling that this guy genuinely wants to pass on what he has learnt good and bad, there are some great new angles that make you take your dusty old beliefs out of the closet and give them a good shake off.. He talks like we do, no interpreter needed. I didn't agree with all his thoughts but you get the feeling that's OK too, I would recommend these two books anyone whether you be beginner or old pagan hack.. More please Phil...!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Andy Webb
Format:Paperback
As a chaos newbie I'm not really in a place where i can compare this book to other books on the subject, nor can i say I have read better books on the subject, seeing as this is my first...
One thing i can and will say though is this book is a fascinating read. Hine has an exceptional grasp of how our egos control us and how we subconciously categorise ourselves. If you're quite ego orientated like myself, it can be a bit wounding to read how we, as individuals, really are nothing more than whats in our own head, but i tell you one thing, he'll have you realising a lot about yourself.
His analogies are extremely useful and brought about a great understanding of the points he was trying to make, his section on "Breaking the Image" quite literally made my hair stand on end. Do you ever get those situations where you think "Wow! Thats ME that is!", especially when you're struggling with a bit of an identity crisis.
I could go on for a long time with this review but instead I'll just say that I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it. I have his "Prime Chaos" on order too, I hope its as absorbing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A comprehensive guide to get started with Chaos (and easier to get started with than Liber Null & Psychonaut)
31 Jan 2009
By Barry leslie
Format:Paperback
I found this a great book to read. Having taken an aeon to plough through Liber Null & Psychonaut, this is a walk in the park in comparison. I am not saying Liber Null isn't good, but it is really, really heavy going and difficult to get started with.
In this book Phil Hine takes the uninitiated by the hand and gradually develops their understanding to quite a sophisticated level. There is more comprehensive material here that is of use to the novice Chaotician. I found the material on Servitors, Banishings, Sigils and Ego Magick particularly useful and preseneted in a more user-friendly way that Peter Carrol's tombe.
I would recommend this as a useful companion to Peter Carrol's Liber Null, because I think that any Chaos starter should have both, but this books gives the beginner more to get their teeth into and explains some of the exercises more fully.
In this book Phil Hine takes the uninitiated by the hand and gradually develops their understanding to quite a sophisticated level. There is more comprehensive material here that is of use to the novice Chaotician. I found the material on Servitors, Banishings, Sigils and Ego Magick particularly useful and preseneted in a more user-friendly way that Peter Carrol's tombe.
I would recommend this as a useful companion to Peter Carrol's Liber Null, because I think that any Chaos starter should have both, but this books gives the beginner more to get their teeth into and explains some of the exercises more fully.
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chaos DM
Phil Hine, very well done, fantastical magical read, the coverart takes me back to a young innocent perceptive happy experimental, free time in my life, Brilliant read Phil.
Published 4 months ago by Andrew Wilson
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Condensed Chaos
bought this as part of my son's Christmas present's.
very prompt delivery and although we haven't read it all yet it certainly is interesting!
very prompt delivery and although we haven't read it all yet it certainly is interesting!
Published 16 months ago by Liz
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Not there yet
I have not finished it yet, only read a few pages so far. But, from what i have read i know this is what i was looking for. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Rancour
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Good for beginners
This book is basic and clearly written. I found it highly interesting. It also contains suggestions on ideas for rituals. I would recommend it to beginners. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2002
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Average
This book contains the usual chaos magick you might expect. It has interesting sections and Phil Hine's humour makes it an enjoyable read. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2002
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um, how much knowledge do you have ????
OK people, this book is BASIC and i mean basic beyong anything i have ever read on magick, may be good for the absolute beginner but all this information can be found on chaos... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2002 by Neophite
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YES WELL, NO FINE
YES WELL, NO FINE! I found some parts of this book far more interesting than others, like the core principles of chaos magic, its history and the chapter on servitors with its... Read more
Published on 6 April 2001 by Pieter Uys
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Lots of good info on Chaos magic
Loads and loads of good info, written from an objective viewpoint. Buy it if you're interested in Chaos magic in any way.
Published on 1 July 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ignore Pete Carroll, buy this instead
I would second that if you get ANY book on chaos magick, get this one. I go back to it time and time again, re-reading a line and then saying "Whoah, that actually happened... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 1999
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