The Apophenion: A Chaos Magick Paradigm - Peter J. Carroll 2008

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to thank the Muse in all her guises.

Ingrid Glaw for her excellent interpretations of the chapter themes which appear in her illustrations; and David Gough for so generously allowing us to use an image of his painting 'Gods and Monsters' for the cover. These artists can be contacted at:

http://iggygirl.deviantart.com

http://www.davidgoughart.com

The Maybelogic Academy (www.maybelogic.org)and my Psychonaut and Independence crews who sailed the ether with me online, they inspired me to write again. Arcanorium College (www.arcanoriumcollege.com) my thanks to staff and members, particularly 8 Wasps and Res, who read the drafts, revised my idiosyncratic spellings and drew my attention to areas requiring clarification. Rarely since the Bible has a book had so many people arguing about its contents.

A number of world class physicists who replied to enquiries about the hypotheses in this book during their construction. Most of them receive a daily avalanche of nut mail; nevertheless some gave helpful criticism or further references to chase up. Some expressed concern at the high degree of symmetry in the hypothesis, most thought it needed more maths to fully justify it, but none could see any obvious holes in it despite that it appeared a bit of a longshot. In return for their kindness I shall not cast a shadow over anyone's professional eminence by mentioning any names.

Mogg Morgan of Mandrake for his editorial advice.

WARNING.

This book of Magic also contains a certain amount of Physics.

"A Witch is a Rebel in Physics"

Thomas Vaughan, Anthroposophia Theomagica, 1650.