I am amazed that we have not run into each other before this. I ran a group in the 90s (I was a wisp of a lass and still learning the basics) called “The Clan Of The Breed” that elaborated an involved mythology from Clive Barker’s Cabal, the movie Nightbreed, and the Hellraiser and Nightbreed vs Hellraiser comics. We even eventually incorporated aspects of Imajica and The Great And Secret Show. It was too early for Tortured Souls, but we were WAY into Barker’s whole vision for like three years. Then like most 90s chaos magick groups it self-destructed because of a bunch of top-heavy egos run rampant (particularly mine…I was only 17, barely a student in my own right, and out of my depth). Still, I learned a lot about how magick works.
I was a late bloomer to the internet. The forum on chaosmagic .com in the early 00's was the first one I was involved with. I also can't take credit for the Barker influence here. That was my partner at the time. She loved his work in a spiritual way (and I'd wager still does). Really my contribution to the story related here was mostly being able to find good symbolism to work with.
I sometimes find myself falling into the trap of 'Magusitis'. I think a hefty ego kinda comes with the territory. These days when I notice myself doing it I try to banish it by referring to myself as the "Sheldon Cooper" of the Occult.
I am amazed that we have not run into each other before this. I ran a group in the 90s (I was a wisp of a lass and still learning the basics) called “The Clan Of The Breed” that elaborated an involved mythology from Clive Barker’s Cabal, the movie Nightbreed, and the Hellraiser and Nightbreed vs Hellraiser comics. We even eventually incorporated aspects of Imajica and The Great And Secret Show. It was too early for Tortured Souls, but we were WAY into Barker’s whole vision for like three years. Then like most 90s chaos magick groups it self-destructed because of a bunch of top-heavy egos run rampant (particularly mine…I was only 17, barely a student in my own right, and out of my depth). Still, I learned a lot about how magick works.
I was a late bloomer to the internet. The forum on chaosmagic .com in the early 00's was the first one I was involved with. I also can't take credit for the Barker influence here. That was my partner at the time. She loved his work in a spiritual way (and I'd wager still does). Really my contribution to the story related here was mostly being able to find good symbolism to work with.
I sometimes find myself falling into the trap of 'Magusitis'. I think a hefty ego kinda comes with the territory. These days when I notice myself doing it I try to banish it by referring to myself as the "Sheldon Cooper" of the Occult.