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The King in Orange: The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power

The King in Orange: The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power

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  • Author：John Michael Greer
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Summary

Explores the role of magic and the occult in the rise of the ultra-conservative right

• Details the magical war that took place behind the scenes of the 2016 election

• Examines in detail the failed magical actions of Trump’s opponents， with insights on political magic from Dion Fortune’s war letters

• Reveals the influence of a number of occult forces from Julius Evola to chaos magick to show how the political and magical landscape of American society has permanently changed since the 2016 election

Magic and politics seem like unlikely bedfellows， but in The King in Orange， author John Michael Greer goes beyond superficial memes and extreme partisanship to reveal the unmentionable realities that spawned the unexpected presidential victory of an elderly real-estate mogul turned reality-TV star and which continue to drive the deepening divide that is now the defining characteristic of American society。

Greer convincingly shows how two competing schools of magic were led to contend for the presidency in 2016 and details the magical war that took place behind the scenes of the campaign。 Through the influence of a number of occult forces， from Julius Evola to chaos magicians as well as the cult of positive thinking， Greer shows that the main contenders in this magical war were the status quo magical state--as defined by the late scholar Ioan Couliano--which has repurposed the “manipulative magic” techniques of the Renaissance magi into the subliminal techniques of modern advertising， and an older， deeper， and less reasonable form of magic--the “magic of the excluded”--which was employed by chaos magicians and alt-right internet wizards， whose desires coalesced in the form of a frog avatar that led the assault against the world we knew。

Examining in detail the magical actions of Trump’s opponents， with insights on political magic from occultist Dion Fortune’s war letters， the author discusses how the magic of the privileged has functioned to keep the comfortable classes from being able to respond effectively to the populist challenge and how and why the “Magic Resistance，” which tried to turn magic against Trump， has failed。

Showing how the political and magical landscape of American society has permanently changed since the 2016 election cycle， Greer reveals that understanding the coming of the King in Orange will be a crucial step in making sense of the world for a long time to come。

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Reviews

Korrigan Craig-Muncy ，

All of the other books I've read by Greer are better， but this isn't a bad book。 I disagree with several of his conclusions here （especially the effects of the protest vote on the 2016 election and his assertion that low-income people were better off before Obamacare）， but the way he makes his arguments is still interesting。 All of the other books I've read by Greer are better， but this isn't a bad book。 I disagree with several of his conclusions here （especially the effects of the protest vote on the 2016 election and his assertion that low-income people were better off before Obamacare）， but the way he makes his arguments is still interesting。 。。。more

Tanya ，

Well worth the read。The book gives the best explanation I have heard as to why Trump came to power。 I highly recommend it！！

Nicole Diamond ，

Garbage - don’t waste your time or money

r ，

JMG continues to cut through the bullshit like few others can。 Don’t worry about all the normies giving this poor ratings。

Nancy McQueen ，

One of the best books I have read so far this year！

Vivienne ，

My thanks to Inner Traditions for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The King in Orange’ by John Michael Greer in exchange for an honest review。 Its subtitle is ‘The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power’。 Greer’s focus is on the election of Donald Trump in 2016 and the claims that alt-right members of an online forum influenced the outcome through the use of magically charged internet memes。 I had a mixed reaction to this book。 I thought that in his opening Greer did well in explaining to his read My thanks to Inner Traditions for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The King in Orange’ by John Michael Greer in exchange for an honest review。 Its subtitle is ‘The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power’。 Greer’s focus is on the election of Donald Trump in 2016 and the claims that alt-right members of an online forum influenced the outcome through the use of magically charged internet memes。 I had a mixed reaction to this book。 I thought that in his opening Greer did well in explaining to his readers the nature of magic， drawing upon Dion Fortune’s definition。 However， I found that the book was heavily influenced by Greer’s conservative political worldview。 He almost seems to paint Trump as a working class hero， who had at heart the needs of those Greer terms the waged class and seems to wilfully ignore so much。 It became rather mind-boggling。 So there are plenty of partisan rants and Greer was clearly grumbling about the outcome of the 2020 election and buying into the allegations of voter fraud。 Like the author I have been a practicing magician for most of my life， therefore while our attitudes about politics might differ we share an understanding of what magic is and a common language。 Also， for well over half a century I have enjoyed the tales of H。P。 Lovecraft and his fellow writers of eldritch horror， including Robert W。 Chambers， whose ‘The King in Yellow’ inspired Greer’s title and themes within the book。I think that before reading that I had expected a book that was less pro-Trump and that examined a wider range of occult responses to the 2016 election and presidency。 Still， there were a number of aspects within that I felt went beyond admiration for King Orange; including Greer’s division of American society into four classes: investment， salaried， waged， and welfare， and how politicians and the media interacts with or ignores them。 His projections for the future were a bit ‘out there’ but still made for interesting reading。 He also cited Vine Deloria Jr。’s ‘God is Red’， a work that highlighted the “profound spiritual importance of place” in Native American traditions and how this lack of connection between people and the land can result in a sense of wider alienation。 The importance of the natural world and the land has been another theme that has long interested me。 Greer did at times demonstrate a wry sense of humour that caught me off guard。 I had a laugh out loud moment at his Notes that reflected the ever popular “do the research” statement。 His wide knowledge of and appreciation for science fiction and horror also stood out and I am planning to look into his Lovecraft-inspired fiction in the near future。 Overall， despite Greer’s obvious political bias there was interesting， thought-provoking material within。 Also， the cover art was very striking。 3。5 stars rounded up to 4。 。。。more

Rebecca Elson ，

This review originally appeared on The Magical Buffet website on 04/21/2021。Early on， author John Michael Greer makes sure you know that he speaks about magic following the definition provided by Dion Fortune， “Magic is the art and science causing changes in consciousness in accordance with will。” Knowing this makes it easier to see the intersection of magical influence and politics， the subject of Greer’s latest book， “The King in Orange: The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power。” I feel This review originally appeared on The Magical Buffet website on 04/21/2021。Early on， author John Michael Greer makes sure you know that he speaks about magic following the definition provided by Dion Fortune， “Magic is the art and science causing changes in consciousness in accordance with will。” Knowing this makes it easier to see the intersection of magical influence and politics， the subject of Greer’s latest book， “The King in Orange: The Magical and Occult Roots of Political Power。” I feel like these days we’re all armchair politic pundits， I know I am。 However， it takes a certain amount confidence to write a book on the divisive topic of politics and up the ante by adding magic to the mix。 Since schools of magical thought are always known for being an eternal spring of agreeability （yes， sarcasm）。Greer does an excellent job explaining the primary division amongst Americans as being investment class， salary class， wage class， and welfare class。 Your experience of America is greatly based on where you fall in these categories， with the investment and salary classes being catered to and the wage class and welfare class being left to fend for themselves。 It is a more refined version of the “problems with the vanishing middle class” concern that politicians bandy about and that many Americans are actually experiencing。 Everyone gets an opinion on why Trump won in 2016， and Greer’s is that the wage class was motivated by promises of bringing jobs back to the United States。 A new generation Jim Carville’s， “It’s the economy stupid。” “The King in Orange” spends a great deal of time exploring Greer’s thoughts on the mundane reason for the Trump victory， which also include bring soldiers home and the wage class’s struggle with Obamacare。Things get more interesting when Greer starts tracking the chaos magic of the 4Chans， and the reactionary workings of the magical resistance。 “The King in Orange” does an excellent job comparing and contrasting not only the philosophies of these groups， but also their operational practices。 There is much to be learned about magic， just from the author’s observations and explanations。“The King in Orange” is a thought provoking look at the 2016 election through the prism of Greer’s political opinions and magical experience。 Whether you agree 100% with his findings， you will still find yourself with much to consider。 。。。more

Megan ，

First of all， thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this book for free。I feel like John Michael Greer thought up a good idea for a book title and worked backwards from there， just not with great results。This is a book that claims to “explore the role of magic and the occult in the rise of the ultra-conservative right” but does absolutely nothing of the sort。 Most of the first half is taken up with conservative ramblings that amount to very little， while the second half is a mix of vaguely inte First of all， thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this book for free。I feel like John Michael Greer thought up a good idea for a book title and worked backwards from there， just not with great results。This is a book that claims to “explore the role of magic and the occult in the rise of the ultra-conservative right” but does absolutely nothing of the sort。 Most of the first half is taken up with conservative ramblings that amount to very little， while the second half is a mix of vaguely interesting history coupled with “old man yells at cloud” style rants。 He even finds time to take shots at modern art， music and technology for some reason。Ultimately Greer provides absolutely no evidence at all to back up his claim that magic played a central role during the Trump years， unless you seriously count Pepe the frog memes as magical。I don’t want to give the book 1 star， as there genuinely were the odd bits of interesting facts buried in there somewhere， mostly in the more historical chapters of the book。 But ultimately this book was less magical exploration， more conservative rant。 。。。more

Samantha ，

I received this book for free from NetGalley。com。 In terms of stars， I use the standard 1 star for hating a book， 2 for not liking a book， 3 stars meaning it was okay， 4 stars for liking a book， and 5 stars for loving a book。 This was rated at a 3-star level， because it was okay， but it wasn’t great。 I felt that it really lacked a complete discussion of what was magical or occult in the election process; I felt like the author did more tying in of a bunch of loose strings from completely separat I received this book for free from NetGalley。com。 In terms of stars， I use the standard 1 star for hating a book， 2 for not liking a book， 3 stars meaning it was okay， 4 stars for liking a book， and 5 stars for loving a book。 This was rated at a 3-star level， because it was okay， but it wasn’t great。 I felt that it really lacked a complete discussion of what was magical or occult in the election process; I felt like the author did more tying in of a bunch of loose strings from completely separate spheres to make a figurative puff。 It had parts of the book that were interesting， but without too much to connect the different topics brought up in the book。 There were a lot of new words I had never used before and it read as quite intellectual， but if someone asked， I couldn’t really give a central idea that carried through logically through the entire narrative。 。。。more

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