Hands-On Chaos Magic: Reality Manipulation Through the Ovayki Current
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Summary
This irreverent guide to chaos magic emphasizes experimentation and finding out what works best for you。 Andrieh Vitimus presents a revolutionary hands-on course of study for the average Jane or Joe。 Vitimus banishes the severe tone of other esoteric orders， offering an accessible and practical approach that makes it easier to perform successful chaos magic that is uniquely your own。
Praise:
Andrieh Vitimus is the real deal。。。honest-to-gods， in-your-face magic。 Hands-On Chaos Magic is just what it says， and the next best thing to working with the master himself。--Lon Milo DuQuette， author of The Magick of Aleister Crowley， Homemade Magick， and Low Magick
A must-have for any magician。-- Taylor Ellwood， author of Multi-Media Magic
Written with intelligence， experience， and a genuine desire to empower readers。--Raven Digitalis， author of Shadow Magick Compendium
A usable introduction to the concepts and practical techniques of chaos magic。--Donald Michael Kraig， author of Modern Magick
A well-considered and thorough contribution to the chaos magic current。--Dave Lee， author of Chaotopia
Praise:
Andrieh Vitimus is the real deal。。。honest-to-gods， in-your-face magic。 Hands-On Chaos Magic is just what it says， and the next best thing to working with the master himself。--Lon Milo DuQuette， author of The Magick of Aleister Crowley， Homemade Magick， and Low Magick
A must-have for any magician。-- Taylor Ellwood， author of Multi-Media Magic
Written with intelligence， experience， and a genuine desire to empower readers。--Raven Digitalis， author of Shadow Magick Compendium
A usable introduction to the concepts and practical techniques of chaos magic。--Donald Michael Kraig， author of Modern Magick
A well-considered and thorough contribution to the chaos magic current。--Dave Lee， author of Chaotopia
Reviews
DEMBEARS
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This is a good book for someone who has very little experience in magick of any kind。 If you haveexperience it’s a little boring。
Justin
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While I didn't jive with every concept covered in the book （I can't imagine doing energy ball exercises at this point in the game）， I loved most of the book and the author's general tone。Most Magick books I've read have put me off with their tone and this one was a pleasant exception。 While I didn't jive with every concept covered in the book （I can't imagine doing energy ball exercises at this point in the game）， I loved most of the book and the author's general tone。Most Magick books I've read have put me off with their tone and this one was a pleasant exception。 。。。more
Lodane
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The 1-5 Star Review is the total of what I have to say about this book， specifically。Caveat: This review is historical/archival in nature。 'Date read' is speculative。This book is one of many books I have read about the occult/paganism/witchcraft。 This was the readily available faith in my household as a child。 Additionally， I worked for a company in this field， 2015-2016， and had to read an ocean of this stuff to do my job。Like televangelists， and snake-oil salesman， these publishers prey on the The 1-5 Star Review is the total of what I have to say about this book， specifically。Caveat: This review is historical/archival in nature。 'Date read' is speculative。This book is one of many books I have read about the occult/paganism/witchcraft。 This was the readily available faith in my household as a child。 Additionally， I worked for a company in this field， 2015-2016， and had to read an ocean of this stuff to do my job。Like televangelists， and snake-oil salesman， these publishers prey on the vulnerable。 The authors are mentally ill: suffering from 'magical thinking' and delusions。 Worst of all， most of them can't write worth a damn。Llewellyn Worldwide is the absolute worst on both counts。 I wouldn't even trust their overpriced CALENDARS to be accurate。 These books are also big offenders on the the 'cultural appropriation' front。 In fact， they're in the running for worst case ever。 So-called 'eclectic witches' steal aspects of other religions and mythology。 They make it clear that they don't understand them， or feel the need to， before shitting in someone else's bed。 The publishers/authors then profit off this， leaving the reader less smart and more broke。 The living Venn diagram of demographics for these books would look like this: She's a white， American woman。 She dropped out of college to attend massage/cosmetology school。 Growing up， her strict parents took her to church every Sunday。 She kissed a girl 10 years ago， and likes Katy Perry。 To quote Holden from Chasing Amy， "Over- or underweight [people] who don't get laid - they're our bread and butter。"Though a copypasta of it， these books never tell you about hermeticism。 They don't prime you to understand hermeticism。 Hermeticism， by the way， is also total bullshit。 It is， at least， historic -- and seminal in almost all spooky fiction involving rituals or alchemy。If I give one of these books anything above 2 stars， it's a decent example of this type of book。 It might have a redeeming feature， like reference material for fictional world-building。 Having worked in this field， including sales of these exact books， I can tell you。。。 the fix is in， they know it， don't buy this stuff。 。。。more
Nadine
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Super easy and funny read。 Interested me despite reservations it was too light hearted for someone walking the LHP as an apprentice。 Mentor says go ahead it won’t give you what you seek but it’s up to you。 He was right， of course。
Äsruþr Cyneaþsson
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Vitimus offers a stripped bare guide to magic。 The text is free of the theological glosses of many systems and breaks magical workings down to their core of energy and the psyche。 Whilst there was nothing new for myself within the text， I can commend the approach taken by Vitimus。 The combined approaches of Qi based exercises and a dose of Regardie/Bardon influenced auto-hypnotic/NLP elements breaks down the mechanics of magical working to the core。 Whilst a grimoire may have the glamour， this t Vitimus offers a stripped bare guide to magic。 The text is free of the theological glosses of many systems and breaks magical workings down to their core of energy and the psyche。 Whilst there was nothing new for myself within the text， I can commend the approach taken by Vitimus。 The combined approaches of Qi based exercises and a dose of Regardie/Bardon influenced auto-hypnotic/NLP elements breaks down the mechanics of magical working to the core。 Whilst a grimoire may have the glamour， this text offers the mechanics/owners guide to the psychology of magic。 Overall， a good primer for the adept looking to move beyond the repetition of rituals from grimoires。 This text is thus a fine stepping stone to the deeper works of Regardie， Wilson， and Jung in terms of magical application。 。。。more
Matias Selzer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 One of the best books about magick！In this book， Vitimus explains why everything regarding magick works。Great book for beginners and not beginners。Among the things I didn't like， the exercises appear one after the other， so it is very difficult to do them while reading the book， some exercises and examples lack information， and some other exercises are meant to do with other people。I would recommend to read the book once without doing all the exercises and then read it again in order to do the e One of the best books about magick！In this book， Vitimus explains why everything regarding magick works。Great book for beginners and not beginners。Among the things I didn't like， the exercises appear one after the other， so it is very difficult to do them while reading the book， some exercises and examples lack information， and some other exercises are meant to do with other people。I would recommend to read the book once without doing all the exercises and then read it again in order to do the exercises correctly and with the right amount of time。 。。。more
Chad Axe
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So happy a book I can understand dealing with the Dark Art。。。makes sense to all those "crazy" experiences I have had while shrooming my balls off and not listening to the Teacher as well as I should。 So happy a book I can understand dealing with the Dark Art。。。makes sense to all those "crazy" experiences I have had while shrooming my balls off and not listening to the Teacher as well as I should。 。。。more
Sharon Blake
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This is my favorite chaos magick book。 In my opinion it does a better job of defining what chaos magick really is than any other book I have found。 There are no boundaries or rules in true chaos magick。 You create your own system of practice and you can draw from any source you like。 Everyone should have a different spiritual practice because we all have different upbringings and different beliefs。 This book makes all that very clear while also providing a starting point to begin your study。
CityWitches
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Hands-On Chaos Magi is one of the best practical magic books available on the market。 If you want to understand how to influence change in a repeatable way， without the dogma of religion， this book is for you。
Christian
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Maybe one of the modern classics of how-to-books on magic， Andrieh Vitimus' "Hands-On Chaos Magic" gives a practical introduction to the topic in which nomen est omen。 Packed with a load of often funny， playful exercices， it covers the basic techniques like breathing， posture， meditation or visualization and basic operations like sigil-making， invocation or evocation and much more。 The ones who know him from his excellent podcast surely recognize his no-BS-approach combined with a good sense for Maybe one of the modern classics of how-to-books on magic， Andrieh Vitimus' "Hands-On Chaos Magic" gives a practical introduction to the topic in which nomen est omen。 Packed with a load of often funny， playful exercices， it covers the basic techniques like breathing， posture， meditation or visualization and basic operations like sigil-making， invocation or evocation and much more。 The ones who know him from his excellent podcast surely recognize his no-BS-approach combined with a good sense for humor。The only reason why this must-read doesn't get five stars is a slight critique on it's approach and the question of it's purpose。 Goal of the book is to get people started with magic， it is supposed to be the book you want to have， when you first want to get your feet wet。 Concerning pure practise， Vitemus does a remarcable job。 But an introduction into magic is an introduction into a culture， a history， a often dangerous place and by being fundamentally concerned with action in and of itself an introduction to a special kind of responsibility。 Now I like that he isn't int he least patronizing， I like that the practise of this book isn't tied to any specific kind of current or tradition。 But I think one has to address this topic（s）。 The other thing which bothers me is the question of explaining magic。 Very little is said concerning that as this is a） anyway not fully possible and b） not exactly the purpose of the book。 But again， it is important to adress it and insofar he does it， I think he starts from the wrong end and this in an approach seemingly lacking of seriousness。 Both are inherent problems of Chaos Magic， as I percieve it。 Chaos Magic has contributed a great deal of developing the practise of magic， but in and of itself it is a dead end， too。 It has a way to mix everything up in it's tendency to psychologize magic， often taking the map for the meal。 I don't say Andrieh does this consciously and we're further than that today， but the occasional attempts to "scientify" things doesn't really work。 It's not just all in your head， it's not "anything goes"。 Still it's a great book and with all such books on magic， it is entirely worthless if only read。 Put it to practise。 It will surely take years to go completely through it but it will be worth the time。 And: read some other books。 Anyway for sure， but here especially to contextualize。 。。。more
Joel Strachan
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Pared down sanity for the adventurous。This is a deceptively mammoth book。 Andrieh is a master communicator and that shows in the quality of the writing。 The chapters are short because they don’t need to be longer。 What you need to know is synthesised and presented in a very clear fashion。 Another thing I respect about the writing is the author’s intent to credit all ideas not his own， making the book not only a manual in its own right but a jumping off point to further exploration。For me the boo Pared down sanity for the adventurous。This is a deceptively mammoth book。 Andrieh is a master communicator and that shows in the quality of the writing。 The chapters are short because they don’t need to be longer。 What you need to know is synthesised and presented in a very clear fashion。 Another thing I respect about the writing is the author’s intent to credit all ideas not his own， making the book not only a manual in its own right but a jumping off point to further exploration。For me the book is very much like receiving a big box of Lego at Christmas。 The instructions while very clear and focused are also clearly labelled as starting off points and you are encouraged to take them into any and all directions。As an added bonus the author is not some remote figure， but a very real presence on social media; Facebook， a blog and podcast and so it is actually accessible and seems very amenable and approachable。As to the subject matter， I suppose if you are reading this then you already have an interest。 While I accept it is not for everyone， I do think it could prove useful and fun for more people than may immediately be drawn to it。 You can go as deep as you want to go。 The first 4 chapters alone （relaxing， breathing， body posture and enhancing sensory perception） are enough to make big changes in most people's lives。So if you have doubts or a curiosity these are great hands to be in。 I would recommend it whole-heartedly （as it was recommended to me。） My only regret was buying a digital copy as this is a book I would like to have a tactile relationship with。I include below a list of contents just so you can see how MUCH it covers:（view spoiler）[List of Exercises AcknowledgmentsDisclaimer， Warnings， Definitions， and Other Oddities of WritingMaking Time for Magic and Relaxing Breathing Body Positions Enhancing Your Sensory Perception Using Cognitive Science and NLP in Our Magic Looking at Ourselves Conditioning Success Energy Manipulation 1 Creating Your Own Banishing， and Banishing Examples from Andrieh's Grimoire " Why Is Trance Needed in Magic？ Energy Manipulation II Shards of the Self and the Shadow Energy Manipulation III Energy Manipulation IV and Practical Shielding Techniques Sigil Magic I: Sigil Creation Sigil Magic II: Sigil Magical Enchantment Sigil Magic III: Scrying Sigils Sigil Magic IV: Sigil Anchors Resonance Sorcery and Material Bases: An Introduction to Talisman Work Basic Sympathetic Magic Basic Magical Tools Divination Energy Games More Energy Games and Visualization Exercises Invocation Theory Invocation Theory II: The Advanced Stuff Invocational Energy Work， Group Work， and Talisman Work Evocation Evocation Level II: I Got the Powerup Mushroom Creating Entities with Energy and Information Giving Form to Concepts and Ideas Advanced Practicum on Entity Creation Beginning Astral Work Art and the Stories We Tell 3 Cycles of Moving Bibliography Index （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Nicholas
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Between "Liber Null & Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic" and "Hands-On Chaos Magic，" as the definitive starting point for understanding this practice， I can say that Hands On is a much more accessible and comprehensive manual。 Perhaps it is just a little more updated， and now incorporates a larger range of source material， so the book feels like it contains far more than Liber， as well。 Sometimes， though， I think the author attempts to shoe horn some of their personal life tastes and in Between "Liber Null & Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic" and "Hands-On Chaos Magic，" as the definitive starting point for understanding this practice， I can say that Hands On is a much more accessible and comprehensive manual。 Perhaps it is just a little more updated， and now incorporates a larger range of source material， so the book feels like it contains far more than Liber， as well。 Sometimes， though， I think the author attempts to shoe horn some of their personal life tastes and interests into the books， so it can be a little off putting。 There's a few cringe moments where the reader is forces to wince at the mention of anime， and other geeky interests， that the reader really doesn't need to know。 Also， it is still just a surface rendering of a large and esoteric subject matter， so I am not sure if some one who actually would want to practice this stuff should consider this as definitive。 An interesting start point to a fascinating subject。 。。。more
Eris
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Does what it says on the box。 Practical， hands-on exercises directed at encouraging the user to experiment with various chaos magic methodologies。 The author cuts right to the bone of how to visualise and manipulate energy and invoke and evoke thoughtforms， plus more stuff。 There's a great deal to chew on here and is sure to be a ready reference and great for beginner users who are keen to start making magic happen with no spiritual padding whatsoever。 Does what it says on the box。 Practical， hands-on exercises directed at encouraging the user to experiment with various chaos magic methodologies。 The author cuts right to the bone of how to visualise and manipulate energy and invoke and evoke thoughtforms， plus more stuff。 There's a great deal to chew on here and is sure to be a ready reference and great for beginner users who are keen to start making magic happen with no spiritual padding whatsoever。 。。。more
Edric Unsane
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Such a great book on the practical applications of magic。 I've read through this book many times now and the scope， accessibility， and content is nearly unrivaled among the myriad of occult and witchcraft books lining shelves today。 I literally can not recommend this book enough to people。 Whether you are a novice or master， there is much to be gained by reading and following the exercises in Hands-On Chaos Magic。 Such a great book on the practical applications of magic。 I've read through this book many times now and the scope， accessibility， and content is nearly unrivaled among the myriad of occult and witchcraft books lining shelves today。 I literally can not recommend this book enough to people。 Whether you are a novice or master， there is much to be gained by reading and following the exercises in Hands-On Chaos Magic。 。。。more
Amie
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Good book full of some interesting concepts， hands-on practical exercises， and perspectives on magical workings。 At times， a bit wishy-washy with thought processes and other times quite blunt and to the point。 I like blunt and to the point。 Beyond the book， I like how the author is very accessible and engaging to his readers through social media， email， his website， podcasts and with recent online rituals and webinars。
The Elves
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We didn’t really like this book。 It wasn’t what we expected nor did it appeal to us when we read it。 However， it is not our intention to review the book based on the fact that it wasn’t what we thought we were getting but on what it actually is。 First， we thought it would have more to do with Chaos Magick and while it did have some Chaos Magick in it， it was really an eclectic merging of Chaos Magick， modern Hoodoo， often quoting our friend Cat Yronwode’s Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic who kindly ga We didn’t really like this book。 It wasn’t what we expected nor did it appeal to us when we read it。 However， it is not our intention to review the book based on the fact that it wasn’t what we thought we were getting but on what it actually is。 First， we thought it would have more to do with Chaos Magick and while it did have some Chaos Magick in it， it was really an eclectic merging of Chaos Magick， modern Hoodoo， often quoting our friend Cat Yronwode’s Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic who kindly gave our daughter one of her first jobs at her Lucky Mojo Curio Company， and the sort of modern， some might say post modern， electric and pop culture magic of Taylor Ellwood。 But mostly， this is a book for beginners， particularly very hesitant and skeptical beginners， giving numerous exercises to develop one’s magical and psychic skill。 There is no doubt in our minds that if one proceeded through these exercises faithfully that one would indeed make great progress on one’s magic path。 For us， it was all too much of what we’d been through ages ago， but for the novice this may be just the book sHe is looking for。 The Silver Elves Goodreads authors of the The Book of Elven Magick: The Philosophy and Enchantments of the Seelie Elves volume 1， and of The Book of Elven Magick: The Philosophy and Enchantments of the Seelie Elves， Volume 2。 。。。more
Alex Miranda
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Immense toolbox of interesting practices， some of which worked ok and got my feet off the ground w/ some energy tech。 But from what I remember it wasn't as much my bag as it mainly works from an energy/psychological approach， which for chaos magic seemed especially limiting and too much catered to the watered down western view of how magic functions & by what means， which of coarse is explained as energy direction & psychological manipulation/projection/will。 Even when spirits come up from what Immense toolbox of interesting practices， some of which worked ok and got my feet off the ground w/ some energy tech。 But from what I remember it wasn't as much my bag as it mainly works from an energy/psychological approach， which for chaos magic seemed especially limiting and too much catered to the watered down western view of how magic functions & by what means， which of coarse is explained as energy direction & psychological manipulation/projection/will。 Even when spirits come up from what I remember he kinda magesplains them away。 。。。more
Lindsay
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Not quite as readable as I like。 Full of interesting ideas， but no concrete examples。 Not for the beginner or the faint of heart。
Kia Dragon
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