Postmodern Magic: The Art of Magic in the Information Age

267 Pages·2005·12.63 MB·English

by  Patrick Dunn

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About the Author
Patrick Dunn has studied witchcraft, the cabala, chaos magic, and anything
else he could get his hands on. After obtaining his master's in liter­
ature, he began studying linguistics and stylistics. Currently, he lives in the
Midwest, where he teaches English literature, studies Latin, and works on
bis dissertation. This is his first book.
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The author wishes to thank:

Fr. P. P. 0. for listening to the oral version of much of this book

Fr. D. for his tireless and free editing

Steph for her friendship and cooking

My family of spirits and the angel Motsiel
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Introduction
Chapter One
Attitude, Three S',.;.: -
Chapter Two
Symbols, Signs. ar:-: .:. _
Chapter Three
Magical Artifact,
Chapter Four
Gods, Spirits, Sen':
Chapter Five
The Magic of
Chapter Six
Journeys Out and I:--.
Chapter Seven
Magic in the Stree:
Chapter Eight
Divining the Future -'
Chapter Nine
Increasing Persona: '"