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<u>'''✼ What do you want to make? ✼'''</u>
<u>'''✼ What do you want to make? ✼'''</u>
Protocols for Magic ✧ An illustrated publication on Magic Systems for application in everyday life. Based on my thesis research on Magic as a mode of thinking/making/doing, I want to create experimental frameworks for ritual magic based on the concept of literary magic systems. All inspired by real and fictional magic, esoteric and occult theories and ritual believes.


<u>'''✼ How do you plan to make it? ✼'''</u>
<u>'''✼ How do you plan to make it? ✼'''</u>
 
# Thesis - Literature review and references analysis
# Prototyping systems - Templates/Exercises/Games/Riddles/Texts
# Testing - Workshops/Feedback Sessions/Other
# Presenting - Textual + Visual
# ...
 
 


<u>'''✼ What is your timetable? ✼'''</u>
<u>'''✼ What is your timetable? ✼'''</u>
* Initial Research (overlapping)
** Thesis Reference and Literature: ~ 2 months
** Prototyping + Test sessions: 2-3 months
* Reflections and Refinements: 1-2months
* Publication: 1<2 months




<u>'''✼ Why do you want to make it? ✼'''</u>
<u>'''✼ Why do you want to make it? ✼'''</u>
I have always been deeply fascinated by all types of religion, esotericism, the occult and most of all, anything adjacent to '''Magic''' in its many forms.
(...)
In another life I might have taken the chance to do a dual degree and study either art history or religious studies and gone on to do a Master in Western Esotericism, or the like. Alas, I chose Illustration because I loved drawing most of all.




<u>'''✼ Who can help you and how? ✼'''</u>
<u>'''✼ Who can help you and how? ✼'''</u>
'''Dr. Justin Sledge''' - Esoterica (YouTube channel) = I would really like to contact him and ask many questions in regards to Magic practices of the past and his philosophical views on the matter. (maybe maybe)




<u>'''✼ Relation to previous practice ✼'''</u>
<u>'''✼ Relation to previous practice ✼'''</u>
* BA Project (expand..)
* Ornamenta
* Sneaking-in occult symbolism in all my work
* Publications based on supernatural or superstitious themes
* ...




<u>'''✼ Relation to a larger context ✼'''</u>
<u>'''✼ Relation to a larger context ✼'''</u>
* End stage capitalism and the rise of Science as religious dogma, actual religious extremism and an explosion of new (age) religions, especially neo-pagan movement
* Prescriptive, hierarchical and propagandist aspects of all-mentioned-above
* Human yearn for Magic (explain..)
* (...)


<u>'''✼ References ✼'''</u>
<u>'''✼ References ✼'''</u>


<span style="font-size:25px;"><small>➸ Rapid prototypes</small></span>
* Dukes, R. (2000). '''SSOTBME Revised - an essay on magic''.', The Mouse That Spins, England. (ISBN: 1-903548-00-4)
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* Dk (2020). ''<nowiki/>'History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult.''' Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated. (ISBN: 978-0-2413-8611-8)
* Nataf, A. (1990). ''<nowiki/>'Les Maîtres de l’occultisme''.' , France Loisirs, (ISBN: 978-2724250015) ‌  ‌
 
* Haute, L. O., (2023) ' talismans pour celles qui ne savent pas de quoi ils parlent' (translation: Talismans for the ones who don't know what they talk about)
* Per Faxneld (2017). ''<nowiki/>'<nowiki/>'' Satanic feminism: Lucifer as the liberator of woman in nineteenth-century culture ', New York, Ny: Oxford University Press. ‌</div>
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Revision as of 16:22, 9 October 2025

Project Proposal ~ DRAFT

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Draft #1

✼ What do you want to make? ✼

Protocols for Magic ✧ An illustrated publication on Magic Systems for application in everyday life. Based on my thesis research on Magic as a mode of thinking/making/doing, I want to create experimental frameworks for ritual magic based on the concept of literary magic systems. All inspired by real and fictional magic, esoteric and occult theories and ritual believes.

✼ How do you plan to make it? ✼

  1. Thesis - Literature review and references analysis
  2. Prototyping systems - Templates/Exercises/Games/Riddles/Texts
  3. Testing - Workshops/Feedback Sessions/Other
  4. Presenting - Textual + Visual
  5. ...


✼ What is your timetable? ✼

  • Initial Research (overlapping)
    • Thesis Reference and Literature: ~ 2 months
    • Prototyping + Test sessions: 2-3 months
  • Reflections and Refinements: 1-2months
  • Publication: 1<2 months


✼ Why do you want to make it? ✼

I have always been deeply fascinated by all types of religion, esotericism, the occult and most of all, anything adjacent to Magic in its many forms.

(...)

In another life I might have taken the chance to do a dual degree and study either art history or religious studies and gone on to do a Master in Western Esotericism, or the like. Alas, I chose Illustration because I loved drawing most of all.


✼ Who can help you and how? ✼

Dr. Justin Sledge - Esoterica (YouTube channel) = I would really like to contact him and ask many questions in regards to Magic practices of the past and his philosophical views on the matter. (maybe maybe)


✼ Relation to previous practice ✼

  • BA Project (expand..)
  • Ornamenta
  • Sneaking-in occult symbolism in all my work
  • Publications based on supernatural or superstitious themes
  • ...


✼ Relation to a larger context ✼

  • End stage capitalism and the rise of Science as religious dogma, actual religious extremism and an explosion of new (age) religions, especially neo-pagan movement
  • Prescriptive, hierarchical and propagandist aspects of all-mentioned-above
  • Human yearn for Magic (explain..)
  • (...)

✼ References ✼

  • Dukes, R. (2000). 'SSOTBME Revised - an essay on magic.', The Mouse That Spins, England. (ISBN: 1-903548-00-4)
  • Dk (2020). 'History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult.' Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated. (ISBN: 978-0-2413-8611-8)
  • Nataf, A. (1990). 'Les Maîtres de l’occultisme.' , France Loisirs, (ISBN: 978-2724250015) ‌ ‌
  • Haute, L. O., (2023) ' talismans pour celles qui ne savent pas de quoi ils parlent' (translation: Talismans for the ones who don't know what they talk about)
  • Per Faxneld (2017). ' Satanic feminism: Lucifer as the liberator of woman in nineteenth-century culture ', New York, Ny: Oxford University Press. ‌
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