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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? ✼

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

✼ 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? ✼

When I was tasked to imagine what I really truly wanted to make, above all else, this project beat all other more "reasonable ideas".

Maybe because, despite being a so-called skeptic, I have always been deeply fascinated by all types of esotericism, the occult and most of all, anything adjacent to Magic. Over time, I have tried to develop my own personal view of Magic and "how it works". And in this eternal attempt to reconcile rationality with wonder in pursuit of real life magic, I have come to find that art, in both admiration and creation, is the closest I may get to "it".

Or maybe because, I like to imagine that in another life I took a slightly more academic route and pursuit studies in art history with a minor in occult art, or religious studies and gone on to do a Master in Western Esotericism (they offer that in Amsterdam). Alas, I chose Illustration, because I wasn't a very good student in high-school and loved drawing more than reading. And now I'm doing a Masters in Experimental Publishing.

Or maybe, after all considerations, all theories on magic, new age believes and esoteric practices I have read about, art is still the closest substitute to magic I have found so far. And like a bastardized version of Alchemy in which I merge my love for art, science and heresy, this may be a final attempt at distilling the very substance of Magic to a digestible goo in hopes of transmuting it into a shiny goblet that can hold my specific world view.

✼ 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 ✼

✼ 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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 # Presenting - Textual + Visual
 # ...
 === <u>'''✼ What is your timetable? ✼'''</u> ===
 * Initial Research (overlapping)
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 * Reflections and Refinements: 1-2months
 * Publication: 1<2 months
 === <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.
+When I was tasked to imagine what I really truly wanted to make, above all else, this project beat all other more "reasonable ideas".
-(...)
+Maybe because, despite being a so-called skeptic, I have always been deeply fascinated by all types of esotericism, the occult and most of all, anything adjacent to '''Magic.''' Over time, I have tried to develop my own personal view of Magic and "how it works". And in this eternal attempt to reconcile rationality with wonder in pursuit of real life magic, I have come to find that art, in both admiration and creation, is the closest I may get to "it".
-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.
+Or maybe because, I like to imagine that in another life I took a slightly more academic route and pursuit studies in art history with a minor in occult art, or religious studies and gone on to do a Master in Western Esotericism (they offer that in Amsterdam).  Alas, I chose Illustration, because I wasn't a very good student in high-school and loved drawing more than reading. And now I'm doing a Masters in Experimental Publishing.
+Or maybe, after all considerations, all theories on magic, new age believes and esoteric practices I have read about, art is still the closest substitute to magic I have found so far. And like a bastardized version of Alchemy in which I merge my love for art, science and heresy, this may be a final attempt at distilling the very substance of Magic to a digestible goo in hopes of transmuting it into a shiny goblet that can hold my specific world view.
 === <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> ===
 * BA Project (expand..)
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 === <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
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-* Prescriptive, hierarchical and propagandist aspects of all-mentioned-above
-* Human yearn for Magic (explain..)
-* (...)
 === <u>'''✼ References ✼'''</u> ===