Ray Sherwin, born in 1952 in Yorkshire, England, is a modern occult

Occult

The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...

 author and publisher, and one of the originators of the system of magical discipline called chaos magic

Chaos magic

Chaos magic is a school of the modern magical tradition which emphasizes the pragmatic use of belief systems and the creation of new and unorthodox methods.-General principles:...

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In the late 1970s, he began publishing a magazine called The New Equinox

The New Equinox

The New Equinox is a Ritual Magic publication founded in the mid 1970s by Ray Sherwin whose main interest at that time was the magick of Aleister Crowley. Tony Venables was joint editor for a few issues. Pete Carroll, who later went on, with Ray Sherwin, to found The Illuminates of Thanateros, was...

, an irregular journal dealing with Thelemic Magick, Chaos Magick and related subjects.

In 1978, he co-founded the Illuminates of Thanateros

Illuminates of Thanateros

The Illuminates of Thanateros is an international magical organization founded in 1978, focusing on practical group work in chaos magic. This fraternal magical society has been an important influence on some forms of modern occultism.- Name :...

with Peter Carroll, later publishing Carroll's book, Liber Null. Also during 1978, Sherwin wrote and published The Book of Results. These two books, Liber Null and The Book of Results, were the first books written on the topic of chaos magic.

He is also the author of the magical texts The Theatre of Magic, "The Cardinal Rites of Chaos", and "Strange Smell in the Car".

External links

• Chaos magick by Ray Sherwin