Richard Kaczynski
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Richard Kaczynski is an author and a lecturer in the fields of social psychology and magic, and a magical practitioner specializing in Thelema
Thelema
Thelema is a religious philosophy that was established, defined and developed by the early 20th century British writer and ceremonial magician, Aleister Crowley. He believed himself to be the prophet of a new age, the Æon of Horus, based upon a religious experience that he had in Egypt in 1904...

 and related magical paths. He is also a talented keyboard player, a founding member of the band House of Usher, and has appeared on four CDs on the Mellow Records label.

Academic background

Kaczynski is an Adjunct Instructor of Orthodontics at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. He holds Bachelor of Science, Masters degrees, and a PhD in Social Psychology from Wayne State University. He is currently a research project director and statistician at Yale University's Department of Psychiatry.

Metaphysical background

Kaczynski has been a student of Thelema since 1977 e.v., a member of Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis is an international fraternal and religious organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century...

 since 1987, and a lecturer on magick since 1990. Within the O.T.O., he is past Master of Blue Equinox Oasis in Detroit, a Bishop of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica
Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica , or the Gnostic Catholic Church, is the ecclesiastical arm of Ordo Templi Orientis , an international fraternal initiatory organization devoted to promulgating the Law of Thelema. Thelema is a philosophical, mystical and religious system elaborated by Aleister Crowley,...

, and a Certified Initiator Trainer. As a member of U.S. Grand Lodge's Education Committee, he is chair of its Qabalah subcommittee. and he was interviewed for the PBS documentary, Secrets of the Occult.

Writings

Kaczynski's medical and psychological writing has appeared in several publications in those fields, especially in the American Journal of Orthodontics. He is the author of a biography of Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley , born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other...

 entitled Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley. His occult writing has appeared in various magazines including High Times, The Magical Link, Neshamah, Cheth, Mezlim, Eidolon, and Different Worlds, and in such books as The Golden Dawn Sourcebook, Rebels and Devils, and People of the Earth.

Books

  • Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley (New Falcon Publications 2002) ISBN 1-56184-170-6
  • Perdurabo Outtakes (Blue Equinox Journal #1) (Blue Equinox Oasis 2006)
  • Panic in Detroit: The Magician and the Motor City (co-editor & introductory essay) (Blue Equinox Journal #2) (Blue Equinox Oasis 2006)
  • The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley (co-authored with James Wasserman
    James Wasserman
    James Wasserman is an American author and occultist, best known for his full color publication of the Papyrus of Ani, Book of the Dead...

    ) Weiser Books (April 1, 2009) ISBN 1578634563, ISBN 978-1578634569

Editor

  • The Revival of Magick and Other Essays by Aleister Crowley
    Aleister Crowley
    Aleister Crowley , born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other...

    . (Oriflamme
    Oriflamme
    The Oriflamme was the battle standard of the King of France.It was originally the sacred banner of the Abbey of St. Denis, a monastery near Paris. The banner was red or orange-red and flown from a lance. It was suggested that the lance was originally the important object, with the banner a...

     1998) ISBN 1-56184-133-1

Metaphysical

  • "Taboo and Transformation in the Works of Aleister Crowley" in Rebels & Devils: The Psychology of Liberation, edited by Christopher S. Hyatt, Ph.D. (New Falcon Publications 1996) ISBN 1-56184-153-6
  • Foreword to People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out by Ellen Evert Hopman
    Ellen Evert Hopman
    Ellen Evert Hopman, M.Ed., was born in Salzburg, Austria. She is an herbalist, lay homeopath, and counselor who lives and works in western Massachusetts....

    , Lawrence Bond (Inner Traditions 1995) ISBN 0-89281-559-0
  • "Daybreak: Early History and Origins of the British Golden Dawn" in Golden Dawn Sourcebook by Darcy Kuntz (Holmes Publishing 1996) ISBN 1-55818-332-9
  • The Structure and Correlates of Metaphysical Beliefs Among a Sample of Behaviorally Committed Participants Kaczynski, R. (1993). Doctoral dissertation, Wayne State University, Detroit.

Medical

  • The next best thing to being there: The role of telecommunications in small group dynamics (1988) Masters' Thesis, Wayne State University, Detroit.
  • Substance abuse prevention for second graders: Are they too young to benefit? by A. Abbey, K. Stilianos, D. Oliansky, L.A. Hohlstein, & R. Kaczynski, R. (1990). Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 11, 149?162.
  • New morbidities require new modalities by J.B. Waller Jr., R. Kaczynski, & R.O. Scott (1990). Proceedings of the Symposium on Minority Health given at Morehouse Medical School, Atlanta.
  • Testing a symmetrical model of caregiving outcomes during recovery from heart attacks E. Kahana, R.F. Young, K. Kercher, & R. Kaczynski (1993). Research on Aging, 15, 371-398.
  • Assessment of pretreatment orthodontic patients using the BANA test by D.I. Hirsch, R. Kulbersh, & R. Kaczynski (1997) American Journal of Orthodontics, 112, 154-158.
  • BANA assessment of putative periodontal pathogen levels in relation to malocclusion in a pre-treatment orthodontic population by B. Hatcher, R. Kulbersh, & R. Kaczynski (1997). American Journal of Orthodontics.
  • Structure of a depression measure among American Indian elders: Confirmatory factor analysis of the CES-D by E.E. Chapleski, J.K. Lamphere, R. Kaczynski, P.A. Lichtenberg, & J.W. Dwyer (1997). Research on Aging, 19, 462-485.
  • Stability of orthopedic and surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion over time by J.L. Berger, V. Pangrazio-Kulbersh, T. Borgula, & R. Kaczynski, R. (1998) American Journal of Orthodontics, 114(6): 638-45.
  • Prevalence and prediction of depression in American Indian elderly by K.J. Curyto, E.E. Chapleski, P.A. Lichtenberg, E. Hodges, R. Kaczynski, & J. Sobeck, J. (1998). Clinical Gerontologist, 18(3), 19-37.
  • Early treatment outcome assessed by the P.A.R. (Peer Assessment Rating) Index by V. Pangrazio-Kulbersh, R. Kaczynski, & M. Shunock, M. (1999). American Journal of Orthodontics, 115(5):544-50.
  • Photographic analysis of facial changes associated with maxillary expansion by J.L. Berger, V. Pangrazio-Kulbersh, B.W. Thomas, & R. Kaczynski (1999). American Journal of Orthodontics, 116(5): 563-71.

Filmography

  • Secrets of the Occult DVD of PBS Special Starring John Cullum, Koch Vision 2007

House of Usher

  • Body of Mind (1998) - House of Usher
  • Fanfare for the Pirates (1998) Mellow Records
  • Live Encore? (40 minutes live from Progday 1999) (2001)

Page

  • Giant for a Life: A Tribute to Gentle Giant - Mellow Records
  • Zarathustra's Revenge - Mellow Records
  • Fanfare for the Pirates - (1998) Mellow Records

External links

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