"Not only the highest supra-mental symbols of faith can be taken on board once again as a new shield, but so can those irrational aspects of cults, rites, and legends that have perplexed theologians in earlier ages." - Alexander Dugin.
"The importance of the priest (the Magician), of the patriarch, comes from his ability to establish this commerce of exchange with the gods/nature, to temper their whims, their violence." - Paul Virilio.
"When I say 'magical', I do not mean what today the majority of people think when they hear the term 'magic', which is almost always discredited by prejudices and counterfeits. Nor do I refer to the meaning the term acquires when referred to the sui generis empirical science typical of antiquity, which was rather limited in its scope and effects. Magic in this context designates a special attitude towards spiritual reality itself, an attitude of centrality that is closely related to regal tradition and initiation." - Julius Evola.
I should start here by briefly explaining my use of the quotes which open each section to these musings. They are primarily intended to provoke thought, to throw up a set of ideas that enable the reader to set the stage in an open ended manner. They do not necessarily reflect my own opinions with regard to those particular authors. A good example of this is my use of the words of Russian political theorist and philosopher, Alexander Dugin. There is much in Dugin's work, specifically that regarding his "fourth political theory" which made my sensors prick up and set alarm bells ringing. Though initially and perhaps superficially many of the ideas put forward in his book of the aforementioned title were appealing, they began to reek of a sense of Machiavellian obfuscation combined with a kind of Fagin like massaging of the "western" reader's ego (it mainly appeals to the new or alt-right, but it has at least an equal, if not greater influence that stems from Bolshevist, radical leftism, much of which is deftly woven into the text to appear innocuous). The chaos initiate in me cracked a wry grin at the way this wily old Russian fox was using the principle of chaosophy (the use of belief/ideology as a tool for mental constructions) in his political theorizing in what appears on the one hand to have the nature of a PSYOP, and on the other, that of a highly enlightened approach to politics. So although I was somewhat distrustful of his geopolitical intentions, I remained impressed by the approach. This selective picking out of various concepts from both "right" and "left", re-framing and juxtaposing, an admixture of philosophical and occult motifs interwoven throughout, to create an ambiguous, yet alluring (even to its most vehement detractors it seems to hold an almost sado-erotic attraction) manifesto in progress is what I have termed "chaopolitics".
"Esoterrorism" is a term loosely used among some occultists today to denote a sort of sorcery or enchantment that has the ability to cause shock. This could be a literal shock in terms of triggering the fight or flight responses in ones target, or it could be an equally drastic change of situation or circumstance that appears shocking to those who are unaware of the supernatural intervention of magic. It uses propaganda, misdirection and sleight of mind to achieve its aims. Guerrilla troops of an invisible resistance, solo renegades or small cells spread throughout the concrete jungles and highways, bound by no creed, no law, no manifesto... yet somehow synchronized in ways that defy the prying gaze of the big eyeball in the sky. This atmosphere of espionage and intrigue is ritually compressed and manipulated for use as a substrate on which to germinate the seeds of revolution. Weaponized paranoia. Beneath the surface of this apparent anarchy skirmish a motley crew of beliefs and ideologies, all broken on the wheel of repeated failure and prone to self-destructive cannibalism. Everything is use at this level. The utility of any given construct is relative to its value, exclusive of fundamentals whose value is separate and determined by higher principles. Yes, because fundamentalism has its place in the postmodern lexicon clearly marked out, we might find, if we look closer, a multitude of fundamentalisms, a proliferation that engulfs the senses and boggles the mind, yet we are still as far away from the individualist universal ideal as we ever were, are, or will be. Perhaps the future is already being shaped by a federation of fundamentally sovereign states of mind that are still in their infancy as I write this.
This non-attachment to abstractions such as left/right, authoritarian/libertarian or even, center/periphery, combined with an identity based on a consciousness of fundamental conditions, is the launch-pad for chaopolitical esoterrorist activities. The repression of some or all of these fundamental conditions of identity, or the subverting of that identity by displacement or appropriation by another group or entity, when conditions are so disposed that there is no other tangible recourse, can lead to a situation where esoteric warfare presents itself as the most reasonable option, especially if such hypothetical groups or entities have themselves used propaganda, mind control and/or occult means to their advantage. Careful attention has been taken here to present the broadest outline of method and mindset concerning the subject matter, so as to emphasize the diverse range of ideas, and media through which they can be applied, that are at the disposal of the magical activist. From this understanding we can get to the nuts and bolts of things without the burden of attachment to ideological preference to weigh us down. In part 3 I shall close my ramblings on this topic with a look at things from the perspective of the artist as sorcerer/enchantress, but until then I leave you with one of Dugin's more insightful moments: -
"Learn to oppose not the political idea, program or strategy, but the 'objective' reality of the Status Quo, the most social aspect of the apolitical, fractured (post-)society."