Genre: Magic
Paperback: 223 pages

Description: A Collection of Ready to Serve Rituals

Synopsis:

Recipes for Disaster.Whether you're in need of a quick snack, or need to cook a three course meal for some visiting Elder Gods, the Chaos Cookbook has the answer.Written by various Fraters and Sorors of Chaosmagic.Com, the Chaos Cookbook is a collection of Ready to serve rituals. All proceeds from this fundraising book go towards future Chaosmagic.Com projects, such as the annual Chaosmagic.Com World Meating.

Edited by D. J. Lawrence.

Cover Photo by Eric Noctifer.

Contributions by D. J. Lawrence, the Kite, Anton Channing, Jaq D. Hawkins, Kenaz, Scott, Dark Haiku, Sean, Saint Terry, Frater Spastic, Freiter Gaiter, Gwendolyn Morgan, Ariane Channing, Doxxo, Stratos, and Ankhgoddess.

Review by Psyche from SpiralNature.Com:

The Chaos Cookbook is a result of the combined effort of the Dead Chaoists Society, edited by its founder, Dead Jellyfish. Its an interesting assortment of brief essays and ready-made group and solitary rituals for a variety of occasions.

Chaos magick theory is only briefly touched upon in a few short essays at the start of the book, as a brief introduction as to what is to come. Indeed, chaos magick itself is only ever loosely defined; Lawrence states that Chaos Magick does not use a concrete theoretical focus, the emphasis in Chaos Magick is on the Doing rather than the ExplainingThus, in Chaos Magick a system of belief is a means to an end and is not an answer to the mystery of Life, the Universe and everything (pg 12).

Though light on theory, The Cookbook does offer several personal non-traditional banishings and a rather eclectic assortment of rituals inspired by a variety of sources. The various contributors have gathered occult inspiration from the likes of Peter Carroll, H. P. Lovecraft, and spirituality from Hinduism to Satanism. Also included are a few familiar pieces from Jaq D. Hawkins, and a delightful invocation of Santa from Anton Channing is also worthy of note. Contemporary cultural references from The Matrix, Fight Club, Dr. Who and even The Incredible Hulk have been used as springboards for creative ritual ideas in an eclectic fashion typical to chaotes.

Product Details:

· Paperback: 223 pages
· Binding: Perfect
· Publisher: Chaosmagic.Com (April 2004)
· Product Number: 030-10649232