Chaos derives from the Greek Χάος and typically refers to unpredictability. In the metaphysical sense, it is the opposite of law and order: unrestrictive, both creative and destructive.
The word χάος did not mean "disorder" in classical-period ancient Greece. It meant "the primal emptiness, space". It is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ghn or ghen meaning "gape, be wide open": compare "chasm" (from Greek), and Anglo-Saxon gānian (= "yawn"), geanian, ginian (= "gape wide"); see also Old Norse Ginnunga Gap. Due to people misunderstanding early Christian uses of the word, the meaning of the word changed to "disorder". (The Ancient Greek for "disorder" is ταραχη.).
Mathematically chaos means an aperiodic deterministic behavior which is very sensitive to its initial conditions, i.e. infinitesimal perturbations of boundary conditions for a chaotic dynamic system originate finite variations of the orbit in the phase space; see chaos theory
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A5e: Fifth Aeon Agregore - Phil Hine's website, it consists mainly of chaos magic material and other major magical obsessions, plus related fields such as self-publishing, news, and links. The acronym A5e - Fifth Aeon Egregore - was originally coined by Alaister Livingstone as part of a magical project aimed at 'thinking outside the box'.
Meta Description: [ Home page of writer and occultist Phil Hine, featuring his online journal, articles, resources and details of published works. ]
2power3 - Chaos Magic UK - Personal site covering occult experience and theory within the matrix of chaos magic.
Alt.Magick.Chaos FAQ - The alt.magick.chaos usenet newsgroup's frequently asked questions file. References to beginning and initial studies, specialized inquiries, and guidance for posting to the usenet forum.
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ANON Faction - Born out of the desire to manifest some other occulture than covens and schools of druids, wiccans, thelemists and neopagans. Its intended function: a professional covert (occult) operations working group, with a deliberate focus on communications.
Austin Osman Spare Archive - A digital tribute to ZOS, containing three complete books, including all the illustrations, plus a number of color illustrations.
Meta Description: [ A digital tribute to ZOS, containing three complete books, including all the illustrations, plus a number of color illustrations. ]
AutonomatriX - Guild of Chaos Magic - The AutonomatriX is a networking chaos magic guild of those striving to discover, rejuvenate and disseminate magical ideas and technical skills with success as the only key to validation. Features the Corpus Fecundi, a compendium of over 250 Chaos rituals, with instructions for performance.
Barbelith: Chaos Magick in a Nutshell - An essay detailing the history, approach, and philosophies of chaos magick.
Biroco: The Art of Doing Nothing - Joel Biroco's website including Kaos 14 and additional musings on chaos magick, yijing dao, and automatic drawing.
Meta Description: [ Personal site of Joel Biroco, writer, artist, esotericist. ]
Chaos Current - Articles on experience, technique, ritual and general musings on chaos magick.
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Chaos Magic at the Chaosmagick.Com - Free Occult website provider, archives, magazine, links, discussion areas, and a library section.
Meta Description: [ Immanentizing the 2nd Generation of Chaos Magick ]
Chaos Magick Spell Caster - A chaos magick program that works with usual methods of chaos magick, such as the reduction of wishes to unique letters, and its translation to a sequence of tones and colors. Trial version available.
Meta Description: [ Chaos Magick Spell Caster is a software designed to help practitioners on magic spell casting. ]
Chaos Matrix - One of the largest collections of chaos magick texts currently online. Articles and essays on and by Austin Osman Spare, Phil Hine, and Peter Carroll.
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Chaos Never Died. - Various chaos texts in html and downloadable PDF files.
ChaoSonata - A gateway to contemporary magickal thinking including essays on E-prime, the Cthulhu Mythos, Themela, and magickal thought.
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Chaostatic - Rituals, workings, essays and writings on the occult, reports, and recommended reading.
Colour The Grey - 'Colour The Grey' or the 'N14 colours' working is a site dedicated to the working initiated by the KIA collective.
Corpus Fecundi of the AutonomatriX - Official site of the cyber chaos magical guild AutonomatriX (AX). Contains numerous works, including ritual magic texts, records of actual work done by working groups and individual members, essays, poetry and other writings, reports, and collections of data assembled by AX project teams.
DIS Ordo Oscurum Illuminati - A magical order dedicated to the promulgation and advancement of magical knowledge. Chaos magick theory, rituals and techniques, symbolism, O:.O:.I:. history and mission statement.
Hollyfeld: Kaos Texts - Directory containing chaos magick related texts for download.
Invisible Illuminati - Website of the I:. I:., a chaos magick organization originating in the UK. Describes techniques of Chaos Magick, Thelema, Golden Dawn and Satanism, as well as general information about the order.
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Irreality - Articles, book reviews, link exchange, and discussion board.
Jaq D Hawkins - Noted author on chaos magick, info on her published works, articles, recommended reading and links.
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Kaotic Illuminated Adepts - International networking organization for Chaos Magicians who want to work in groups and/or solo, having contact and communication with other groups and/or solo magicians. It is non-hierarchical, non-graded, non-initiation and non-payment based.
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Library: The Chaos Section - Volumes if Austin Osman Spare, essays on the Cthulhu Mythos, and Discordianism.
Real Magic - Chaos Magick - Numerous essays and articles relating to chaos magick, including the creative process in magick, metal magick, and character magick.
Sacred Texts: Chaos Magic - Chaos magic articles and essays, primarily focusing on the IOT, Austin Osman Spare and the Zos Kia Cultus.
Meta Description: [ Chaos Magic at Sacred-Texts.com ]
SimonIff.com - The nightside of magick and the repository of an occult tradition with a focus on the magick of Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare.
Meta Description: [ Enter the nightside of Magick and the repository of an Occult tradition. ]
Spiral Nature: Chaos Magick - Essays and articles on chaos magick theory, groups, sigils, servitors, and Discordianism.
Meta Description: [ Chaos Magick index. ]
The 555 Files - Techniques of Chaos Magic - A manuscript by Joseph Max answering questions on chaos magick and rituals.
The HOHOM! - Essay on chaos, chaote and Discordian symbols explained.
The Order of Chaos - A dis/organization of magickians, artists and musicians who do private and performance rituals, merging ancient mythology with modern technology.
Meta Description: [ The HermAphroditic ChAOrder of the SILVER DUSK is a dis/organization of magickians, artists and musicians who do private and performance rituals, merging ancient mythology with modern technology. Operating through Metamorphic Ritual Theatre, the Mutation Parlour and others, they herald the age of... ]
Thee Clumsy Wizard - Creating servitors with runes and glyphs, magick and spell work related.
Meta Description: [ Devoted to Chaos Magic, sigils, and runes ]
Wikipedia - Chaos Magic - Chaos magick history, and theory, with links to information on its leading figures.
XaoGnosis - Book recommendations, automatic sigilizer, xaometry, clock gnosis and other fun tricks to amuse the lazy mage.
Zos Vel Thanatos - An online gallery and information center on Austin Osman Spare.
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