{"id":69535,"date":"2021-11-01T03:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=69535"},"modified":"2021-10-31T11:47:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T15:47:07","slug":"if-it-wasnt-black-magic-perhaps-it-was-orange-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/11\/01\/if-it-wasnt-black-magic-perhaps-it-was-orange-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"If it wasn&#8217;t Black Magic, perhaps it was &#8230; <em>Orange<\/em> Magic!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the weekly book post at <em>Ace of Spades H.Q.<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ace.mu.nu\/archives\/396246.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OregonMuse<\/a> reports on the case of poor Gary Lachman who is still apparently suffering the aftereffects of the Trump Years:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right; padding: 0px 0px 10px 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-69536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dark-Star-Rising-by-Gary-Lachman-cover.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Author Gary Lachman is a man whom Donald Trump evidently broke very, very badly. Trying to process the reasons why the Bad Orange Man is living rent-free in his head 24\/7, he came up with <em>Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump<\/em>, a book wherein he argues that there can be only one explanation for Trump&#8217;s astonishing election victory in 2016 and his domination of the political landscape: dark magic.<\/p>\n<p>Get a load of this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><em>Within the concentric circles of Trump&#8217;s regime lies an unseen culture of occultists, power-seekers, and mind-magicians whose influence is on the rise. In this unparalleled account, historian Gary Lachman examines the influence of occult and esoteric philosophy on the unexpected rise of the alt-right.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You know this is going to be good:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><em>Did positive thinking and mental science help put Donald Trump in the White House? And are there any other hidden powers of the mind and thought at work in today&#8217;s world politics? In <strong>Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump<\/strong>, historian and cultural critic Gary Lachman takes a close look at the various magical and esoteric ideas that are impacting political events across the globe. From New Thought and Chaos Magick to the far-right esotericism of Julius Evola and the Traditionalists, Lachman follows a trail of mystic clues that involve, among others, Norman Vincent Peale, domineering gurus and demagogues, Ayn Rand, Pepe the Frog, Rene Schwaller de Lubicz, synarchy, the Alt-Right, meme magic, and Vladimir Putin and his postmodern Rasputin.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As I said, Trump really, really broke this guy. And including <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pepe_the_Frog\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pepe the Frog<\/a> in the same rogues&#8217; gallery as Norman Vincent Peale is particularly choice.<\/p>\n<p>There is only one way to fight the magic of the Bad Orange Man and his Evil Legions of Darkness: with magic of your own. Fortunately, there is a book that tells you how to do just that. I&#8217;m talking about <em>Magic for the Resistance: Rituals and Spells for Change<\/em> by Michael Hughes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><em>The resistance is growing, and it needs your help. This book provides spells and rituals designed to help you put your magical will to work to create a more just and equitable world &#8230; <strong>Magic for the Resistance<\/strong> offers a toolkit for magical people or first-time spellcasters who want to manifest social justice, equality, and peace.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Includes spells for: Racial justice, women&#8217;s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, antifascism, environmentalism, immigration, refugee support, nonviolence.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apparently not included are spells for: setting fire to federal buildings, destroying small businesses, throwing Molotov cocktails at cops, beating up old men in wheelchairs, and shouting down public speakers who are saying things you don&#8217;t like.<\/p>\n<p>Although, I guess they don&#8217;t really need magic to do those things.<\/p>\n<p>Hughes is the creator of the internationally viral Mass Spell to Bind Donald Trump and All Those Who Abet Him, the largest and longest-running magical working in history.<\/p>\n<p>We laugh at this, but considering the trajectory of the 2020 election, who knows, maybe it worked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the weekly book post at Ace of Spades H.Q., OregonMuse reports on the case of poor Gary Lachman who is still apparently suffering the aftereffects of the Trump Years: Author Gary Lachman is a man whom Donald Trump evidently broke very, very badly. 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