Alien Visions in Kathmandu : Grant Morrison on Drugs, Magic and
South Asian Spirituality

k 2019

Alien Visions in Kathmandu : Grant Morrison on Drugs, Magic and South Asian Spirituality

MARRONE, Tancredi Andrew

Základní údaje

Originální název

Alien Visions in Kathmandu : Grant Morrison on Drugs, Magic and South Asian Spirituality

Autoři

MARRONE, Tancredi Andrew

Vydání

7th Biannual ESSWE conference: Western Esotericism and Consciousness: Visions, Voices, Altered States; University of Amsterdam, 2019

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60304 Religious studies

Stát vydavatele

Nizozemské království

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Abduction; Psychedelics; South Asia; Grant Morrison; Graphic Novel; Visions

Štítky

Abduction, Grant Morrison, Graphic Novel, Psychedelics, South Asia, visions

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam

Změněno: 18. 2. 2022 12:33, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová

Anotace

V originále

The Chaos Magician and celebrated comic book author Grant Morrison’s reported visionary experience of a chrome liquid shaped alien species in Kathmandu. The report of his vision carries many resemblances to reports of psychedelic experiences within the context of diverse religious and counter cultural movements. Moreover, it became foundational for the creation of one of his widely renown comic book series The Invisibles, in which themes like the relativity of time and the combination of magic and psychedelics function as cornerstones. The circumstances of his vision involved Morrison’s desire to have a mystical experience by reproducing the journey of the Buddha through India, Nepal and Tibet. Secondly, the use of hashish on a rooftop prior to when the mystical experience happened has to be mentioned, which reportedly was not sufficient to induce such an effect. Thirdly, Morrison maintained interest in the counter cultural occult Chaos Magic milieu, and was influenced by the writings of Aleister Crowley. On the basis of Grant Morrison’s descriptions of his mystical visions and reports of academic literature, I will explore the degree by which this vision could be influenced by the consumption of hashish, by environmental factors combined with proficiency in mind altering meditative techniques, or all of the three factors. The objective will be to provide insight into a mystical experience by a pursuer of eclectic and syncretic counter cultural expressions of contemporary magical practice which resulted in influential pop cultural publications.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/0858/2019, interní kód MU

Název: Výzkumné trendy v současné religionistice (Akronym: VYTRESOUR)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Výzkumné trendy v současné religionistice, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

MARRONE, Tancredi Andrew. Alien Visions in Kathmandu : Grant Morrison on Drugs, Magic and South Asian Spirituality. In 7th Biannual ESSWE conference: Western Esotericism and Consciousness: Visions, Voices, Altered States; University of Amsterdam. 2019.

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MARRONE, Tancredi Andrew. Alien Visions in Kathmandu : Grant Morrison on Drugs, Magic and South Asian Spirituality. In \textit{7th Biannual ESSWE conference: Western Esotericism and Consciousness: Visions, Voices, Altered States; University of Amsterdam}. 2019.

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