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p uditate empos id me nates sam. its attendant symbolism would be unlikely to catch the references. In fact, the references abound; from the signature kaleidoscopic image collages which often contain unicursal lineal figures familiar to occultists and magicians, to more specific Occult references on tracks such as 19th Call. Asked whether the Occult plays a big role in the creative process, SINS quotes Aleister Crowley Art of causing Change to ocdirectly: “‘[…]the Science and cur in conformity with Will.’ My entire life is a magical act. I try to incorporate magick into everything I do. My songs and the imagery can seem simple to the casual observer but there is a wealth of hidden knowledge there if one looks closer.” “IN SHORT IT IS MY GOAL TO HELP USHER IN THE NEW AEON.” And the Magical Goal seems to be that of bridging the distance between the artist and the audience, to achieve a sort of ecstatic communion. “Music is a sigil; when done correctly the listener can feel the pain, sorrow or pleasure the composer was feeling when he composed the song. The 22 magical and mystical praccreative process for SINSs far tices I perform, and my growing from simply a purely self-indulknowledge of the Occult, has gent one. The give-and-take, deepened my understanding the interaction with the audiof the universe and my place in ence, is a foremost considit. I take this heightened undereration. “When I create a new standing of the world around song or artwork, I have created me and inside me, and I use something where once there it to create a piece of art or was nothing. Thought turns to music which I hope can convey form and hopefully that form will my thoughts or et que ad eosan- tessit, si to inspire others and help help tem. Dundant, santur, Num que velit feelings to the listener.” them along their path.” dam ipsam simolore que venet coreperchil molupta nes eiusam good titles for January quatati istionse autendi gnihit ea sa ipienis ut experchit ut odiSINS is currently working on vo- tati “My pa quiato make music that hicientem. Nectem videlesti a ute aim is seque volenim new album,volor sit officientur, aionsed evendipides. and makes inspires people lores eum and already it’s clear thatlumqui berum evoluthem think. I feel like 99% of the corepel there is an qui alitionary processsuntempe sequas planet, or at least 99% of North bus, volorest, at work. How will the new music differ from the American’s are barely alive, livsuntint. ambient desolation of Murmur? “The last few months I have been performing live at a lot of clubs. Seeing the reaction from Gendi in por renis quae nonse the audience has changed my verum endandi was making a direction a lot. Igendant est, sum acil slow creepier ne pore alilot of ipsus aceperumsongs, but ae maxim quidebiscit latempo renoticed the crowd was more rovit to hear my few faster excitedquid mos doluptatet maio. Volupti the new album is a songs; sodel ipiet quas quatemos del et intia ea more little faster and sus. energetic than the previous one. I also worked with 3 differentnim velique Pudantium raeribus vocalists from 3 ofdolupid ma dolut faccat volupta my favorite Toronto bands.” Itenis queseem that the fugitin would suntiis esera- 23 ing under so many levels of oppression, and I wish to fight against this oppression. I wish to, in my own small way, wake people up. To help pull mankind closer to the spiritual evolution Crowley spoke of. Even if I make a tiny crack in society’s old Aeon thinking, it would be worth my time and effort.” “In short it is my goal to help usher in the New Aeon.” by Frater AL H-ShMATh Amon-Ra Lodge