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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
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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.”
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good titles
for January
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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
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the audience has changed my
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direction a lot. Igendant est, sum
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rovit to hear my few faster
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little faster and sus. energetic
than the previous one. I also
worked with 3 differentnim velique
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from 3 ofdolupid ma dolut faccat
volupta my favorite Toronto
bands.” Itenis queseem that the
fugitin would suntiis esera-
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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