Hi all,

So I'm an atheist and I have always enjoyed the mythology of the occult.

Unfortunately I've often found that atheism contradicts some things in the occult, even though I specifically try to veer to the side of the occult that is atheist friendly. The school of Satanism and it's followers never really gelled well with me, but lately I've been interested in Chaos Magick.

Chaos magick took some great steps in bridging the occult into the atheist world as dieties and gods and spoken of as "thought-forms" a fairly apt description for the reality of the situation. I would agree that we could just say that all gods and dieties are imaginary, but people often have a tendency to link imagination to powerlessness.

As an artist, magical practice has been about creating change within myself, experiencing new ideas and opening my imagination in new areas. I particularly like Sigil magic as a means to summon and store emotional experience. When the aim and the means of a magical practice are both largely imaginary or mental, as in the case of mystical experiences or self-direction, debates over whether or not magick works have no meaning.

I've been reading a book called"Liber Null Psychonaut" as it was recommended and seems to be in the right direction, the author has gone off on some "spooky talk" discussing things such as aether and kia, but there is some good information in there a little bit closer to reality.

I'm wondering if any one else in the Atheist community can recommend Occult Authors, books or groups that tend to stay away from spooky-talk, astrology and other non-sense.