Grant Morrison explains magic

[13CIRCLE]

I think magic is as natural as breathing. We have been lied to about the truths of nature. The magic circle is just another portal. The so called 'elite' did not want us to know this because of it's power and truth.

[ritualpenguin]

His answer made me smile!

[Distortion0]

When one approaches Grant Morrison, one experiences an electromagnetic discharge which greatly interferes with the average camera.

[FonedykSosajedi]

You're all like fucking cows chewing grass in a field next to a fucking slaughterhouse. JU DON'T NOW WhOT'S GOWYNg AN!

[MrChrisHermes]

@FonedykSosajedi JU DU YUH NO WHUTZ Gung OHN?

Go and get down on your knees in front of a PAEDOPHILE PRIEST or PSYCHOTIC IMAM-this stuff is for the grown ups-not the infants who need a SHEPARD (And you think he wont lead you to an abattoir, dikwit?).

THERE IS NO GOD BUT MAN.

[FonedykSosajedi]

@MrChrisHermes My apologies, Thrice-Great. I was just brainstorming. I was just quoting Dane from "The Invisibles" :) Don't hate me for being wonderful.

[MrChrisHermes]

@FonedykSosajedi Missed the ref-spend most of my time dealing with the bitches of various slave GODS-I apologise-it makes me cranky-232!x

[Danster82]

I would of just said "No"

[teaClocks]

Grant's a great writer, but the concept of chaos magick is kind of over my head...

[Zingrad]

Well it wouldn't be chaos magic if it wasn't over your head, now would it?

[MrChrisHermes]

@teaClocks Thats the point maybe-its to stretch your head-and even on occasion to reach the unconscious and by pass the defences of ego and I.D. I often sleep with the WORLD SERVICE on, working on the basis that my uncon can use it, understand and scan it, at some point I suspect it will rise to the surface.

[acrislazoiu]

I'm joking I really don't care.. I look forward not backward..

[acrislazoiu]

your an idiot... fuckin dumbass.. God made us you dickhead...

out of thin air... because he was bored and wanted to play with little copies of himself and get mad at some..

[onechimpanzee]

/agree

[sublimebravo]

If I smell a dish that reminds me of childhood I will make an association from sensory input to a feeling. I know I can have private experiences and I have had thousands, same with every other monkey out there. I am confused though, are you saying that theres no such thing as meaning? how can detailed examination make my memories nonsensical? then nothing makes sense? I can agree with that to an extent. Clear me up a little, I enjoy this dialogue.

[tattvam4]

@sublimebravo sssh less talk more action, self talking to self!

[Michael1984360]

If we did indeed have private inner experiences, it would be possible to represent them in a corresponding language. On detailed examination, however, the very notion of such a private language is utterly nonsensical.

[Michael1984360]

You cannot have a private definition of the word 'magic' or any other word for that matter. As Wittgenstein said: imagine that each human being carries a tiny box whose contents is observed only by its owner: even if we all agree to use the word "beetle" to refer to what is in the box, there is no way to establish a non-linguistic similarity between the contents of my own box and that of anyone else's.

[sublimebravo]

but we can and have, reality is always open to interpretation. To deny interpretation would leave us as something that is not human and we can't deny ourselves even if we try. We can get all zen about it if you want, but in everyday life it's just not practical. Everything is permitted.

[jjmini]

@Michael1984360 so monads basically?

[MrChrisHermes]

@Michael1984360 But to some extent all definitions ARE private-we have agreed on a space, a psychological landscape (Collective unconscious as net-?), where we agree to agree. The trick is that we all must learn how ideas and words are manipulated to create ANTI-MAGICK results-for example the MUSLIM idea that SLAVERY TO ALLAH IS FREEDOM-when clearly such an idea is an INSANE mind trick. Luckily in the WEST we are getting better of seeing these tricks, from the spin doctor or pope.

[areptilebelow]

He doesn't seem annoyed by the question to me, he just seems very prepared with the answer. As he always does, as he always does.

[LOveTwiNz]

Grant Morrison is Awesome best comic super heroes ever The Doom Patrol! Hell yeah!!!!

[SeanPMLeviathen]

dont tase me bro

[justwatching1980]

the comments are just as good as the video

[dedududu]

Could you please type those 50 words or less in the text describing the video, for those whom English is not their mother language?

[Halobitt]

Practicing magic is being grown up and alive and contributing and participating in the dynamic evolved evolution of this planet.

Some think it's "involved" evolution. I think evolved.

=)

[Spaceghost666]

evolved evolution sounds stupid you're stupid

[Halobitt]

Oh no. I'm stupid! My secret's out. Tell me what gave it away Spaceghost666? =)

It could be involved, but to me sounds like "evolved."

Do you have an alternative to offer?

[Robster881]

I think it may be involved, because of two reasons:

1) It's noisy and you cant hear him properly

2) He has a Glaswegian accent which can be hard to understand

[tickleperson2]

i reckon its evolved and he's slipped up in an effort to look smooth in his answer...

i've lived in glasgow...

[MrBluEDicE]

youre an idiot? evolved? involved. evolution isnt something that happend, we ar in the evolution, we are INVOLVED in the evolution. lol...........................­.................

[MrChrisHermes]

@Halobitt Evolved rEVOLUTION? I always thought TIM LEARY got it wrong-TURN ON TUNE IN-and DROP OUT-when it should have been DROP IN. Those of us willing to do this shit have to re connect with people, communities so they can pick up what we got and they can ground us-illumination can not be a solo project any-more-that is just escapism. Some folks dont want to do MAGICK-but we all have the benefits from, say, LSD in music and its production, games, genetics, and computers. Heres to the next AGE!

[93Theo2007]

Grant is great

[waynedrake]

try his magick, it works!

[Dunes]

WOW! I have followed this guy's work on Arkham Asylum,Animal Man,and especially DOOM PATROL! It's great to see a video of him at last. Thanks for the video.

[Filby]

That's interesting. Personally I've always liked Neil Gaiman's definition of magic: The act of speaking to the universe in words that it cannot ignore.

[pekoe67]

Thanks for the translation-the out-of-synch aspect didn't help.His presentation at disinfo available on google video is priceless- a grand performance!

[jrak]

his speech at the disinfo con is awesome

[pekoe67]

For sure- one of the most mesmerizing, energetic, thoughtful and inspiring acts of verbalizing this side of Terrence McKenna ! (apologies to R.A.Wilson and many others).

[BruceBilis625]

LOL he seems annoyed by the futile question, no wonder, he's probably getting tired of the cliche.

Or maybe despite the public character that he has created he's still a shy boy which in my opinion makes him more interesting

useless (but funny), like asking Baudrillard "explain postmodernism on 30 seconds"

you're lucky he didn't punch you with his shinny bald head and said "that's magick mate" it's what i had done.

[iammadedeath]

Ha Ha Ha.

You've got him mixed up with Spider Jerusalem. Easy mistake to make : )

[waynedrake]

That accent is SO THICK! :)

[seanstrosity]

SORRY...that SHOULD read...

"practicing magic is being grown-up and alive and contributing and participating in the dynamic INVOLVED evolution of this planet."

[seanstrosity]

"practicing magic is being grown-up and alive and contributing and participating in the dynamic evolved evolution of this planet."

[pekoe67]

participating...evolving...con­tributing... (subtitles please !) seems like a great guy...