- Ramsey Dukes
Ramsey Dukes is the current and most well-known
pen name of Lionel Snell, a contemporary magician, publisher and author onmagick andphilosophy . He also wrote under the pen name Lemuel Johnston.In his youth, Snell enjoyed a series of
scholarship s. They brought him toCambridge , where his writings onAustin Osman Spare and magical theory brought him into contact with the youngchaos magic movement in the 1970s. He had been interested in theoccult before, but this comparatively rigorous and modern style of it, largely shaped by fellow scientistPeter J. Carroll , drew his special attention. Since 1972 he has written and published several books noted for their impact on late 20th centurymagick and humor. The ones most often referred to may be "SSOTBME - An Essay on Magic" (1974) and "Thundersqueak" (1978). "Words Made Flesh" (1987) is written from a more philosophical point of view and notable for its original outline of the "information model" theory of magic that our universe could be a virtual reality—as later explored in The Matrix. It is an example of the author's ongoing studies in the relationship between magic andrationalism .Snell has made the claim that in 1977 he performed a ritual called the Abramelin operation.Hine, Phil. [http://www.philhine.org.uk/writings/ess_dukesint.html An Inverview with Ramsey Dukes] in "HEAD" magazine.] He has worked on the subject of magic with diverse associates including the
Ordo Templi Orientis andIlluminates of Thanateros .Partial bibliography
Works include:
* "SSOTMBE: An Essay on Magic, Its Foundations, Development and Place in Modern Life"
**1st edition: Mouse That Spins, 1975. ISBN 0-904311-01-5
**Hardcover: Turner, 1979. ISBN 0-904311-09-0
* "SSOTBME Revised: An Essay on Magic". Mouse That Spins, 2002. ISBN 0-904311-08-2
* "Thundersqueak", with Liz Angerford and Ambrose Lee. Mouse That Spins. ISBN 0-904311-12-0 (3rd rev. ed., 2003)
* "Words Made Flesh", Mouse That Spins. ISBN 0-904311-11-2 (2nd rev. ed., 2003)
* "BLAST Your Way to Megabuck$ with my SECRET Sex-Power Formula". Mouse That Spins. ISBN 0-904311-13-9 (2nd rev. ed., 2003)
**"BLAST..." has been published in German as "Zaster-Blaster, Zapp Dir den Weg zum GiGaGeld mit meiner GEHEIMEN SEX-KRAFT-FORMEL".
* "The Good, the Bad the Funny", with Adamai Philotunus. Mouse That Spins, 2002. ISBN 0-904311-10-4
* "What I Did in My Holidays: Essays on Black Magic, Satanism, Devil Worship and Other Niceties".Mandrake of Oxford , 1999. ISBN 1-869928-52-0
* "Uncle Ramsey's Little Book of Demons: The Positive Advantages of the Personification of Life's Problems". Aeon Books, 2005. ISBN 1-904658-09-1
* "Hellgate Chronicles"
* Dukes is one of 23 contributing authors toLiber Malorum , edited bySean Scullion , 2007. ISBN 978-0-9557984-0-5.Notes
External links
* [http://occultebooks.com/articles/RamseyDukes/SeriesofEssaysfromRamseyDukes/tabid/124/Default.aspx Ramsey Dukes' essay series]
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