tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post6907529469888082180..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: What is "Dark Fluff?"Scott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-1975027349539563052016-03-11T00:48:56.620-06:002016-03-11T00:48:56.620-06:00Hopefully this article did not give the impression...Hopefully this article did not give the impression that I believe the only fluff out there is dark. On the contrary, I know that there's plenty of light fluff all over the place.<br /><br />My point is more that just because something is dark, that doesn't mean it isn't fluff. I don't think whether something is dark or light has anything to do with its quality, whereas I've encountered too many people who think that just because something is dark and confusing, it has to be deep and significant. Sometimes stuff like that is just a bunch of crap.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-58872531804046511172016-03-10T23:26:31.415-06:002016-03-10T23:26:31.415-06:00The popularity of "dark" themes really a...The popularity of "dark" themes really appeal to people with a certain aesthetic that resonates with the imagery. There is about an equal amount of dark fluff out there as there is fluff of a lighter type. The only real way to find out which you are looking at is to read it. Of course, what is fluff to me may work for you. Success has been had in workings using everything from well known God's and spirits from all traditions to comic book and movie characters...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835601416708890369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-81574116879771970672016-03-08T13:07:14.953-06:002016-03-08T13:07:14.953-06:00My main concern with Grant is that his scholarship...My main concern with Grant is that his scholarship is no better than that of your sophomore Wiccan. Gerald Massey? C'mon, nobody thinks there was ever a "typhonic Egypt" except followers of Grant. Atlantis? Disqualifies *any* occultism from serious consideration in my book, since there's not the slightest reason to think it existed. Qliphotic Qabalah? Made up in Grant's head, mainly. At least he doesn't seem to have misunderstood his Tantric sources as thoroughly.<br /><br />Bertiaux is mainly incomprehensible to me, but I find the idea of creating a personal universe and living in it about as exciting as crawling into a hole.IanChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091029307945473759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-14250064763222025252015-01-23T02:57:50.255-06:002015-01-23T02:57:50.255-06:00Jason hit the nail on the head, I actually came to...Jason hit the nail on the head, I actually came to post a similar comment. Taking a superficial summation of ANY occultist, I think it is possible to label them a dark fluffer. Are they though? Probably not. Most criticisms I see leveled at Bertiaux or Grant rarely offer anything insightful, but rather just the same 1970's fear mongering over semantics like 'qlipoth'. <br /><br />This is not aimed at you Scott, as you've explained your position. But just to anyone who may be reading the comments :)<br /><br />Da'ath Vaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503967820484858878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-62173327988904850192014-10-13T11:05:40.765-05:002014-10-13T11:05:40.765-05:00I haven't personally studied Bertiaux enough t...I haven't personally studied Bertiaux enough to have a strong opinion of his work either way. It's Jake's overall assessment that I agree with, not his specific examples. I haven't studied Grant that much either, so again, not much in the way of strong opinions. I will say that both have produced work that's unusual and original, and not simply a rehash of the usual material, but how well it works is a whole other question that I'm not in any position to answer.<br /><br />I guess I've just never been drawn to the darker, weirder stuff, which is why I find the popularity of "dark fluff" kind of surprising. But there's clearly a market for it.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-17501748555548760922014-10-13T10:47:28.223-05:002014-10-13T10:47:28.223-05:00I think calling Bertiaux dark fluff is a bit... Mi...I think calling Bertiaux dark fluff is a bit... Missing the point. If you actually read Bertiaux you see he's not all that dark. I think the association with Grant and the weirder stuff from the VGW causes a misconception about his work that a real look at his work reveals he actually writes a lot abut healing, balance etc. And developing your own system of Magick. Some people just gravitate to the darker, weirder stuff as opposed to the crux of his work. See Syzygy by +Palamas for a more detailed and insightful look at Bertiaux's work than some of the other commentators.Parzival418https://www.blogger.com/profile/04541871425833621234noreply@blogger.com