Richard Kaczynski

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For the Polish politician, see Ryszard Kaczyński

Richard Kaczynski is an author, lecturer, and magical practitioner specializing in Thelema and related magical paths. He is the author of a biography of Aleister Crowley titled Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley. He’s been a student of Thelema since 1977 e.v., a member of Ordo Templi Orientis since 1987, and a lecturer on magick since 1990. Within the O.T.O., he is past Master of Blue Equinox Oasis in Detroit, an ordained Priest of Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, a Certified Initiator Trainer, and a Local Body Mentor; as a member of U.S. Grand Lodge's Education Committee, he is chair of its Qabalah subcommittee. He has been a lecturer at the Starwood Festival^[1] for over ten years on magic and online magical networking and ritual. Over the years, his writing has appeared in various magazines (High Times,^[2] The Magical Link, Neshamah, Cheth, Mezlim, Eidolon, Different Worlds) and books (Golden Dawn Sourcebook, Rebels and Devils, People of the Earth), and he was interviewed for the PBS documentary, Secrets of the Occult. His current projects include an edited and annotated re-issue of Crowley's Sword of Song.

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Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley (New Falcon Publications 2002) ISBN 1-56184-170-6
Rebels & Devils: The Psychology of Liberation, edited by Christopher S. Hyatt, Ph.D. (New Falcon Publications 1996) ISBN 1-56184-153-6
People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out by Ellen Evert Hopman, Lawrence Bond (Inner Traditions 1995) ISBN 0-89281-559-0
Golden Dawn Sourcebook by Darcy Kuntz (Holmes Publishing 1996) ISBN 1-55818-332-9
The Revival of Magick and Other Essays (Oriflamme 1998) ISBN 1-56184-133-1
Perdurabo Outtakes (Blue Equinox Journal #1)
Panic in Detroit: The Magician and the Motor City (co-editor) (Blue Equinox Journal #2)