CHAOS: Remnants of Ruptured Reflections is a collection of poetry that offers readers a reflective exploration of the omnipresent tug-of-war between order and chaos. What was the inspiration for this collection of poetry?

Fundamentally, Chaos (and Chaosophy) was the inspiration for this collection. It began the creative process and this collection is in some ways a bit of a sequel to my first release The Sibyl. My debut collection had a slightly extended investigation of chaos amongst other topics but this collection is more succinct. I also intended to create chaos within the readership of this text so it is a lot more pure than The Sibyl. The text may begin at either end of the book and then collapses into itself in the middle section. Chaos is ignored by many people in an everyday context but truly is the primordial condition of the spheres in which we operate and function in.

What were some themes that were important for you to explore in this book?

The book examines themes in conflicting dichotomies that end up turning on each other within the poems. For instance, in “Virgin and Whore,” I write to turn the virgin into a whore and the whore into a goddess. Apart from some of the more obvious ones, life/death, reading/writing, and strength/weakness are explored in the poetry. Another interesting theme that was written about is the kinds of magic practitioners that are around today: the legitimate practitioners of magick vs. the ‘Wichstagram’ type practitioners who do it more for glamour and money than actual magick. Christian/Catholic themes and those of good and evil are also brought into question throughout the text.

I found the poem “Breath” especially meaningful and thought-provoking, shining a light on how fleeting life is. Do you have a favorite poem in this collection, if so, what is it that makes it stand out?

I am glad you enjoyed “Breath” as much as I enjoyed writing it. More than a poem about the awareness of being alive, it is ironically about the death of ego. My favourites from this collection are “A Wave of Words” and “The Warlock,” which is a personal hymn to the goddess Babalon.

What is one thing that you hope readers take away from CHAOS: Remnants of Ruptured Reflections?

It may be my hand that wrote this book, but I often feel that there are other forces that work through me. This book is not of my creation even though I physically worked to put this together. There are energies that need to communicate messages to the world through my mortal shell and by my name. I am not certain what messages were intended for the readers but on a personal level, I hope that my poetry is enjoyed over and over again. Perhaps some of the poetry might inspire thought or even devotion to Chaos.

While reading this text, it is hoped that readers do not read the poems in a traditional manner. Instead, readers should experience the chaos and partake of the words and themes in a disorderly fashion.

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