Peter J. Carroll has passed away

Just heard that Peter J. Carroll has sadly passed away. From his publisher:

Peter J Carroll (1953-2026)
The Wizard has gone. With great sadness, we have to inform all that the celebrated occultural author, teacher, and innovator Peter J Carroll passed away unexpectedly in the early hours of Wednesday 22nd April 2026. He was a star whose books and ideas changed the lives of millions. He was instrumental in the birth of Chaos Magick, one the most significant new magical/philosophical streams of thought of our times. He is survived by a wife and two daughters. Pete will be cremated in a simple private ceremony for close friends and family. He leaves a great legacy which will be the subject of a longer eulogy and memorial in due course. An online memorial page will be available shortly

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[Divinewhisper07]

Really sad news like he is not more... Among us.. still can I evoke him to have his last words?? Should I do or not like he did strongly believed in magick...

 

[Philou]

Really sad, I'm not into chaos myself but there's no denying every modern magicians own him something.

 

[Magicjay82]

RIP

 

[Robert Ramsay]

He was the only other theoretical magician I knew of

 

[Elari]

I am not a Chaote myself but his writings were essential when I was beginning my practice. May he rest in peace

 

[DoppelgangerFred]

My condolences to his family, friends and followers.

 

[Konsciencia]

REST IN POWER, Peter.

 

[Kepler]

Unsure if he did any work on afterlife preservation, but even so natural forces and the vector of his soul may endure the disregard.
Hope he's enjoying being a disembodied idea in the mind of spirits and comes back renewed and ready to continue.
Hail Eris!

 

[Mast3r0c]

Beyond practical magic, Chancellor Stokastikos was diligently pursuing some really elegant reinterpretations of cosmology and quantum mechanics. His was a potent polymathic intellect, and its loss is keenly felt. Safe travels, teacher.

 

[Divinewhisper07]

He grew up working class in postwar his father was a railway clerk who drank himself to death mother a hairdresser who pushed him toward education He had a degree in chemistry So he worked as a schoolteacher for several years, then founded a successful natural products business essential oils and cosmetics that he grew over 30 years... His two children both scientists neither particularly into magic he even use to attends local Druid Grove monthly in the Uk makes his own magical tools and sculptures.... He used to believe universal basic income is a bad idea "Work or die" though he defines work broadly as anything others appreciate....

 

[ZAXCY]

Defs read Interview with a wizard to see more of his life, the stories there are so fun <3

 

[Reynard]

So sad. I finished my second reading of Liber Null & Psychnaut last weekend. I struggled with it the first time round, but it utterly captivated me this time. The stuff he wrote about Kia fascinated me and took me to Austin Osman Spare's work, which is equally fascinating (and strangely dreamlike, and frequently incomprehensible!).

Loss of a legend. We owe you a lot, Pete.

 

[embitca]

I'm sorry to see this verified. I thought it was a hoax when I saw it posted elsewhere. It's very sad.

 

[Denise13]

I think because it was so sudden, we all hoped it was an elaborate hoax.

But then it was confirmed. He was working on two book projects with a co-editor, so those will go ahead as Memoriam editions now.

 

[MorganBlack]

Godspeed, Pete.

Zen, Chaos Magic, Idealism, and Fortean 'Damned Things' are what I still use to get my rationalist left-brain to shut up for a bit.

Mr. White, chaos magician and animist magician, talking about his Two Wizard Dads , Peter Carroll and Jake Stratton-Kent, fighting in the way only two opinionated Brits can.

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They seem to have had an IRL Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell dynamic going on, with Peter Carroll playing the role of Mr. Norrell, and The Learned Society of York Magicians - whose members are "theoretical magicians" seeking a very British magic - are worried Jake , playing Jonathan Strange (with the Raven King in tow), is dragging British magic backwards.

 

[Lurker]

Farewell to a luminary.

Liber Null and Psychonaut was the first book I read on magic. I started casting sigils, but the rest was a bit over my head at the time. I'll have to go back and revisit it.

 

[Reynard]

Farewell to a luminary.

Liber Null and Psychonaut was the first book I read on magic. I started casting sigils, but the rest was a bit over my head at the time. I'll have to go back and revisit it.

Oh man, it's worth it, definitely.