Ritual Magic Through Art - Kenneth Anger - with Prof Judith Noble
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- I am delighted to host Prof. Judith, an expert on the transformative intersections of art and esotericism. Our conversation orbits around the enigmatic and evocative works of Kenneth Anger, an avant-garde filmmaker whose oeuvre plunges into the depths of magical practice and occult symbolism.
Kenneth Anger, a central figure in both underground cinema and modern esotericism, has mesmerised audiences with films like "Lucifer Rising" and "Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome." His work melds ritualistic elements with visual storytelling, offering an innovative exploration of how art can serve as a conduit for magical intent.
About our guest
Judith Noble is Professor of Film and the Occult at Arts University Plymouth (UK). She began her career as an artist filmmaker, exhibiting work internationally and worked for over twenty years as a production executive in the film industry, working with directors including Peter Greenaway and Amma Asante. Her current research centres on artists’ moving image, Surrealism, the occult and work by women artists, and she has published on filmmakers including Maya Deren, Derek Jarman and Kenneth Anger. Her most recent publication (as editor) is The Dance of Moon and Sun - Ithell Colquhoun, British Women and Surrealism (2023, Fulgur). She continues to practice as an artist and filmmaker; her most recent film is Fire Spells (2022), a collaboration with director Tom Chick. Her recent work can be found at www.iseu.space. Her film work is distributed by Cinenova.
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00:00:00 Introduction: Support Angela’s Symposium
00:02:00 Introducing Prof Judith Noble
00:03:39 Kenneth Anger: a historical overview
00:07:37 What makes Kenneth Anger unique?
00:12:59 The film Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
00:17:31 The film Scorpio Rising
00:19:56 Magic Rituals in Anger’s films
00:23:07 LSD used in film screening
00:27:30 Kenneth Anger and Thelema & Crowley
00:34:42 Why Anger is popular among magick practitioners
00:39:10 Is watching Anger’s films dangerous?
00:42:41 Anger’s lack of popularity in Southern Europe
00:42:47 Jodorowsky’s work compared to Anger’s
00:48:26 The film Eaux d'artifice made in Italy
00:49:43 Audience Questions: Audience impact - subliminal images
00:56:38 Was he influenced by Austin Osman Spare?
01:00:30 Demarcating the actor from the magickal practitioner
01:02:26 The Wizard of Oz and Liber Oz in Anger’s work
01:06:47 Where to find Kenneth Anger films
01:10:00 Farewell and Support Angela’s Symposium
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In the age of the internet, people don't appreciate how difficult it was to have access to anything esoteric. You didn't have access to these films in a small town. Your local library would not have books on any controversial topics. You could go to a bookshop and ask them to order you a book, but they would no doubt refuse. Then the community pressures would destroy you.
Good stream.
Thanks for coming
So sorry I missed the livestream. This is such a fascinating subject! I truly appreciate this channel for bringing me 'brain food ' to think about.
I really enjoyed this video. Thank you :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
In his words "He compared his movies to poetry because the term more accurately described how the fragmented, associative, music-driven editing worked on viewers’ brains."....."Some movies can be the equivalent of mantras,” Anger told Ebert in a 1978 interview. “They cause you to lose track of time. You become disoriented. Magical things can happen. Magic causes changes to occur in the universe. You can mix two elements together and get an unexpected result just beyond the edge of what you realize.” - The Vulture
Never hearing or knowing of the man learning that he was one who inspired the Rolling Stones hit 'Sympathy for the Devil' was all I needed to know to gather a general semblance of his work. [The connection of dots between Mick Jager David Bowie et al (the thread is super long that keeps pulling n pulling n pulling) ...... interesting stuff adding to the academic tapestry none the less. Not sure I will view his Fireworks or Lucifer Rising (not my genre) albeit great vid and interview as always Dr Puca.
I had never heard of Kenneth Anger until a couple of years ago, when author Jason Colavito was doing research into James Dean's alleged involvement in S&M. I didn't even know Anger was a practitioner.
😮😮😮 he is so well known with Anton LaVey!
I had no idea about the topic here but now I have had the best introduction possible :)
This was interesting, I never heard of him, so halfway though I had to pull up inauguration of pleasure, then go back to the interview 😅
Hi Tom, hope to see you guys on Sunday 💻
😃 Very interesting! 😃
the magic of Anger's films will be more understood in the future as his seemingly supernatural elements will be uncovered and people will be amazed and wonder "how did he know this?"
Great interview-very comprehensive
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What a fantastic interview! Thank you so much for posting!
I left a comment yesterday saying lucifer rising didn't do much for me, like to withdraw that comment watched it again in a more relaxed state yep I sure got it man did I ever
It would have been nice if some of the others who followed Anger, were mentioned, by name.
@drangelapuca The sound on this is not as clear as the livestream version. Your video editing software must lower the quality somehow... I've noticed other pre-recorded videos sound muffled.
I thought you were interviewing Kennith Anger? I think he and Anton LaVey are kinda lost.
Has anyone heard of an experimental filmaker named Herb Degrass, Ceremonial Magician and Witch? He was my best friend's husband. I helped her when he passed. Herbert Jean DeGrasse. I know he did magical films.
Since youtube is now forsing people to pay to watch videos in a useful way, i can't watch this video or anything else here anymore. Is there a chance you would also upload on spotify or somewhere else?
Never mind just dound you :-)
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Please do something about your poor sound quality
Compared to other livestreams the sound isn't too bad. Just have turn the sound up which is common for such videos on UA-cam. As for the filmaker's video you would have expected better lol
Though yeah, Angela, your big fancy microphone does seem to muffle the sound. Same in other videos.
If she uses a SM-7b microphone (I can't tell because of the foam filter), then perhaps if she added a Cloudlifter mic booster, placed between the microphone and the preamp/interface, would help provide additional clarity? Otherwise, without knowing the details about the specific gear used, and the room, I can't make constructive suggestions, for improving her sound quality, with any guarantee for effectiveness. But if the mic is a SM-7b, and there's no Cloudlifter... then add one, and watch a brief video for how to hook it up - it's a pretty simple device, which requires no technical expertise in order to use it properly.
@@GizzyDillespee comparing it with the livestream it appears her editing software is messing with sound.
Everything on UA-cam is quiet these days
Watched lucifer rising to be honest didn't do anything for me .
Honestly, it was our least favorite film of his. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome and Scorpio Rising are pretty good tho