Malcolm and Simone explain how and why mysticism and witchcraft corrupt rational thinking, even though they can emotionally comfort people lacking perceived control.
> You know, we had a one of our viewers who's trying to create [00:21:00] something similar to what we're doing, but he's like, yeah, but I want it to be like mystical and like incorporate mystical arts from various communities. And he's like, but the problem is whenever I talk to people, they're either like mystical arts are stupid or they're like, yeah, man, like, I like your vibes around this idea.
I'd point him towards someone like Eric Raymond, founder of the Open Source Movement and practicing mystic.
> You know, we had a one of our viewers who's trying to create [00:21:00] something similar to what we're doing, but he's like, yeah, but I want it to be like mystical and like incorporate mystical arts from various communities. And he's like, but the problem is whenever I talk to people, they're either like mystical arts are stupid or they're like, yeah, man, like, I like your vibes around this idea.
I'd point him towards someone like Eric Raymond, founder of the Open Source Movement and practicing mystic.
http://www.catb.org/esr/
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/dancing.html
He may or may not be too busy to respond.
Another potential person to contact could be Kasimir Urbanski, a.k.a., the RPG Pundit, also a practicing Magus.
https://www.therpgsite.com/the-rpgpundit-s-own-forum/
https://therpgpundit.blogspot.com/
One of the rpgs he published, The Invisible College, is heavily based on actual occult beliefs, so could be useful.
https://therpgpundit.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-invisible-college-occult-modern.html