History of the Eight-Pointed Star of Chaos?

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History of the Eight-Pointed Star of Chaos?

Satarel	Jan 24 2005, 05:15 PM Post #1
Mayaparisatya Posts: 296 Age: N/A Gender: Male Reputation: none	I'm just wondering if anyone knows the history of the eight-pointed star? -------------------- The value of an individual is not numerically assignable. Given the individual's infinite capacity to affect change (for better or for worse), it follows that their value is just as infinite. Logically then, not only are all individuals of equal value, but all possible combinations and groupings of individuals are of equal value, and finally, no matter an individual's past actions, their capacity to affect positive change is not diminished. The value of the individual is sacrosanct, but actions must be directed in an effort to affect positive change.

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HenrySpencer	Mar 30 2005, 02:25 AM Post #2
Neophyte Posts: 18 Age: N/A Reputation: none	QUOTE(Zahaqiel @ Mar 30 2005, 03:01 AM) That's odd... since Games Workshop has been using the star of chaos as a symbol in their line of products since at least the 80's. If you are commenting on my post you seem to be misunderstanding it a little. Carroll mentioned the inspiration for Chaos Magick in that 1990 conference but he first wrote Liber Null in the 1970's where he discusses the Chaosphere but that was well after Michael Moorcock had already written about it. The first major influence on Chaos Magick in book form, besides the republishing of Austin Osman Spare's works at the same time, seems to have been Ramsey Dukes' SSOTBME which was first published in 1974. But that Chaosphere seems to have been lifted from Moorcock's stuff. --------------------

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Zahaqiel History of the Eight-Pointed Star of Chaos? Jan 24 2005, 05:15 PM

Crom Cruach Do you mean the Star of Ishtar or the so-called 8 ... Mar 22 2005, 08:05 AM

Zahaqiel 8 pointed star of chaos. However, I wouldn't ... Mar 22 2005, 09:12 AM

Crom Cruach The Star of Ischtar This is one of the ideograms f... Mar 22 2005, 12:36 PM

Zahaqiel Interesting - so where does the eight-pointed star... Mar 22 2005, 01:03 PM

Crom Cruach 8 is a powerfull and mythical number, there are ma... Mar 22 2005, 05:34 PM

Pride_is_a_virtue I believe the 8-pointed chaos star was derived fro... Mar 27 2005, 01:23 PM

Rakesh <- Mar 27 2005, 05:50 PM

Zahaqiel Rakesh, I don't 'spose we can get that at ... Mar 27 2005, 06:12 PM

Rakesh [color=red]EDITED [color=olive]Rakesh, please read... Mar 28 2005, 04:32 PM

Zahaqiel Now that is interesting... unfortunately, I can on... Mar 28 2005, 06:00 PM

Rakesh *casts a shy look in Kinjo's general direction... Mar 29 2005, 01:29 PM

Zahaqiel Well in the circle itself, Michael, Gabriel and Ra... Mar 29 2005, 02:39 PM

Rakesh "Agfa" is probably "Agla" Zaha... Mar 29 2005, 04:43 PM

Pride_is_a_virtue An Article of interest regarding the kaosphere. ht... Mar 29 2005, 07:45 PM

HenrySpencer It was Peter Carroll who applied the Chaosphere to... Mar 30 2005, 01:34 AM

Zahaqiel That's odd... since Games Workshop has been us... Mar 30 2005, 02:01 AM

HenrySpencer If you are commenting on my post you seem to be m... Mar 30 2005, 02:25 AM

Radiant Star Rakesh, I am not seeing your star picture as a cha... Mar 30 2005, 02:58 AM

HenrySpencer I personally don't think that the circle that ... Mar 30 2005, 04:03 AM

Rakesh There's an eight rayed star in it, so relevanc... Mar 30 2005, 08:50 AM

Zahaqiel Yeah, we all know where that comes from. ;) Tha... Mar 30 2005, 11:26 AM

HenrySpencer Rakesh, I was not trying to imply that the circle ... Mar 30 2005, 01:54 PM

mediocracy My understanding is that the chaosphere/chaos star... Mar 31 2005, 12:32 PM

Sicksicksicks I first saw it in a Moorcock novel in the mid 70s ... Mar 27 2006, 04:45 PM

Aunt Clair From : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_magic ... Nov 8 2006, 08:29 AM

ClockKeeper Lots of interesting stuff on Chaos Magic on the wi... Nov 8 2006, 05:28 PM

Laguz The chaos star has its origins in Michael moorcock... Feb 21 2011, 10:16 AM

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