Liberation Theurgy: Towards a critical theory of insurgent hermeticism

Using the methodology of Slavoj Zizek's dialectical materialism, a version of Marxist critical theory, Liberation Theurgy hermeneutically interrogates the theory and practice of western ceremonial magic, called theurgy in antiquity and magick in modernity, outlining a politically liberating interpretation in line with the priorities of present day practitioners in the context of the alienating effects of globalized capitalism.