3. William S. Burroughs
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William S. Burroughs was one of the main men of the Beat Generation. He represented a group of people who were different in how they acted, becoming involved in some weird activities as a result. Whether it was writing Naked Lunch, traveling the world, or accidentally killing his wife, he was always open to what life had to offer, including the occult.
Burroughs first became involved with mysticism when he traveled to South America to investigate a certain plant which was alleged to give powers. InThe Yage Letters, he wrote about his time there in a series of letters to fellow Beat Allan Ginsberg. The letters also revealed Burroughs’s interest in black magic and curses.
However, his involvement with the occult didn’t end there. Later in Burroughs’s life, he became interested in the spiritual power of photography. He theorized that photographs might take the subject out of time and space, leaving the person’s fate to the photographer. His continued experimentation with the occult led him to join the Illuminates of Thanateros. He was allegedly buried with his initiation ring.
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