Thomas Karlsson

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Thomas Karlsson (born 1972) is a Swedish occultist and esoteric author, with a PhD in the
History of Religions from the Stockholm University. In 2007 he held the first Swedish university
course in Western Esotericism.

In 1989, he and six other magicians founded Dragon Rouge, a Left-Hand Path initiatory
organization and a Draconian Tradition Order, led by Karlsson.[1] As a book author he
concentrates on occult, philosophy and paranormal topics. The Dragon Rouge website cites
Carlos Castaneda, Julius Evola and Kenneth Grant as some of the magical writers whose work is
read by the order, as are texts by classical philosophers such as Herakleitos, Plato and Plotinos,
as well as modern philosophers like Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger and Henri Bergson.[1]
Karlsson is also associated with metal bands Therion and Shadowseeds. His personal influences
include Sumerian mythology, Alchemy, Tantra, the Goetia, and the Qliphoth. In an interview
dated in 2003, he claims he experienced astral projections as a child but did not think of them as
supernatural experiences until he started formally exploring the occult.[2]

Karlsson was also the lyricist of symphonic metal band Therion, and wrote almost all the band's
lyrics between 1996-2010. He also provided the whispers on the Therion song Ljusalfheim on
their Secret of the Runes album. Nevertheless, Karlsson was never regarded as an official band
member.

Karlsson was the lead vocalist of the symphonic death metal band Shadowseeds along with
fellow Dragon Rouge member Tommie Eriksson, who also was Therion's guitarist and
drummer.[3] The lyrics reflect the Order's teachings and rituals. The band is currently on hiatus.

Uthark - Nightside of the Runes (ISBN 91-974102-1-7).

Kabbala, Kliffot och den Goetiska Magin (ISBN 91-974102-2-5)
a.k.a. Qabalah, Qliphoth and Goetic Magic (English title, ISBN 978-0-9721820-1-0)
a.k.a. La Kabbala e la magia goetica (Italian title, ISBN 978-88-7169-213-5)
a.k.a. Kabbalah, Qliphoth und die Goetische Magie (German title, ISBN 978-3-939459-
10-1)
a.k.a. Qabale, Qliphoth et magie goétique (French title, ISBN 979-10-94880-07-4)
a.k.a. Qábalah, Qlífot y Magia Goética (Spanish title)
Astrala resor ut ur kroppen (ISBN 91-7894-005-2)
Adulrunan och den Götiska Kabbalan (ISBN 91-974102-3-3)
a.k.a. Le rune e la kabbala (Italian title, ISBN 978-88-7169-207-4)
a.k.a. Adulruna und die gotische Kabbala (German title, ISBN 978-3-939459-04-0)
Götisk kabbala och runisk alkemi. Johannes Bureus och den götiska esoterismen (ISBN 978-91-
628-8030-9) — Doctoral thesis, Stockholm University, 2010 [4]
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 Bland Mystiker och Magiker i Förorten (ISBN 978-91-974102-7-4)
a.k.a. Amongst Mystics And Magicians In Stockholm (English title)
a.k.a. L'éveil du Grand Dragon Rouge (French title, ISBN 979-10-94880-13-5)
a.k.a. Entre Místicos y Magos en Estocolmo (Spanish title)

Therion

Studio albums Of Darkness...

Beyond Sanctorum
Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho
Megas
Lepaca Kliffoth
Theli
A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming
Vovin
Crowning of Atlantis
Deggial
Secret of the Runes
Lemuria
Sirius B
Gothic Kabbalah
Sitra Ahra
Les Fleurs du Mal
Beloved Antichrist

Live albums

Compilations Bells of Doom

Atlantis Lucid Dreaming

Singles

Box sets The Early Chapters of Revelation

Celebrators of Becoming

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