In the art of talismanic filmmaking and soundscaping, moving imagery and sound are recorded to intentionally capture the essence of stellar influences. Talismanic films and soundscapes hold the power to break the hypnotic spell of the spectacle by transmitting divinely and daimonically attuned frequencies through both light and sound. Such works also carry the potential to cast their own hypnosis and mesmeric magic as a path to self-liberating and self-actualizing gnosis. The aim of my presentation is to explore the development of talismanic film and sound as its own genre in the intersecting timeline of experimental art-making and the astral-magical tradition.
