--- title: "Best Peter J. Carroll Quotes" description: "Peter James Carroll was an English occultist and writer. He was one of the originators of chaos magic theory, a cofounder of the Illuminates of Thanater..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-peter-j-carroll-13919.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-peter-j-carroll-13919.jpg) # Peter J. Carroll (1953–2026) Writer United Kingdom **48** quotes in **374** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Peter J. Carroll was a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for *Liber null & psychonaut*. ## Quick Facts About Peter J. Carroll Born January 8, 1953 Died April 22, 2026 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Writer Notable works Liber null & psychonaut ## About Peter J. Carroll Peter James Carroll was an English occultist and writer. He was one of the originators of chaos magic theory, a cofounder of the Illuminates of Thanateros, and the founder and chancellor of Arcanorium College. ## Quotes by Peter J. Carroll · Page 2 > [It has taken us two million years to elevate politics from the level of a monkey squabble, to a level comprehensible to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-carroll/it-has-taken-us-two-million-years-to-elevate-politics-from-the-level/) [Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5c/peter-j-carroll-13919_children_it-has-taken-us-two-million-years-to-ele_930238.jpg) > [Enforcing equality to compensate for the monstrous unfairness of nature destroys liberty. But total liberty leads to various forms of "aristocracy" and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-carroll/enforcing-equality-to-compensate-for-the-monstrous-unfairness-of/) [Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/) [Aristocracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aristocracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7e/peter-j-carroll-13919_aristocracy_enforcing-equality-to-compensate-for-the_1673303.jpg) > [The pseudoscience of astrology has no place in magick. Astrology has already died twice: once with the classical gods, and a second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-carroll/the-pseudoscience-of-astrology-has-no-place-in-magick-astrology-has/) [Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/) [Astrology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astrology/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/peter-j-carroll-13919_astrology_the-pseudoscience-of-astrology-has-no-pl_3097113.jpg) > [An old joke puts its thus, "when a man speaks to a god its prayer , when a god speaks to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-carroll/an-old-joke-puts-its-thus-when-a-man-speaks-to-a-god-its-prayer-when/) [Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/peter-j-carroll-13919_effects_an-old-joke-puts-its-thus-when-a-man-spe_1682965.jpg) > [Flat Earth theory serves well enough for a trip from the cave to the water hole and back, and a third dimension…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-carroll/flat-earth-theory-serves-well-enough-for-a-trip-from-the-cave-to-the/) [Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41d/peter-j-carroll-13919_accommodate_flat-earth-theory-serves-well-enough-for_2746291.jpg) > [Always consider the qualifications of anyone who assumes or professes authority, what do they really know? Authorities on spirituality can rarely give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-carroll/always-consider-the-qualifications-of-anyone-who-assumes-or-professes/) [Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/peter-j-carroll-13919_achieve_always-consider-the-qualifications-of-an_1053057.jpg) > [Apophenia means finding pattern or meaning where others don’t. Feelings of revelation and ecstasies usually accompany it. It has some negative connotations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-carroll/apophenia-means-finding-pattern-or-meaning-where-others-don-t/) [Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/peter-j-carroll-13919_accompany_apophenia-means-finding-pattern-or-meani_2609469.jpg) > [No left wing parties have any respect for liberal economic values; and most centre and right wing parties merely promote a paternalistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-carroll/no-left-wing-parties-have-any-respect-for-liberal-economic-values-and/) [Peter J. Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/peter-j-carroll-13919_centre_no-left-wing-parties-have-any-respect-fo_855186.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-carroll/#itemlist", "name": "Peter J. Carroll Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It has taken us two million years to elevate politics from the level of a monkey squabble, to a level comprehensible to a six year old child.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter J. 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