Thomas Karlsson

Thomas Karlsson (born 1972) is a Swedish occult and esoteric writer, with a PhD in the History of Religions from Stockholm University. In 1989 he founded Dragon Rouge, a Left-Hand Path initiatory organisation.

Dragon Rouge In 1989, Thomas Karlsson and six other magicians founded Dragon Rouge, a Left-Hand Path initiatory organisation and a Draconian Tradition Order, led by Karlsson. 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. In his book Amongst Mystics and Magicians in Stockholm (2012), he describes experiences he had in the years 1989–1991 which are related to the establishment of Dragon Rouge. The book exhibits Karlsson's influences from people such as Aleister Crowley, Grant and Anton LaVey.

Books Uthark – Nightside of the Runes . a.k.a. Uthark – Im Schattenreich der Runen (German title, ) — incl. Therion-CD Secret of the Runes Kabbala, kliffot och den goetiska magin a.k.a. Qabalah, Qliphoth and Goetic Magic (English title, ) a.k.a. La Kabbala e la magia goetica (Italian title, ) a.k.a. Kabbalah, Qliphoth und die Goetische Magie (German title, ) a.k.a. Qabale, Qliphoth et magie goétique (French title, ) a.k.a. Qábalah, Qlífot y Magia Goética (Spanish title) Astrala resor ut ur kroppen Adulrunan och den götiska kabbalan a.k.a. Le rune e la kabbala (Italian title, ) a.k.a. Adulruna und die gotische Kabbala (German title, ) Revised and translated to English as: Nightside of the Runes: Uthark, Adulruna, and the Gothic Cabbala, Inner Traditions 2019 Götisk kabbala och runisk alkemi. Johannes Bureus och den götiska esoterismen — Doctoral thesis, Stockholm University, 2010 Bland mystiker och magiker i förorten (2012) a.k.a. Amongst Mystics And Magicians In Stockholm (English title, 2014) a.k.a. L'éveil du Grand Dragon Rouge (French title, ) a.k.a. Entre Místicos y Magos en Estocolmo (Spanish title) a.k.a. Tra Mistici e Maghi a Stoccolma (Italian title), Hekate Edizioni 2020