This article is from the Magick-Chaos FAQ, by AShdeamoNium ashton@netcom.com with numerous contributions by others.
From: pali151@netcom.com (Sri Palindrome.151)
Kia is a term coined by Austin Osman Spare as a label for the
unmanifest portion of the human psyche/spirit/etc. Thus, the Kia is
the Chaos within each of us. Being thus, it is the source of
inspiration, and the interface between the finite human mind and the
infinite. It's also, in a sense, the energy that causes us to grow,
change, and expand. Note the similarity between the words Kia and
"Ki," the Chinese word for the vital energy.
 
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