Lol hello Wardy, I was dearly hoping no-one I knew was going to really pick up on me answering this after I did it.
Check out Austin Osman-Spare ( good artist too, I have some of his sketches) who first inspired me to investigate further after reading his works.
I'm not into the idea of Karma, having seen it NOT work in practice on a grand scale (and not subscribing to the idea that your Karma follows you from incarnation to incarnation) and I'm not into group structures ( too many weirdos or people following Gerald Gardiner which isn't my cup of tea) so Osman-Spare's ideas of sigil magick that was free from religious overtones really appealed to me. Magick without religion if you like and the idea that there is nothing in the whole cosmos more or less powerful than anything else ( including you and I), so no God's no appease or to fail you, just yourself and your focus, no need to cast protective circles ( because nothing can get you) and no clearly defined black and white ( which seems to be very popular lately).The links below aren't great but they explain slightly what I'm referring to but the great thing is about Kaos it's about self belief and you can alter and amend as you see fit to suit the individual.I know you'll think I'm nuts but it works for me, so...
http://altreligion.about.com/od/chaosmagick/
http://www.luckymojo.com/esoteric/occultism/ma gic/chaos/0000.chaomgk.pb