Posts by Rev Illuminatus Maximus
Shakti
In Hinduism, divine, feminine, creative power or force, from the Sanskrit. From the point of view of certain schools of Hindu mysticism, all that exists is nothing but the play of shakti – the entire universe we live in and know is only the orgasmic daydream of some goddess or another.
Read MorePavlovs Gods
Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #95, expanded and revised. A fascinating survey of brainwashing and trauma in primitive Christianity, touching upon a number of shocking and exotic themes!
Read MoreShadows of Tomorrow lyrics from Mad Villain LP
FOUND: http://rap.genius.com/Madvillain-shadows-of-tomorrow-lyrics [Quasimoto] Today is the shadow of tomorrow Today is the present future of yesterday Yesterday is the shadow of today The darkness of the past is yesterday And the light of the past is yesterday The days of yesterday are all numbered in sum In the word “once” Because once upon a time there…
Read MoreAntinomian Antics: Sabotaging the Matrix
Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #85, expanded and revised with original illustrations. An overview of the antinomian strain of gnostic Christianity, touching upon a variety of scintillating and outrageous themes!
Read MorePhilp K Dick on Valis, Ubik and Paradox
FOUND: INSPIRATION AND BLISS Dick cannot accept that VALIS really exists, but yet he cannot reject it either. He is caught in a loop — if he accepts that VALIS exists, then he knows that this is a mad idea, so he must believe that he is mad, in which case VALIS does not really exist.…
Read MoreMadness, Illumination and Gnosis in Magic and the Occult
FOUND: gnosis 3: the dark side Because of this mixture of dark and light, this potential both for madness and for illumination, it is not surprising that mainstream Christians can be fearful and yet fascinated by the several expressions of gnosis in magic, the occult, and the paranormal. Gnosis inevitably calls the seeker out of the…
Read MoreBataille’s Scatalogical Universe
FOUND: link In the poetry fragment: ‘The Sky Goes Poo Poo’, Bataille reveals the universe as the gratuitous, exorbitant phenomenon that it in fact is. No metaphor is too wild to describe the whole of existence: ‘If an orgasmic dick engendered the universe, it’d make it like it is. In the transparency of the sky, we’d…
Read MoreMarx, Batille and Nietzsche
FOUND: link Marx: The energy of the proletariat will be released through collective action. Bataille: Bravo! We can be noble savages again. Nietzsche: It would be better to release the energy of those who are truly noble– the higher men. Why not start a secret society and create our own values? Bataille: Brilliant! What do…
Read MoreUnited States of Amnesia
FOUND: this STAGE ONE Psychological: Pervasive Anxiety & Nervousness. Feelings of Insecurity & Inferiority. Compulsive Behavior all resulting in Mild Depression. Psychological effects are not incapacitating and day-to- day functions are still handled however concentration and focus are real issues. Spiritual: Subtle awareness of spiritual energy or entity surrounding (watching) you. Restless sleeInability to remember dreams.…
Read MoreRene Girard and Violent mimesis
FOUND: The Spirituality of Nonviolence: On Not Becoming What We Hate The more a tragic conflict is prolonged, the more likely it is to culminate in a violent mimesis,” writes Rene Girard; “the resemblance between the combatants grows ever stronger until each presents a mirror image of the other.” With what visage, then, did the…
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