Benseraglio2
Tue, 03 Aug 2004 06:16:40 -0700
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Interview with Peter Lamborn Wilson (aka Hakim Bey), anarchist and author
of Temporary Autonomous Zone in which he espouses his spiritual kinship
with THE MENNONITES, of all things:
Wilson: There are those of us who are usually called
spiritualist anarchists. Iâm willing to accept that label if I can have other
labels as well. Itâs a well-known fact that thereâs no secular Luddite community
anywhere. The only Luddite communities are AnabaptistsâAmish, Mennonite, seventh
day Baptists, all those kind of Germano-Anabaptist groups that originate in
Pennsylvania. I guess itâs religious fanaticism. Well, we need some equivalent
of that. I can only see that coming from what people would identify as a
spiritual movement. Nowadays it would probably have to have a neo-pagan shamanic
quality to it, but I think it would also have to keep the door open to people in
the established religions who are rethinking their positions, including some
Catholics. It would have to be very inclusive, non-dogmatic, and not involve any
central cult of authority. It would have to be a spontaneous crystallization of
all the pagan-LSD stuff weâve been going through since the sixties. It will have
to crystallize and provide this psychic power for self-sacrifice.
Ross Bender
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