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0,*AOS NEV] DI$03 ,HAKIM ,BEY'S ,ONTOLOGY 

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0,*AOS NEV] DI$03 ,HAKIM ,BEY'S ,ONTOLOGY 

0,*AOS NEV] DI$04 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! BE/-KN[N SLOGANS FROM ,HAKIM ,BEY'S SEM9AL WORK1 ,T,A,Z4 ,9 ! SECOND ( A SIXTE5-P>T S]IES1 ,&REW ,ROB9SON RECON/RUCTS ! ONTOLOGY ( ,BEY'S 0ONTOLOGICAL AN>*ISM04 ,HE EXAM9ES :AT IT MEANS TO TAKE *AOS AS ONTOLOGICALLY PRIM>Y1 & H[ A S5SE ( MEAN+ OR ORD] CAN EM]GE FROM *AOS4 

,*AOS ,NEV] ,DI$ 

,BEY'S ONTOLOGY IS BAS$ ON ! PRIMACY ( *AOS4 ,! CONCEPT ( *AOS %\LD NOT BE SE5 AS A SYNONYM = DISORD]1 OR AN ATT5TION-GRABB+ REPHRAS+ ( AN>*ISM4 ,*AOS IS NOT SIMPLY ! ABS5CE ( LAWS OR ! /ATE4 ,IT IS AN ONTOLOGICAL CONDITION *>ACT]IZ$ BY CON/ANT FLUX & FL[1 ! ABS5CE ( NORMATIVE OR O!R CRIT]IA ( ORD]1 & A /ATE ( BE+ AK9 TO 9TOXICATION4 ,*AOS1 ,BEY TELLS US1 IS 'CONT9U\S CREATION'4 ,HE ALSO REPEAT$LY /ATES ?AT ',*AOS NEV] DI$'4 ,*AOS HAS SURVIV$ ! SUPPOS$ F\NDATION ( ORD]4 ,IT IS A BASIC ONTOLOGICAL REALITY WE %\LD EMBRACE & CELEBRATE4 

,!RE >E ?US NO ESS5TIAL OR NATURAL LAWS TO PROVIDE US ) MEAN+4 ,NATURE1 SAYS ,BEY1 HAS NO LAWS1 ONLY HABITS4 ,MEAN+ CREATION IS1 !N1 A MATT] ( P]SONAL CON/RUCTION BAS$ ON DESIRE4 ,! ONLY ORD] POSSIBLE IS ! ORD] ONE PRODUCES & IMAG9ES ?R\< 'EXI/5TIAL FRE$OM'4 ,ALL O!R ORD]S >E ILLUSIONS4 ,LIFE & ! BODY >E P]MEABLE1 AD HOC1 IMPURE1 & FULL ( HOLES4 ,YET NEV]!LESS1 EXI/5TIAL AUTONOMY & SELF-ACTUALIZATION MU/ BE ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ?IS FIELD4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ,BEY PREF]S A WORLD ( '9DET]M9ACY1 ( RI* AMBIGUITY1 ( COMPLEX IMPURITIES' TO PURI/ UTOPIAS4 ,*AOS IS !RE=E DESIRABLE AS WELL AS ONTOLOGICALLY BASIC1 OR NECESS>Y4 ,BEY SOMETIMES PORTRAYS HIS !ORY 9 T]MS ( A DECISION TO SAY YES TO LIFE ITSELF4 ,9 ANO!R WORK1 ,BEY DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A 'BAD PROPHET' :O BETS ON UNLIKELY ANOMALIES & *AOS4 

,*AOS IS SOME?+ PRIOR TO ?\<T & SOCIAL CON/RUCTION4 ,BEY CONCEIVES ,*AOS AS A CREATIVE POT5TIAL UND]LY+ ALL REALITY4 ,IT MEANS ?AT LIV+ ?+S CAN G5]ATE !IR [N SPONTANE\S ORD]S4 ,IT ALSO UND]CUTS ! LEGITIMACY ( ALL HEGEMONIC & HI]>*ICAL SY/EMS4 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT SOME?+ COMES 9TO ?\<T :I* CONSCI\SNESS ATTEMPTS TO /RUCTURE4 ,! /RUCTURE APPE>S TO BE ! F\NDATIONAL LEVEL1 BUT IT ISN'T4 ,?IS ANALYSIS RULES \T REPRES5TATION1 BUT NOT ?\<T AS SU*4 ,9DE$1 ?\<T & IMAGES >E BO? IMPORTANT4 ,LETT]S OR HI]OGLYPHS >E BO? ?\<TS & IMAGES4 ,BEY CELEBRATES A TYPE ( 9-BETWE5NESS :I* DEALS ) BO? ?\<T & IMAGES4 

,*AOS IS PRIM>Y OV] ORD]4 ,9 FACT1 ORD] IS AN ILLUSION4 ,WE >E ALWAYS 9 *AOS1 BUT SOMETIMES WE FALL = ! LIE ?AT ORD] EXI/S4 ,?IS LIE LEADS TO ALI5ATION4 ,! WORLD IS REAL1 BUT CONSCI\SNESS IS ALSO REAL S9CE IT HAS REAL EFFECTS4 ,9 ONE PASSAGE1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT ! SELF CANNOT PRODUCE ?+S1 NOR BE PRODUC$4 ,EV]Y?+ SIMPLY IS :AT IT IS1 SPONTANE\SLY4 ,9 ',! ,9=MATION ,W>'1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT 9=MATION IS *AOS1 KN[L$GE IS SPONTANE\S ORD]+ FROM *AOS1 & FRE$OM IS SURF+ ! WAVE ( ?AT SPONTANEITY4 ,HE C\NT]POSES ?IS VIEW TO ! GNO/IC DUALISM ( ?OSE :O USE 9=MATION 7OR SPIRIT7 TO D5Y ! BODY4 ,9/EAD HE SEEKS A 'GREAT COMPLEX CONFUSION' ( BODY & SPIRIT4 

,ACCESS TO *AOS COMES ?R\< ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS1 BUT *AOS IS ALSO ALWAYS PRES5T 9 EV]YDAY LIFE1 B5EA? ! SURFACE4 ,*AOS1 OR IMAG9ATION1 IS ! BASIS ( A FIELD :I* IS \TSIDE ! ORD9>Y4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS ALSO ! FIELD FROM :I* ! ORD9>Y IS COMPOS$4 ,IT CAN 5T] 9TO ORD9>Y LIFE4 ,9T]PRETATION1 = EXAMPLE1 OCCURS 9 ?IS FIELD4 ,IT IS SIMIL> TO ! FIELD ( BECOM+ 9 ,DELEUZIAN !ORY1 ( TIME OR ! VIRTUAL = ,DELEUZE & ,B]GSON1 & ! UNCONSCI\S 9 ,JUNG4 ,! NUM9\S IS 'BANAL'2 IT CAN BE F\ND EV]Y:]E4 ,BEY REF]S TO HIMSELF AS A RADICAL MONI/1 9 DI/9CTION FROM ! GNO/IC OR ,MANI*EAN DUALISMS ( ! RI<T-W+4 ,AL?\< HE DOES NOT SAY SO DIRECTLY1 HE SEEMS TO TREAT OPPRESSIVE SY/EMS AS DI/ORT$ =MS ( ! FIELD ( *AOS1 TURN$ ASIDE BY 'D>K MAGIC' OR NEGATIVE =MS ( TRANCE4 ,! ZONE ( ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS IS ALSO ! ZONE ( HYBRIDITY1 ! ZONE :]E ! B\ND>IES PROVID$ BY 9T]PRETIVE CATEGORIES BREAK D[N4 

,PSY*OLOGICAL LIB]ATION CONSI/S 9 ACTUALIZ+1 OR BR++ 9TO BE+1 SPACES :]E FRE$OM ACTUALLY EXI/S4 ,?IS IS NOT SOME?+ UNIMAG9ABLY O!R4 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT MANY ( US HAVE ATT5D$ P>TIES :I* HAVE BECOME A BRIEF 'REPUBLIC ( GRATIFI$ DESIRES'4 ,! QUALITATIVE =CE ( EV5 SU* A BRIEF MOM5T IS SOMETIMES GREAT] ?AN ! P[] ( ! /ATE4 ,IT PROVIDES MEAN+1 & ATTRACTS DESIRE & 9T5SITY4 ,SIMIL> CLAIMS >E MADE ELSE:]E 9 PO/-LEFT AN>*Y4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,F]AL ,FAUN SUGGE/S ?AT WE ALL KNEW ?IS K9D ( 9T5SITY 9 *ILDHOOD4 

,*AOS AS ! ,BASIS = ,MEAN+ & ,ORD] 

,9 ! FIELD ( *AOS1 ?+S >E HELD TOGE!R BY DESIRE OR ATTRACTION4 ,ACTION IS POSSIBLE AT ?IS UND]LY+1 *AOTIC OR QUANTUM LEVEL4 ,MAGIC IS 'ACTION AT A DI/ANCE'4 ,*AOS ALSO PRODUCES A K9D ( ORD]1 ?R\< ,]OS 7LOVE7 OR ! SELF-ORD]+ ACTIVITY ( A ,/IRN]IAN EGO4 ,BEY ADOPTS ,F\RI]'S VIEW1 :I* HE ALSO ATTRIBUTES TO ,SUFI POETS1 ?AT LOVE OR ATTRACTION IS ! DRIV+ =CE ( ! UNIV]SE4 ,! ,BIG ,BANG IS 'BEAUTIFUL & LOVES BEAUTY'1 AL?\< DIRT IS ALSO ! MIRROR ( BEAUTY4 ,= 9/ANCE1 FL[]S GR[ FROM DIRT4 

,! POSSIBILITY ( 'ACTION AT A DI/ANCE' IS ! MA9 BELIEF ( ! ,H]METIC APPROA* ) :I* ,BEY ID5TIFIES4 ,?IS APPROA* WAS SUPPOS$LY BANI%$ FROM SCI5CE 9 ITS ME*ANI/IC PHASE1 BUT KEEPS COM+ BACK - 9 GRAVITY AS 'ATTRACTION'1 9 QUANTUM PHYSICS1 /RANGE ATTRACTORS1 ! P[] ( M$IA1 & SO ON 7& RA!R DIFF]5TLY1 9 ,F\RI]'S WORK74 

,H]METICI/S BELIEV$ ?AT ! 'MORAL P[]' ( AN IMAGE C\LD BE CONVEY$ ACROSS DI/ANCE1 BY SOME K9D ( 5]GY BEAM1 ESPECIALLY IF BOO/$ BY O!R S5SORY 9PUTS4 ,BEY BELIEVES ?AT >TI/S CONT9UE TO DO ?IS1 EV5 :5 !Y D5Y IT4 ,ADV]TIS+1 = EXAMPLE1 CONVEYS A P>TICUL> AFFECTIVE OR 'MORAL' FRAME4 ,H]METICISM ?US HAS A DUAL ASPECT4 ,9 ITS POSITIVE =M1 IT IS LIB]ATORY & POLITICALLY RADICAL4 ,H[EV]1 IT ALSO PROVIDES ! BASIS = ADV]TIS+1 ,P,R & SO ON4 

,! ONLY VIABLE GOV]NM5T IS ?AT ( ATTRACTION OR LOVE AMONG *AOTIC =CES4 ,ONLY DESIRE CREATES VALUES4 ,VALUES >ISE FROM ! TURBUL5T1 *AOTIC PROCESS ( =M+ RELATIONS4 ,SU* VALUES >E BAS$ ON ABUNDANCE1 NOT SC>CITY1 & >E ! OPPOSITE ( ! DOM9ANT MORALITY4 ,BEY DESCRIBES 'PEAK EXP]I5CES' AS VALUE-=MATIVE ON AN 9DIVIDUAL LEVEL4 ,!Y TRANS=M EV]YDAY LIFE & ALL[ VALUES TO BE *ANG$ OR 'REVALU$'4 ,CREATIVE P[]S >ISE FROM DESIRE & IMAG9ATION1 & ALL[ PEOPLE TO CREATE VALUES4 ,CATA/ROPHE HAS NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS TODAY1 BUT IT ORIG9ALLY MEANT A SUDD5 *ANGE1 & SU* A *ANGE IS SOMETIMES DESIRABLE4 

,BEY TALKS A LOT AB\T MAGIC1 SPIRITUALITY1 ,H]METICISM1 ESOT]ICISM1 & SO ON4 ,?IS IS NOT 'MY/IFICATION' 9 ! USUAL S5SE1 NOR A LIT]AL BELIEF 9 ! K9DS ( MAGIC SE5 9 FICTION4 ,RA!R1 IT 9VOLVES REFLECTIONS ON ! SYMBOLIC & IMAG9>Y NATURE ( MANY TAK5-=-GRANT$ PRACTICES & OBJECTS4 ,SOME?+ IS 'MAGICAL' OR 'SPIRITUAL' 9 A POSITIVE S5SE IF IT LEADS TO AN ALT]$ /ATE ( CONSCI\SNESS4 

,?+S CAN ALSO BE 'MAGICAL' OR 'SPIRITUAL' 9 5ACT+ 9VISIBLE =MS ( LONG-RANGE COMMUNICATION OR CONTROL4 ',MAGIC' OR 'SPIRIT' 9 ?IS S5SE IS SOME?+ IMMAN5T1 SOME?+ MO/ ( US HAVE EXP]I5C$ ALREADY - AS AN 9T5SE EMOTIONAL EXP]I5CE1 ROMANTIC OR SEXUAL ATTRACTION1 A PSY*$ELIC TRIP1 A M$ITATIVE /ATE1 A P[]FUL DREAM1 AN EMP[]+ PROTE/ OR DIRECT ACTION1 A R&OM MOM5T :]E EV]Y?+ FEELS RI<T4 ,IT DOES NOT 9VOLVE REF]5CE TO A TRANSC5D5T FIELD \TSIDE EXP]I5CE1 AL?\< IT IS C]TA9LY TAK5 TO BE \TSIDE ORD9>Y1 'CONS5SUS' EXP]I5CE4 

,BEY WRITES AS IF ! 5TITIES EXP]I5C$ 9 ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS1 OR ! >*ETYPES F\ND 9 DREAMS & /ORIES1 >E REAL4 ,BUT ?IS IS P>T ( ! PROCESS ( MY?ICALLY 9ITIAT+ ! READ]4 ,! ULTIMATE ONTOLOGICAL /ATUS ( !SE 5TITIES 7:E!R !Y >E M]ELY IMAG9$1 OR HAVE SOME REAL EXI/5CE7 IS NOT P>TICUL>LY IMPORTANT4 7,9 A S5SE1 IF EV]Y?+ IS *AOS1 ON5ESS1 OR BECOM+1 !N NO?+ ( A CATEGORISABLE TYPE IS REAL 9 ANY CASE74 ,:AT MATT]S IS ! ROLE ( !SE FIGURES1 & BELIEF 9 !M1 9 PRODUC+ ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS & 9T5SITY4 

,*AOS1 ,RELIGION1 & ,SCI5CE 

,BEY'S IDEA ( *AOS HAS A NUMB] ( RESONANCES4 ,IT IS SIMIL> TO ! IDEA ( *AOS 9 *AOS !ORY1 BUT QUALITATIVE1 RA!R ?AN MA!MATICAL4 ,IT HAS SIMIL>ITIES ) A P>TICUL> /YLE ( READ+ QUANTUM-LEVEL REALITIES4 ,IT IS ALSO SIMIL> TO ,DELEUZE'S CLAIM ?AT BECOM+ OR DIFF]5CE-PRODUCTION IS ONTOLOGICALLY BASIC1 & ,SP9OZA'S UNIVOCITY ( BE+4 

,BEY P]IODICALLY REF]S TO ,TAOISM1 ,BUDDHISM1 ,SUFISM1 ,KABBALAH1 QUANTUM PHYSICS1 & O!R BODIES ( ?\<T AS SIMIL> TO HIS [N1 AL?\< HIS RELATION%IP TO !M IS (T5 SYNCRETIC4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT ONE UND]/&S ! ,TAO AS AN UNDIFF]5TIAT$ =CE ( BECOM+1 IT IS SIMIL> TO ,BEY'S *AOS4 ,TO ! EXT5T ?AT ONE UND]/&S ,GOD AS IMMAN5TLY COEXT5SIVE ) BE+1 !N ,GOD IS ANO!R NAME = *AOS4 

,9 ',QUANTUM ,ME*ANICS & ,*AOS ,!ORY'1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT SCI5TIFIC WORLDVIEWS BO? 9FLU5CE & >E 9FLU5C$ BY WID] SOCIAL DISC\RSES4 ,PTOLEMAIC !ORY E*O$ MON>*Y & RELIGION1 ,NEWTONIAN_/,C>TESIAN !ORIES E*O$ CAPITALISM & NATIONALISM4 ,QUANTUM !ORY & RELATIVITY SIMIL>LY CO-CON/ITUTE A CURR5T SOCIAL REALITY4 ,H[EV]1 !ORY CONT9UES TO LAG BEH9D QUANTUM ME*ANICS1 AS SCI5TI/S /RUGGLE TO EXPLA9 PH5OM5A :I* CLE>LY 0WORK0 SCI5TIFICALLY4 ,QUANTUM !ORY SEEMS TO VALIDATE ,EA/]N & ,NEW ,AGE WORLDVIEWS1 :I* MI<T PROVIDE AN ORGANIZ+ MY? OR POETICS = QUANTUM SCI5CE4 

,BEY SUMM>IZES A S]IES ( DIFF]5T POSSIBLE READ+S1 SOME ( :I* RECOV] SOME =M ( REALISM1 O!RS ( :I* DO NOT4 ,HE 9SI/S ?AT ! UNIV]SE MU/ BE A S+LE REALITY1 & SUGGE/S ?AT ! UND]LY+ *AOTIC NATURE ( REALITY PRODUCES EFFECTS SU* AS QUANTUM UNC]TA9TY4 ,?IS POSSIBILITY C\LD %ATT] 'CONS5SUS REALITY' & ITS CLAIMS TO TRU?4 

,?IS C\LD HAVE V>I\S SOCIAL EFFECTS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 AN ECONOMY MIRROR+ QUANTUM !ORY W\LD HAVE TO ABOLI% WORK1 BECAUSE WORK IS SIMIL> TO CLASSICAL PHYSICS 9 /RUCTURE4 ,! RESULT MI<T EI!R BE A ,Z][ORK UTOPIA1 OR A =M ( 5SLAVEM5T WORSE ?AN WORK 7PROBABLY CYB]NETIC1 & FOLL[+ ,DELEUZE & ,GUATT>I'S IDEA ( MA*9IC 5SLAVEM5T74 

,TAOISM & ,BUDDHISM >E RECURR+ PO9TS ( REF]5CE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,WILSON_/,BEY 9 ,ESCAPE FROM ! ,N9ETE5? ,C5TURY1 ,TAOISM IS A ,CLA/RIAN MA*9E = W>D+ (F HI]>*Y1 :I* (F]S DIRECT EXP]I5CE 9 A MANN] SIMIL> TO %AMANISM4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 IT UND]M9$ ,*9ESE ,IMP]IAL M$IATION4 ,9 ANO!R PIECE1 ,BEY CALLS = A 'NEW !ORY ( ,TAOI/ DIALECTICS'4 ,9 ,TAOISM1 ,WILSON >GUES 9 ,%[] ( ,/>S1 *AOS IS NOT A FIGURE ( EVIL1 BUT FULL ( POT5TIAL4 ,IT IS ! S\RCE ( CREATION4 ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ONTOLOGICAL AN>*ISM & ,TAOISM IS ON ! QUE/ION ( ACTION V]SUS QUIETISM4 

,BEY ALSO EMBRACES ! ,Z5 ,BUDDHI/ IDEA ( ,BEG9N]'S ,M9D4 ,9 ANO!R PIECE1 ,BEY COMP>ES ! ,BUDDHI/ CONCEPT ( SATORI ) ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,REVOLUTION ( ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE1 & ! ,SURREALI/ & ,DADAI/ CONCEPT ( ! ]UPTION ( ! M>VEL\S4 ,ALL 9VOLVE P]CEIV+ ! ORD9>Y 9 EXTRAORD9>Y WAYS4 ,:ILE ,SITUATIONISM NEGLECTS ! SPIRITUAL ASPECT1 ,BUDDHISM NEGLECTS ! POLITICAL4 

,BEY ALSO LIK5S HIS POSITION TO ,SUFISM4 ,9 ! ,SUFI TRADITION1 A 'S+LE VISION' ( HOLI/IC DIV9E REALITY IS CONTRA/$ ) ! 'D\BLE VISION' ( ALI5AT$ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,WILSON RELATES ?IS TO ! ONE-EY$ MON/]S ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,SOMA-FUNCTION & ) MAGIC MU%ROOMS1 TAK+ IT TO BE A =M ( ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS4 

,BEY'S READ+S >E SOMETIMES RA!R SELECTIVE4 ,MANY ( ! TRADITIONS HE DISCUSSES C\NT]POSE SPIRITUAL AWAK5+ TO BODILY PLEASURE4 ,!Y ALSO EMPHASIZE ! *ANNEL+1 CON/RA9T1 OR BALANC+ ( DESIRE1 NOT SIMPLY ITS RELEASE4 ,H[EV]1 ,BEY NONE!LESS TRACES 9T]E/+ P>ALLELS AMONG TRADITIONS ( DISALI5ATION4 

,! IDEA ( *AOS IS ALSO SIMIL> TO ! PRIMORDIAL =CE :I* IS SLA9 BY ! F\ND] ( CIVILIZATION 9 A NUMB] ( /ATI/ EPICS 7SU* AS ! ,EPIC ( ,GILGAME%74 ,BEY FUR!R LIK5S HIS VIEW ( *AOS TO HUNT]-GA!R] WORLDVIEWS1 >GU+ ?AT WE NE$ TO RECOV] %AMANISM AGA9/ PRIE/HOOD1 B>DS AGA9/ LORDS & SO ON4 ,HIS APPROA* IS MODEL$ ON A LANGUAGE :I* DOES NOT YET DI/+UI% RITUAL FROM >T1 RELIGION FROM H>MONI\S SOCIAL LIFE1 WORK FROM PLAY1 >T-OBJECTS FROM USEFUL OBJECTS1 & SO ON4 ,9 ONE PASSAGE1 ,BEY DEPICTS A W> BETWE5 TWO SETS ( =CES4 ,*AOS1 ,MO!R ,GAIA & ! ,TITANS >E ON ! SIDE ( AIMLESS W&]+1 HUNT]-GA!R]S & FRE$OM4 ,ZEUS & ! ,OLYMPIANS >E ON ! SIDE ( ORD]4 

,IF HUMANS >E DIFF]5T FROM ANIMALS1 IT IS BECAUSE ( CONSCI\SNESS OR SELF-CONSCI\SNESS1 NOT AW>5ESS4 ,ANIMALS >E ALSO AW>E1 9 A SPIRITUAL S5SE4 ,H[EV]1 ONLY HUMANS HAVE TE*NOLOGY - :I* CAN EI!R BE A MEANS OR CAN DOM9ATE US4 ,SYMBOLIC SY/EMS >E RELAT$ TO CONSCI\SNESS4 ,HUMANS >E ?US SPLIT BETWE5 AN 'ANIMAL' LEVEL ( 9TIMACY & UNIFI$ CONSCI\SNESS1 & A DI/9CTLY HUMAN LEVEL ( ALI5AT$ CONSCI\SNESS4 

,RELIGION /EMS FROM ?IS TRAGIC SEP>ATION ( M9D & BODY4 ,?IS1 9 TURN1 LEADS TO A HUGE RANGE ( PRACTICES ( 'KN[+'1 RANG+ FROM PSY*$ELIC DRUGS TO COMPUT]S4 ,BUT S9CE E>LY CIVILIZATIONS1 RELIGION HAS S\<T TO ESCAPE ! BODY1 BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY GNO/IC & BODY-HAT+4 ,BEY SEEKS TO RE-VALORIZE ! 'ANIMAL' LEVEL ( IMM$IATE AW>5ESS4 

,BEY'S POSITION ON ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS PUTS HIM 9 DISAGREEM5T ) MANY AN>*I/S4 ,HE REJECTS ! 'TWO-DIM5SIONAL SCI5TISM' ( CLASSICAL AN>*ISM4 ,! IDEA ( BE+1 CONSCI\SNESS1 OR BLISS CONTA9$ 9 MY/ICAL CONCEPTIONS IS NOT = ,BEY A ,/IRN]IAN SPOOK - AN AB/RACT FIGURE TO :I* PEOPLE SUBORD9ATE !MSELVES4 ,IT IS A T]M = A TYPE ( 9T5SE AW>5ESS OR 'VALUATIVE CONSCI\SNESS' RESULT+ FROM IMMAN5CE1 :I* IS TO SAY1 ! REJECTION ( SPOOKS4 ,TE*NIQUES = HI<] CONSCI\SNESS CAN BE APPROPRIAT$ BY AN>*I/S4 

,BEY SEES SCI5CE AS A 'WAY ( ?9K+' )\T SPECIAL ONTOLOGICAL /ATUS4 ,HE !RE=E OPPOSES ! COMMON ASSUMPTION ?AT ONLY ONE TYPE ( CONSCI\SNESS1 ! SCI5TIFIC1 HAS VALIDITY4 ,ONE K9D ( CONSCI\SNESS - UNIV]SALIZ+1 ,5LI<T5M5T1 L9E>1 RATIONAL1 ME*ANICAL - HAS DOM9AT$ = TOO LONG4 ,= ,BEY1 EXP]I5CES 9 ALT]$ /ATES ( CONSCI\SNESS HAVE AS MU* REALITY AS ANY O!R K9D ( EXP]I5CE4 ,ALSO1 IF SOME?+ HAS EFFECTS1 !N IT MI<T AS WELL BE REAL4 

,BEY DESCRIBES HIS APPROA* AS A 'RATIONALISM ( ! M>VEL\S' - NEI!R SCI5CE NOR RELIGION4 ,?IS RATIONALISM ACCEPTS ?AT SOME ?+S CANNOT BE EXPLA9$4 ,H[EV]1 9 ,SC&AL1 HE ALSO SUGGE/S ?AT !RE IS 'SOME?+ MAD' AB\T ANY METAPHYSICAL EXP]I5CE ( ! ON5ESS ( BE+1 :I* IS *AOTIC & PRIMORDIAL4 ,ALT]$ CONSCI\SNESS IS BO? RATIONAL 7AS SOME?+ !RE >E GOOD REASONS TO BELIEVE 97 & EXTRA-RATIONAL 7AS AN EXP]I5CE74 ,9 ,SACR$ ,DRIFT1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT SPIRITUAL REALIZATION IS 'GOOD = QUITE A LOT'1 WOR? TA/+ & /RIV+ =4 ,BUT IT IS NOT ! 5D PO9T ( HUMAN DEVELOPM5T4 ,RA!R1 IT IS A MEANS TO SOME?+ DEEP]4 

,JOSEPH ,*RI/IAN ,GRE] HAS EXPLOR$ ! ORIG9S ( ,BEY'S ?\<T 9 ! Z9E MOVEM5T1 & ! NEW RELIGI\S MOVEM5TS ( ,*AOS ,MAGICK & ,DISCORDIANISM4 ,HE >GUES ?AT ,BEY'S ONTOLOGY IS L>GELY D]IV$ FROM !SE MOVEM5TS4 ,HE ALSO CONT5DS ?AT ,BEY'S ?\<T IS =M$ 9 DEBATE ) ALT]NATIVE 7ESPECIALLY NIHILI/IC7 POSITIONS 9 P>TICUL> Z9ES4 ,T,A,Z1 HE NOTES1 IS A COMPILATION ( ALREADY-PUBLI%$ >TICLES1 :I* HAD APPE>$ 9 Z9ES SU* AS ,KAOS & ,MONDO #b4 

,! Z9E SC5E ( ! #a#i#hS WAS RHIZOMATIC & TRANSGRESSIVE1 (T5 COV]+ TABOO TOPICS4 ,*AOS ,MAGICK & O!R ESOT]IC Z9ES OV]LAPP$ CON/ANTLY ) ?OSE FOCUS+ ON PUNK MUSIC1 ALT]NATIVE SEXUALITY1 CYB]CULTURE1 & RADICAL POLITICS4 ,MANY ( ,BEY'S PIECES APPE>$ 9 ! ,*AOS ,MAGICK Z9E ,KAOS1 :I* OP]AT$ A POLICY ( PR9T+ EV]Y?+ SUBMITT$ TO IT4 

,*AOS ,MAGICK IS A PLAYFUL RELIGI\S TRADITION :I* NEV]!LESS FOCUSES ON A C5TRAL BELIEF3 ?AT MAGICAL =CES CAN BE US$ TO MANIPULATE REALITY4 ,IT MA9TA9S1 LIKE ,BEY1 ?AT ONE CAN A*IEVE 'GNOSIS' ?R\< RITUAL & PSY*$ELIC PRACTICES4 ,GNOSIS GIVES ACCESS TO ! =CES /RUCTUR+ REALITY4 ,SU* ACCESS IS NORMALLY BLOCK$ BY ! MASS M$IA1 OR O!R 'PSY*IC PROPAG&A'4 

,! CONTROV]SIES BETWE5 ,BEY & O!R CONTRIBUTORS W]E FOCUS$ ON ,BEY'S 9SI/5CE ?AT ! DEA?-DRIVE1 OR '?ANATOS'1 BELONGS EXCLUSIVELY TO ! ,SPECTACLE4 ,BEY READS *AOS AS A CREATIVE =CE1 & ! ROLE ( ! ,*AOS MAGICIAN AS 5COMPASS+ O!RS' DESIRES4 ,?IS BR\<T HIM 9TO CONFLICT ) NIHILI/IC & 9DIVIDUALI/IC CONTRIBUTORS4 

,9 ',! ,ONTOLOGICAL ,/ATUS ( ,CONSPIRACY ,!ORY'1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT CONSPIRACY !ORY IS RI<T-W+ ONLY BECAUSE IT EMPHASIZES 9DIVIDUAL RA!R ?AN GR\P ACTION AS ! S\RCE ( SOCIAL PROBLEMS4 ,SIMIL>LY1 VANGU>DI/S BELIEVE ! /ATE IS A CONSPIRACY1 & CONSPIRE TO SEIZE IT4 ,ALT]NATIVELY1 ONE CAN MA9TA9 ?AT ELITES >E 'SIMPLY C>RI$ BY ! FL[ ( HI/ORY'4 ,! /ATE DOES NOT HAVE P[]1 SO MU* AS IT USURPS 9DIVIDUALS' P[]4 

,H[EV]1 SOCIAL =CES DO NOT SIMPLY DET]M9E 9DIVIDUALS4 ,RA!R1 !RE IS ALSO A FE$BACK ME*ANISM 9 :I* PEOPLE MODIFY ! =CES :I* PRODUCE !M4 ,HE CALLS = AN EXI/5TIALI/ VALU+ ( ACT+ AS IF ACTIONS CAN BE EFFECTIVE1 TO AVOID A POV]TY ( BECOM+4 ,WE HAVE TO ACT AS IF WE ACT FREELY1 :E!R WE REALLY DO OR NOT4 ,BEY ALSO SUGGE/S ?AT HI/ORY IS *AOTIC1 & ABRUPT D5IALS ( ALL CONSPIRACY !ORIES REVEAL AN IRRATIONAL FAI? 9 ! SUP]FICIAL SOCIAL WORLD4 

,*AOS & ,TE*NOLOGY 

,= ,BEY1 TE*NIQUES & TE*NOLOGIES >E ASSOCIAT$ ) 'ACTION AT A DI/ANCE'4 ,TE*NOLOGY IS A K9D ( MAGIC4 ,?IS POSITION R5D]S ,BEY BO? SKEPTICAL ( MOD]N TE*NOLOGY1 & HO/ILE TO ! WIDE-RANG+ ANTI-TE*NOLOGY POSITIONS ( SOME ECO-AN>*I/S4 ,= ,WILSON1 WRIT+ 9 ,EC7O7LOGUES1 ONLY A TYPE ( TE*NOLOGY :I* '5HANCES FRE$OM & PLEASURE = ALL HUMANS MORE-OR-LESS EQUALLY' CAN PROVIDE A BASIS = ! FL\RI%+ ( CREATIVITY & 9DIVIDUALITY4 

,NEOLI?IC TE*NOLOGY FITS ?IS DEF9ITION4 ,H[EV]1 SOME MOD]N TE*NOLOGIES - SU* AS BICYCLES & BALLOONS - >E BASICALLY ( ! ,NEOLI?IC TYPE1 EV5 ?\< !Y W]E 9V5T$ MU* LAT]4 ,SIMIL>LY1 R5EWABLE 5]GY1 H&LOOMS & ! LIKE >E ! RI<T K9DS ( TE*NOLOGY4 

,9 A PIECE TITL$ ',DOME/ICATION'1 ,WILSON >GUES = ,F\RI]'S IDEA ( 'HORTICULTURE' AS A SY/EM :I* COMB9ES ASPECTS ( AGRICULTURE & GA!R+4 ,A TRANSITION TO HORTICULTURE SEEMS MORE VIABLE ?AN ! AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ IDEA ( A TRANSITION TO HUNT+ & GA!R+4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT DOME/ICATION WAS 9ITIALLY NOT CONTROL1 BUT AN EFFECT ( LOVE 7C>+ = A Y\NG ANIMAL74 ,H[EV]1 9 ANO!R PAP]1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT AGRICULTURE IS ! ONLY TRULY NEW TE*NOLOGY1 & AM\NTS TO 'CUTT+ ! E>?'4 ,IT 9/ANTLY SEEMS A BAD DEAL TO NONAGRICULTURAL PEOPLES1 & LEADS TO AU?ORIT>IANISM4 

,9 ',BACK TO #a#i#a#a'1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT REFUS+ TE*NOLOGIES PA/ A C]TA9 PO9T CAN ALL[ ! RECOV]Y ( IMAG9ATION & 'HUMAN LIFE'4 ,= EXAMPLE1 AMATEUR COMMUNAL MUSIC IS PREF]ABLE TO RECORD$ MUSIC1 & LETT]S TO TELEPHONES4 ,LIKE MANY ( ,BEY'S EXP]IM5TAL PROPOSALS1 ?IS IS A WAY ( CREAT+ ALT]$ EV]YDAY EXP]I5CES4 

,BEY HAS AN AMBIGU\S RELATION%IP TO ECO-AN>*ISM4 ,HE OPPOSES ! REJECTION ( TE*NOLOGY ( AU?ORS SU* AS ,Z]ZAN4 ,BUT HE ALSO CALLS = A PSY*OLOGICAL RETURN ( 'PALEOLI?IC' OR 'PRIMITIVE' TE*NIQUES SU* AS %AMANISM4 ,HE FRAMES ?IS AS A RETURN 9 A PSY*OANALYTIC S5SE - A RETURN ( ! REPRESS$4 ,! PALEOLI?IC CONT9UES TO EXI/ AT AN UNCONSCI\S LEVEL4 ,BEY ALSO SUPPORTS ,LUDDITE TACTICS AGA9/ TE*NOLOGIES US$ = OPPRESSION TODAY1 :ATEV] !IR FUTURE POT5TIAL4 

,BUT *AOS IMPLIES A RI<T TO APPROPRIATE ! HI<-TE* AS WELL AS ! PALEOLI?IC4 ,BEY DOES NOT SEEK TO R$UCE ! LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY1 BUT 9/EAD TO RECOV] LO/ PSY*OLOGICAL OR SPIRITUAL TE*NIQUES4 ,HE ALSO SUGGE/S !RE IS A K9D ( FUTURE :I* IS AT ONCE PALEOLI?IC & SCI-FI1 & ALSO IMM$IATELY PRES5T TO ?OSE :O CAN FEEL IT4 ,?IS FUTURE 9VOLVES NEW TE*NOLOGIES ( ! ,IMAG9ATION1 & A NEW SCI5CE BEYOND QUANTUM SCI5CE & *AOS !ORY4 

,9 ',PRIMITIVES & ,EXTROPIANS'1 ,BEY RESPONDS TO ! APPEAL ( HIS !ORY BO? TO DEEP ECOLOGICAL & AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ APPROA*ES1 & TO ,9T]NET-FOCUS$ & SCI5CE-FICTION MOVEM5TS1 :I* HAVE RADICALLY DIFF]5T ATTITUDES TO TE*NOLOGY4 ,HE ACCUSES AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/S ( A PURITAN IMPULSE :I* USES ! 'PRIMITIVE' AS A METAPHYSICAL PR9CIPLE 7AN ESS5CE1 TRUNK1 OR SPOOK74 

,ON ! O!R SIDE1 PRO-TE*NOLOGY ',EXTROPIANS' LACK A CRITIQUE ( MOD]N TE*NOLOGY4 ,!Y >E ALSO TOO PURI/1 :]EAS ! FIELD ( DESIRE IS 'MESSY'4 ,Z]ZAN CRITICIZ$ ,BEY ON ! BACK ( ?IS >TICLE = FAIL+ TO UND]/& ! OPPRESSIVE EFFECTS ( TE*NOLOGY4 ,9 ,S$UCTION ( ! ,CYB] ,ZOMBIES1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT !RE IS SOME PO9T AT :I* TE*NOLOGY FLIPS FROM S]V+ TO DOM9AT+ HUMANS1 & WE NE$ TO KEEP IT S]V+ HUMANS4 

,BEY CALLS ON PEOPLE TO ?9K AB\T TE*NOLOGY & SOCIETY )\T ABSOLUTE CATEGORIES4 ,9/EAD1 A 'BRICOLAGE' OR AD-HOC APPROA* %\LD BE US$4 ',APPROPRIATE' TE*NOLOGY %\LD BE SELECT$ BAS$ ON MAXIMUM PLEASURE & L[ CO/4 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT ! BASIC PR9CIPLE AFT] ! SY/EM IS DE/ROY$ W\LD BE FRE$OM FROM CO]CION ( 9DIVIDUALS OR GR\PS BY O!RS4 ,! 'REVOLUTION>Y DESIRE' ( FREELY ACT+ PEOPLE W\LD !N >RIVE AT ! APPROPRIATE LEVEL ( TE*NOLOGY4 

,9 T]MS ( LEVELS ( TE*NOLOGY1 ,BEY SUGGE/S ?AT IT ULTIMATELY COMES D[N TO DESIRE4 ,DO PEOPLE :O WANT COMPUT]S OR SPACE%IPS REALLY WANT !M 5\< TO MAKE ! COMPON5TS !MSELVES8 ,IF SO1 !Y WILL HAPP51 IF NOT1 !Y >E IMPOSSIBLE1 S9CE PEOPLE WILL REJECT ALI5AT$ WORK4 

,:ILE PRIMITIVI/S >E SURE ?AT SU* A SITUATION W\LD PRECLUDE ALL TE*NOLOGY1 ,BEY IS LESS C]TA94 ,BO? SIDES WILL BE RECONCIL$ TO IT BECAUSE IT IS BAS$ ON PLEASURE & SURPLUS1 NOT SC>CITY1 & ! PROCESS ( CREATION & CONVIVIALITY W\LD BE MORE IMM$IATE & HUMAN-SCALE4 

,9 ,T,A,Z1 ,BEY OPPOSES ! IDEA ( A RETURN TO ! ,PALEOLI?IC OR ANY O!R P]IOD4 ,9/EAD1 HE WRITES ( A RETURN ( ! ,PALEOLI?IC ?R\< %AMANIC PRACTICES & Z]O-WORK1 A RETURN ANALOG\S TO ! ,FREUDIAN RETURN ( ! REPRESS$4 ,?IS POSITION IS IMPLICITLY DIRECT$ AGA9/ AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM4 ,SIMIL>LY1 HE REJECTS ! PRIMITIVI/ POSITION ( TRY+ TO REV]SE ! RISE ( AGRICULTURE4 

,LAT]1 H[EV]1 9 ,RIV]PEOPLE1 ,BEY_/,WILSON HAS COME R\ND TO ! VIEW ?AT PEOPLE W]E 'MEANT TO LIVE' LIKE 9DIG5\S HUNT]-GA!R]S OR G>D5]S4 ,?IS IS ! HI< /AGE ( HUMAN DEVELOPM5T - NOT TODAY'S ',CIVILIZATION'4 ,HUNT]-GA!R]S MAY KN[ HUNG]1 BUT NOT SC>CITY4 ,HE CALLS = A RETURN TO GA!R+1 HUNT+1 OR SWIDD5 7SLA%-&-BURN7 CULTIVATION1 & ! R5UNCIATION ( LIT]ACY4 

,9 ,%[] ( ,/>S1 ,BEY >GUES ?AT HUNT]-GA!R]S HAVE A WAY ( ?\<T BAS$ ON ! G5]OSITY ( ! MAT]IAL BODILY PR9CIPLE1 SIMIL> TO PEASANT C>NIVALS4 ,HE ALSO >GUES ?AT WILD]NESS CAN BE RECOV]$4 ,EV5 IF IT HAS DISAPPE>$ TODAY1 IT CAN BE RE/OR$ OR SUMMON$ BACK4 ,WE NE$ TO =GET 7BUT NOT =GIVE7 ! SY/EM1 & BECOME RADICALLY O!R TO IT1 REMEMB]+ \R 'PROPHETIC SELVES' & BODIES4 

,9 ,EC7O7LOGUES1 ,WILSON 9CLUDES A ',NEO-,PA/ORALI/ ,MANIFE/O' :I* SUGGE/S 9CULCAT+ SUP]/ITI\S FE> ( NATURE AS A WAY TO 5SURE IT W9S ! 'W> ON NATURE' AGA9/ HUMANS4 ,IT IS IMPORTANT ?AT ANY RETURN TO NATURE TAKE ! =M ( 'COH]5T ACTIONS = RE-5*ANTM5T'1 NOT PASSIVE T\RISM4 

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