,NIHILI/ ,ANIMISM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,>AGORN6 

,TEXT 3 

,ULTIMATELY EV]Y?+ ,I DO1 EV]Y PROJECT1 EV]Y?+ ,I BUILD1 EV]Y RELATION%IP ,I />T IS GO+ TO FAIL4 ,! WORLD1 TO ! EXT5T ?AT ,I AM P>T ( IT1 IS ALSO DISSOLV+4 ,?IS BUILD+_/DE/ROY+ IS MY EXPRESSION ( A FEEL+ ?AT LIVES SOME:]E BETWE5 ! ,PROTE/ANT WORK E?IC1 ! WILL TO 9FLICT AN>*Y ON ! WORLD1 & AN ATTITUDE AGA9/ ! PROJECTS ( ,MAN4 ,I AM SATISFI$ LIV+ H]E1 9 ?IS UN/ABLE PLACE1 CONT9U+ TO DO ?+S ?AT WILL BL[ AWAY AS SOON AS ! C5T] /OPS HOLD+4 ,I'M SATISFI$ TO CALL ?IS NIHILISM1 NOT BECAUSE ?AT IS :AT IT IS1 BUT BECAUSE \R CULTURE IS 9TO NAM+ ?+S & ,I AM 9TO S5D+ LEMM+S (F ( ! CLIFFS ( !IR [N CREATION4 

,!RE IS A CURR5T ?AT BREEZILY USES ANIMISM AS A SOLUTION TO ! 0PROBLEM ( SPIRITUALITY40 ,I HAVE CONC]NS4 ,AN OLD] >TICLE ON ! TOPIC1 ,S>AH ,ANNE ,LAWLESS' 0,! ,SONG ( ! ,L&3 ,BIOREGIONAL ,ANIMISM10"9 BO? DEMON/RATES & REF]S TO ! PROBLEMS ( IMM$IATI/ SPIRITUALITY RA!R WELL4 ,ON ! ONE H& WE B5EFIT FROM ! KN[L$GE 7MO/LY FROM AN?ROPOLOGICAL DATA7 ( ! SEEM+ P>ALLELISM BETWE5 MANY PEOPLES 7I4E4 ?AT EV]YONE1 9 ! PA/1 WAS AN ANIMI/7 & ON ! O!R H& ANY ATTEMPT TO PRACTICE ANIMISM EI!R SUFF]S FROM BE+ A SORT ( CULTURAL APPROPRIATION OR A HOKEY /AB 9 ! D>K ?AT DOES NOT IMM$IATELY SATISFY A CULTURAL NE$ & FEELS EMB>RASS+LY SMALL COMP>$ TO ! GREATNESS ( ! :OLE E>?4 

,!RE IS A PA9FUL GAP BETWE5 BE+ 7OR NAM+ Y\RSELF7 AN ANIMI/ & FEEL+ ! GLORY ( ! PR(ANE 7& HOLY7 ?+S >\ND Y\4 ,?IS GAP IS 5ORM\S4 ,IT IS FILL$ ) ! MONO-CULTURE RELIGIONS1 CIVILIZATION1 & TE*NOCRACY4 ,?IS TR9ITY MAKES ! COMPELL+ CLAIM ?AT ! HOLY HOLY IS 9 FACT A*IEVABLE BY RITUAL1 LAW1 & BL9K+ LI<TS4 ,IT CLAIMS ?IS ) ! PROMISE ( P]SONAL SALVATION & POT5TIAL ( PRIVATE REVELATION BY WAY ( PRIE/1 URBAN LIV+1 & NEW CELL PHONES4 

,IT AN 5ORM\S PROVOCATION TO SAY ?AT KNEEL+ ALONE BY ! BANK ( A RIV] & BE+ CLEANS$ BY ! SACR$ IS A PURE1 UNADULT]AT$ ANIMISM4 ,IT MAY BE A TRUE MOM5T 7ESPECIALLY TO SOMEONE 5VELOP$ 9 SPECTACLE & LIES7 BUT IT IS NOT A COMPLETE ONE4 ,AT SOME PO9T ONE PACKS UP ! ,R,E,I EQUIPM5T 9 ! ,SUB>U & DRIVES BACK HOME4 ,SOMETIME LAT] ONE PO/S AB\T IT ON ,TUMBLR4 ,ONE IS NOT COMPLETE 9 ! MOM5T1 BUT 9/EAD IS AN OBS]V] ( ONE'S [N LIFE4 ,?AT LIFE CAN FEEL LIKE A S]IES ( REAL MOM5TS PUNCTUAT$ BY GAPS ( DISCONNECTION ?AT LOOK LIKE DAILY LIFE4 ,LIV+ CAN BE LIKE A PROBLEM ?AT CAN BE SOLV$ AFT] RETIREM5T OR :ATEV]4 

,ANIMISM 7GR&1 CAPITAL ,A7 BEGAN TO DIE AS ! ,CITY WAS BE+ BORN4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ! URGE DI$1 BUT ?AT URGE PRIM>ILY MOVES US AGA9/ \RSELVES & T[>DS CAMP+ TRIPS1 ,ES*ATOLOGY1 & FAI?-BAS$ APPROA*ES TO ! SICKNESS ( ?IS WORLD4 ,\R QUE/ION IS :E!R M$IAT$ EXP]I5CES >E ! ONLY ONES WE >E CAPABLE (4 ,IF ?AT IS ! CASE1 AS IS LIKELY1 !N \R CAPACITY = REVELATORY JOY IS SIMIL>LY CURTAIL$1 ALL >GUM5TS TO ! CONTR>Y4 ,IF WE >E 9DE$ BROK5 >E WE CAPABLE ( ,N,O,T BE+ BROK58 ,AS AN>*I/S :O HAVE AN 9T]E/ 9 H[ ! WORLD OP]ATES1 & P]HAPS H[ WE C\LD P]=M AS WOOD5 %OES TO IT1 WE >E NAIVE AB\T :AT GR9D+ GE>S MEAN TODAY4 ,WE ?9K IT IS 5\< TO *ANGE ! WORLD )\T REALIZ+ ?AT TR\BLE%OOT+ GE>S IS A QU>T] ( :AT ! WORLD DOES4 ,WE HAVE URGES BUT LITTLE WISDOM AB\T ! UN=ESE5 CONSEQU5CES ( \R SMALL /RATEGIES4 ,?IS IS ! REASON :Y WE >E SO HUNGRY = ! POSSIBILITY ( ANIMISM1 A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE :]E DESIRE & CAPACITY >E MAPP$ P]FECTLY4 

,! REASON WE WILL NOT SOLVE ?IS PROBLEM LIKE ! LITTLE SPECIAL SN[FLAKES ?AT WE >E IS BECAUSE ( EXACTLY ?AT4 ,JU/ AS MONO!ISM HAS SUCCE$$ 9 ! DECEPTION ?AT IT REPRES5TS A P]SONAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 Y\ & ! ALMI<TY 7P>S$ & M$IAT$ BY PRIE/S1 M9I/]S1 & ! D9+ ROOM TABLE7 ANIMISM NE$S A SOCIAL FABRIC1 \TSIDE ( ! CIVILIZ$ ORD]1 TO KEEP W>M4 ,?IS SOCIAL FABRIC ISN'T AS SIMPLE AS PLAY+ \TDOORS ) O!R *ILDR51 />V+ = LIFE LESSONS FROM ! KIT*5 TABLE :]E ! ELD]S SIT & TALK1 OR RITUALS ?AT HELP Y\ UND]/& ?AT Y\ >E A P>T ( SOME?+ L>GE4 ,BUT ONE CAN IMAG9E SU* SIMPLICITY4 ,ONE CAN IMAG9E LIFE )\T SCRE5S AS ?AT LIFE JU/ PASS$ US BY1 BUT ?AT IS ONLY A FRACTION ( :AT IT W\LD TAKE TO LIVE A :OLE LIFE4 ,:ILE ! CELL PHONE MAY ITSELF BE SACR$ & ALIVE1 ! ?+S WE SEE ON IT >E MUNDANE & ORD9>Y & MAKE US ! SAME4 

,IT IS ON 9F]TILE L& ?AT FUTURE SPIRITUAL PRACTITION]S ATTEMPT TO LIVE4 ,!SE >E H>DSCRABBLE LIVES1 DEVOID ( COMMUNITY OR ANY?+ BUT SCRAPS ( 9=MATION ( H[ O!RS DID :AT Y\ >E TRY+ TO DO4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT IT MAKES P]FECT S5SE ?AT RACIAL1 SILLY1 OR FANTA/IC ELEM5TS 7(T5 ! SAME ?+7 (T5 9FILTRATE :AT IS AN IMPOSSIBLE EF=T4 ,IT'S NOT ?AT WE CAN'T 0GO BACK10 IT IS ?AT DO+ SO IS JU/ AS DIFFICULT AS M>*+ TO SOME:]E COMPLETELY NEW 7:E!R ,N>NIA OR 9TO ! ,/> ,W>S UNIV]SE74 ,! NEW JU/ SEEMS EASI]4 

,:AT ,I W\LD PROPOSE1 :AT A NIHILI/ ANIMISM W\LD 5TAIL1 W\LD BE AN ACKN[L$GM5T ?AT A SPIRITUAL 5DEAVOR MU/ COME FROM A SOCIABLE PRACTICE4 ,?IS MI<T BE A CONV]SATION BETWE5 SEV5 ( US 9 ! WOODS1 OR DIFF]5T SETS 9 DIFF]5T PLACES BUT IT HAS TO PASS ! TE/ ( ! ,I_/WE4 ,IF Y\ CAN F9D A GR\P ( PEOPLE :O >E WILL+ TO RIDE ! T5SION ( BE+ 9DIVIDUAT$1 HAV+ UND]GONE ! GREAT PA9 ( CORE ALI5ATION 9 ! MOD]N WORLD1 :ILE NOT PRIVILEG+ ONE'S [N EXP]I5CES 9 A GR\P !N Y\ C\LD BEG94 ,?IS W\LD LOOK LIKE A LONG WAIT+1 :ILE ! TRAFFIC PASSES OV]HEAD1 :ILE Y\R DEVICES BEEP1 BOP1 BEEP 9 Y\R C>1 :5 Y\ C\LD BE DO+ O!R ?+S1 = ! WORLD >\ND Y\ TO EXPOSE ITS LANGUAGE TO Y\4 ,?IS W\LD NOT HAPP5 QUICKLY4 ,IT W\LD PROBABLY TAKE YE>S & !N IT C\LD %APE A SET ( PR9CIPLES1 A PA? TO WALK1 ?AT W\LD MAKE S5SE TO Y\R SET ( PEOPLE4 ,?IS IS :Y IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAG9E 9 ?IS WORLD1 ! CONTEXT HAS %IFT$ TOO RADICALLY TO IMAG9E BUILD+ A SET ( TOOLS OV] YE>S BE=E EV5 ?9K+ AB\T US+ !M4 ,! CONTEXT HAS %IFT$ TOO RADICALLY TO IMAG9E DO+ ANY?+ SO LONG T]M ) SOCIABILITY4 

,?IS LONG LI/5+ PROJECT DOES NOT MAKE S5SE 9 A WORLD ( TRAFFIC1 SCRE5S1 & BULL%IT DI*OTOMIES LIKE ,I & WE4 ,BUT ?IS IS ! />T4 ,ONE1 F9D A SET ( PEOPLE1 TWO1 F9D A LANGUAGE4 ,?AT LANGUAGE %\LD PROBABLY NOT BE A PUBLIC ONE BECAUSE ! TASK ?AT COMES NEXT IS ALL TOO VULN]ABLE4 ,WE >E TALK+ AB\T CREAT+ SOME?+ ?AT ! HI/ORY ( ! CURR5T ORD] HAS DONE A BANG-UP JOB ( G5OCID+1 MOCK+1 & P>AD+ 9 FRONT ( ! SLAV]+ CONSUM]S ( MOD]N SPECTACLE = !IR AMUSEM5T4 ,KEEP+ ?IS LANGUAGE SECRET WILL BE NE>LY IMPOSSIBLE 9 A WORLD ( SOCIAL M$IA BUT ! TASK ISN'T NE>LY COMPLETE !N4 ,F9ALLY ?IS LANGUAGE HAS TO BECOME MEAN+FUL4 ,) IT A SET ( PEOPLE1 :O WILL HAVE TO BECOME MULTI-G5]ATIONAL1 HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE & RECREATE A WORLD ?AT DOES NOT SUFF] FROM MONO!ISM1 CIVILIZATION1 & MOD]N TE*NOLOGY4 

,?AT IMPOSSIBLE TASK SET ,I %>E ) Y\ IS ! CLOSE/ ?+ ,I W\LD PUT =W>D AS A RECOMM5D$ PRACTICE4 ,A WORLD-WE>Y REBUILD+ ( ! V]Y REASONS WE %\LD DO ?+S TOGE!R AT ALL4 ,A PRACTICE ,I AM MYSELF 9CAPABLE ( P>TICIPAT+ 9 BECAUSE ,I HAVE BE5 BROK5 BY ! SAME ?+S AS Y\4 ,MY M9D IS NO LONG] LIMB] 5\< TO LE>N A NEW LANGUAGE4 ,MY HE>T IS TOO SC>R$ TO DO SOME?+ SO HONE/ ) A GR\P ( NEW PEOPLE & TOO EXP]I5C$ TO DO IT ) ! MON/]S ,I SURR\ND MYSELF ) 7= O!R REASONS74 ,TO GO DEEP 5\< TO SUBV]T ! CONDITION+ & VIOL5CE ( ?IS WORLD IS JU/ IMPOSSIBLE 5\< ?AT ,I CAN IMAG9E ! K9D ( P]SON :O W\LD ATTEMPT IT BUT ,I HAVE NO IDEA :AT WILL RESULT1 EV5 9 A BE/ CASE SC5>IO4 

,I DREAM ( FREE ACTORS :O LIVE )\T FE>4 ,I IMAG9E WORDS ?AT SPEAK BEYOND COMPREH5SION4 ,I IMAG9E ! SAME GOALS ?AT ,I HAVE EXPRESS$ LIV$ BY PEOPLE :O C>E = ONE ANO!R1 :O LAU< AT ! EMPTY SOCIABILITY ( \R ]A1 :O >E ! AN>*Y UNLEA%$ UNTO ! WORLD4 ,I IMAG9E CONNECTIONS TO ! WORLD ?AT ,I AM NOT CAPABLE (4 ,?IS IMPOSSIBLE SET ( CONDITIONS & POT5TIALS IS :Y A NIHILI/ ANIMISM APPEALS TO ME AT ALL4 ,IT NAMES CAPABILITIES ,I DON'T HAVE 9 A WORLD ,I CAN'T IMAG9E LIV+ 94 ,?AT'S ALL ONE CAN ASK ( ONESELF4 

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