T.A.Z.

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T.A.Z.

T.A.Z. - Temporary Autonomous Zone(Association for Ontological Anarchy) (Hakim Bey, chief janitor) On this page: {About Hakim Bey & T.A.Z.} {Poetic Terrorism}

About Hakim Bei & T.A.Z.

Primary reference is to his work: "T.A.Z. THe Temporary Autonomous Zone. Ontological Anarchy, Poetic Terrorism", 2nd Edtion with new preface, ISBN 1.57027.151.8,

Poetic Terrorism

[P.4] WEIRD DANCING IN ALL-NIGHT computer-banking lobbies. Un-authorised pyrotechnic displays. Land-art, Earth-works as bizarre alien artifacts stewn in Sate Parks. [p.5]
Burglarise houses, but instead of stealing, leave Poetic-Terrorist objects. Kidnap someone and make them happy. [Note 1] Pick someone at random & convince them they're the heir to an enormous, useless & amazing fortune -- say 5000 square miles of Antarctica, or an aging circus elephant, or an orphanage in Bombay, or a collection of alchemical mss. Later, they will come to realise that for a few moments they believed in something extra-ordinary, & will perhaps be driven as a result to seek out some more intense mode of existence. Bolt up brass commemorative plaques in places (public or private) where you have experienced a revelation or had a particularly fulfilling sexual experience, etc. Go naked for a sign. Organise a strike in your schoold or workplace on the grounds that it does not satisfy your need for indolence & spirtual beauty. Next: NOTES (this section only) {Back to the TOP of this page}

Notes

(this section only) [1] This goes back to part of the premise of the movie "The Game". Again, addressing *having* to force someone to take a vacation or to at least entice them into somehow leaving (if only temporarily) their complacent "normal world". This also ties in with induced participation in games; eg, see: [Sene Ludens] {Back to the TEXT} [2] {Back to the TEXT} [3] {Back to the TEXT} [4] {Back to the TEXT} [5] {Back to the TEXT} [6] {Back to the TEXT}

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