the timboucher experience

Compare to the “mounting” or riding which is carried out by the Lwa in Vodun:

“Vâhana or a Hindu vehicle, sometimes called a mount, is an animal, mythical entity or chimera (or sometimes a divine attribute) closely associated with a particular deity in Hindu mythology. Sometimes the deity is iconographically depicted riding and/or mounted on the vahana; other times, the vahana is depicted at the deity’s side or symbolically represented as a divine attribute. The vahana may be considered an accoutrement[1] of the deity: though the vahana may act independently, they are still functionally emblematic or even syntagmatic of their “rider”. The goddess or god may be seen sitting or on, or standing on, the vahana.”

Voodoo data spray:

“The Lwa, unlike God, are readily accessible to us. A Lwa is, at its most basic definition, a spiritual entity. Lwa can be contacted through possession. Now, this is not considered demonic. Possession is essentially what all Vodou ceremonies are directed to achieve. This is what we want. We seek possession. In fact, the Kanzo (Vodou initiation) is aimed to invoke possession and improve the ability of its candidates to become possessed.

We, Vodouisants, do not worship the Lwa. The Lwa are served. We serve the Lwa by giving them their favorite foods, wearing their colors, observing their sacred days (by abstinence), through Vodou ceremonies, etc. The Lwa in turn serve us. They confer upon us material blessings, physical well being, protection, abundance, etc. ”

CONNECTION POINTS

+#codechant as a method of “possession” by computer spirits/tasks
+gods as esoteric web applications
+spirit animals

• Giving Up Personal Consciousness To “THE CLOUD”
• Enthousiasmos
• Asceticism
• The original ideological purpose of the Book of Genesis
• Jackson’s Bloodbath