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Human beings are selfish, small-minded, violence-prone savages, civilization is a blight on the earth, and the rising tide of chaos ensures that everything's going to fall apart any day now. Right? Wrong, says Rob Brezsny In Pronoia Is the Antidote to Paranoia, he declares evil is boring, the universe is friendly, and life is a sublime gift created for our amusement and illumination. This buoyant perspective is not rooted in denial. On the contrary, Brezsny builds a case for a "cagey optimism" that does not require a repression of difficulty, but rather, seeks a vigorous engagement with it. The best way to attract the blessings that the world is conspiring to give us, he insists, is to dive into the most challenging mysteries. This witty, inspiring how-to shows how any reader can become "a wildly disciplined, fiercely tender . . . lustfully compassionate Master of Rowdy Bliss.".
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The Televisionary Oracle is the mostly-true story of the kidnap of a marginally successful rockstar (curiously resembling Rob Brezsny in his other career as a musician) by the Menstrual Temple of the Funky Grail. This ancient mystery school is hell-bent on "killing the apocalypse" in the most enjoyable ways possible. The chief shamanatrix of the Menstrual Temple is Rapunzel Blavatsky, who might be the pranksterish reincarnation of Mary Magdalene and the time-traveling possessor of a sixty-six-million-year-old television--or else maybe just a foxy, jive-talking babe with delusions of grandeur.

To accomplish their aims, Rapunzel and her crew employ countless tricks that reside on the borderline between wacky performance art and sacred, kick-ass ritual. All Rockstar knows is that they intend to begin initiating certain selected men--maybe even him--into the mysteries of menstruation. But how does a testosterone-possessed Dionysian idol prepare for the menarche? And is there really a possibility, as he suspects, that navigating his way through the intriguing ordeal will arouse the lusty interest of the enigmatic Rapunzel?.
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"Strongly recommended as an eclectic, unique and vibrant experience impressing its fiery artistic message upon the reader's spirit." -Midwest Book Review

A beautiful book and DVD set (not sold separately).

* Holly Kreuter, a member of the Burning Man staff, contributed her photographs from 1996-2001 and led the /Drama/ team of 90
* Rare photos of the first Burn by Burning Man co-founder Jerry James * 42 writing contributors
* Foreword by Dave Eggers, best-selling author of /A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius/
* Introduction by Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey
* 74-minute feature presentation on DVD
* Original score by Sean Abreu (soundtrack CD available separately)
* Interviews with Burning Man artists and Larry Harvey
* Seven slide shows featuring 560 Kreuter photographs.
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