Performance

“So, you’re an actor, now?”
“No, ma, I’m a hack.”
“But a spirited one?”
“Yes, ma, a spirited one.”

The Church of Skeptical Mysticism and Compassionate Nihilism

The Church of Skeptical Mysticism and Compassionate Nihilism

Mystical Gatherings Some readers have been so taken with The Book of Daily Afflictions, that they have begun to create their own spiritual circles, centered around the book’s message and teachings. In living rooms and rented halls across America, like-minded folks have been coming together in self-organized gatherings under various names, among them: the Church...
Sermon: "Can hopelessness change the world?"

Sermon: “Can hopelessness change the world?”

[Sermon delivered by Brother Void during convenings of the Church of Skeptical Mysticism and Compassionate Nihilism, national tour, 2002-3] [SPEAK, DON’T READ] Tonight my sermon is on politics, specifically the dark inner world of the political activist, the poisoned thoughts and feelings seething in the hearts of those working to make the world a better...