Tag Archives: transgression

Taboo, Transgression, and Death

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

Found : Taboo, Transgression, and Death We are not always able to remain true to our taboos all of the time. We allow a limited amount of transgression during certain situations to compensate for the building urge to return to … Continue reading →

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Festival and Sacred Transgression in rural Japan

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

Found : Festival and Sacred Transgression in rural Japan [T]here is also generally an expectation of a thorough liberation of mind and body, a destruction of the existing order. Festival days involve a kind of public license for the casting … Continue reading →

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Bataille on God, Satan and antinomianism

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

Found : Bataille on God, Satan and antinomianism Kojève’s student Georges Bataille (1897-1962) was a sociologist and anthropologist. Drury writes, “In Bataille’s view, the deathlike state of modern life has its source in the undisputed triumph of God and his … Continue reading →

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Key Concepts

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

Cognitive frames of reference informing the design and purpose of this web site: Antinomianism – taboo-breaking as a means to wisdom, e.g., the “transgression” of Georges Bataille, Ikkyu , the “left hand” or “short path” of Tantra and Vamamarga. Animism … Continue reading →

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Antinomian Antics: Sabotaging the Matrix

Posted on December 12, 2005 by Rev Illuminatus Maximus

Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #85, expanded and revised with original illustrations. An overview of the antinomian strain of gnostic Christianity, touching upon a variety of scintillating and outrageous themes! Continue reading →

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