The First Church of David Bowie, Phonomancer

  Phonomancer ™ is a live-action role-playing game. You can play alone, or with up to ten billion friends. It’s somewhat akin to traditional fantasy role-playing games like Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. However, in AD&D, you create a character to go on adventures in an imaginary setting. In Phonomancer ™ , you go on adventures in an imaginal setting to create your character. In the game of Phonomancer ™ , it’s the year 2223. You’re an adherent of a psychedelic religion that holds that during the late 20 th Century, the Divine returned to Earth in the form of popular music to save our civilization from its suicidal nosedive. By singing and dancing along to the songs in this psychedelic religion’s sacred ritual, the Discotheque at the End of the Universe , you’re endeavoring to connect to Akasha, the Goddess of the Future, and channel Her energy into the world. In so doing, you can help humanity survive the myriad existential threats we face and build our glorious de...

  I'd give this one a B minus. Above average! But definitely room for improvement. A couple really great moments and some good insights. But it was hard work. And part of that was my own discouragement and insufficient belief. I'm working on it! THE SPIRIT OF RADIO The medicine has been slow to open. Real slow. And I’m wondering if my mushrooms are now kind of kaput. But I just did a fairly giant hit of pot, so I don’t think I have too much to worry about. I feel great! This is fun. Working with “the fool” in spirit of radio, I imagined myself as Mike Myers as “Wayne” in “Wayne’s World,” and how he was reacting to that song. It added a lot! It’s really all about relaxing. You’re feeling this terrible tension, yet you have to be able to relax to feel these feelings. Once you’re relaxed, it’s like (raises both hands in metal horns) Whooooo! It’ll take you as far as you want to go. MOONAGE DAYDREAM I had this vision of rushing waters! I was in a domed temple. The roof ...