Psychos of Atlanta! I’ll be at the Laughing Skull on Friday 4/28, Saturday 4/29, and Sunday 4/30. I’ll be at Star Bar on Monday 5/1. Come on out! It’s October of 2000. I’m a 19 year old sophomore at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. I find myself walking through the quad in the center of campus. Then, suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere, the contents of my unconscious mind flood into my consciousness. I feel a sustained rush of energy throughout my mind and body. I perceive the connectivity of life; the oneness of all life. It’s an awakening. I’m becoming more human; more empathetic, sympathetic and compassionate. It is exhilarating, miraculous and overwhelming. I cry uncontrollably. I see the imagery of doves. This MUST be enlightenment. However, over the course of the next number of weeks, my ego proceeds to become completely unhinged, and I become messianic in my thinking. I start to believe that I’m the second coming. And, unfortunately, in this case, the second coming turns out to be an unstable, psychotic wrecking ball. Now it is off to the mania races, indeed!
You leave that spiritual leader alone!