Fakir Musafar: By the time he was twelve, Fakir had begun a systematic, personal exploration of virtually every body modification and ritual practice known to man--all done clandestinely until the '80s.
Since the release of the 1985 film Dances Sacred and Profane (in
which he did the primitive rituals of a Sun Dance and a Kavandi
Bearing), Fakir has given numerous lectures accompanied by slide
shows, "live" demonstrations of rituals and practices, and showings
of Dances Sacred and Profane for which he is the booking agent. He
has published a series of
publications titled Body Play, and has been featured in several
videos by Charles Gatewood and others. Fakir is now world-renowned
for his workshops, performances and publishing. What follows is a
condensation of conversations
conducted 1982 to 1986, and is representative of his philosophy and
thought to that date.
Genesis and Paula P-Orridge were known for their music
and video projects under the names Psychic Television (PTV) and
The
Temple of Psychic Youth (TOPY). Previously, Genesis had been a
prime innovator in the Industrial Culture Movement, producing
dozens of albums as part of the groundbreaking quartet, Throbbing
Gristle, as well as releasing
recordings by SPK and others on the Industrial Records label. In
the following interview Genesis and Paula reveal motivations and
philosophical imperatives for their tattooing, piercing and
scarification explorations.
"Bible of the underground piercing and tattooing world" --
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