What is Voyeuristic Mysticism, you may ask? To the best of my knowledge it is a phrase I have coined myself. It all came to me out of the blue when I was feeling under the weather. It may be hard to explain, but I can start by giving at least a few examples. The aforementioned evil priest embodies the dark side of the term. He is somewhere between Jeffrey Dahmer, Jim Jones ("Let them eat poisoned Kool-Aid "[registered trademark?]) and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. An arguably more positive version of the purest meaning of the term is embodied by such people as musicians Jim Morrison ("The Doors"), Prince and gasp, Madonna. All three performers have channeled their spiritual and sexual sides into their music. Listen to their music to see what I mean. In the case of Prince and Madonna, it could be argued that if not for Voyeuristic Mysticism, the balance between their respective spiritual and sexual sides; neither performer would likely have achieved fame, fortune or longevity in the music business. (to be cont'd)
[The original version of this essay first appeared in Eastern Connecticut State University's Campus Lantern student newspaper in the early '90s and as part of my unpublished manuscript "In Mediocrity We Trust... In Debt We Die" And Other Essays]
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