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Money Burning — Midnight Mass at The Cockpit, London, 3rd November 2018
“Money is what God used to be. Good and Evil have no meaning any longer except failure and success. Hence the profoundly significant phrase, to make good” — George Orwell“
I care not what puppet is placed upon the throne of England to rule the Empire on which the sun never sets. The man that controls Britain’s money supply controls the British Empire and I control the British Money supply” — Baron Nathan Mayer de Rothschild (1840–1915)
“A man without a God is like a fish without a bicycle” — The Cosmic Trigger Play
I arrived at The Cockpit sometime after 10.30pm, I had just finished work with Transglobal Underground featuring Natacha Atlas. As a Musician’s Tour Manager and someone who runs a Record Label, I have an interest in the nature of money, its relation to thought and knowledge, and how these are entangled in the primal psychology of sacrificial ritual, and what it is to be a sovereign being. Jon Harris, the first Iron Man Records Patron, Master of Ceremonies, author of The Money Burner’s Manual: a guide to Ritual Sacrifice, editor of Burning Issue Magazine and organiser of the event, had asked me to look after the Merch Stall. I’ve done merch for Jon before. I helped the cast, production team and crew of The Cosmic Trigger in the same way when they put their events…
