Transgressive Reverie by Michael J. Weaver

To realize the process of self-mummification, one must fully commit to the several year suicide vital to preparing the body for any substantial form of preservation. During this time sustenance is limited to pine needles, tree bark and salt water, drying the flesh and causing secretions from the skin to act as a form of natural insect repellent. To endure the pains of starvation and dehydration while holding the body still, one must enter a state of deep meditation with the goal of inducing full on suspended animation, moving nothing as if an embryo floating in the womb.

Around 18 weeks of gestation, the infant will hear its first sounds.

The sound of blood pumping
The sound of escaping air

Around week 25, low voices may be heard as if off in the distance or behind a closed door.

Around 5 million years, the body (still maintaining form) should be fit to rise to usher consciousness into nirvana.

Featuring Natalie R. Weaver

Recorded Live in STEREO on 1/4 in. Magnetic tape

Visual/Audio artist & writer from Atlanta, GA utilizing personally significant home recordings and atmospheric sound in cerebral audio collage. The majority of this material is assembled in real time, created by manipulation of magnetic tape.