Songs of Amythic Death Anxiety

“Guilt (see: Jewish Guilt)”

Scenography (Sc.)

Songs of Amythic Death Anxiety

This is the name of the house band in the Café

They are musicians and backing vocalists for performers

Music: Instrumental during the introduction

Master of Scenarios:

Rate on a scale of never-sometimes-often

You sense meaninglessness and emptiness

You lack personal and cultural stories that gives your life purpose

You long for a meaningful mythic framework

Your thoughts of mortality and of your death make you anxious or uneasy

You unconsciously employ rituals for structure and comfort

You feel the need to apologise to everyone for everything

Rate on a scale of never-sometimes-often

Scenography

Your Master of Scenarios represents you in the Café

They portray characters you envision and perform your songs

This offers a separation that helps you reflect

You are the scenographer – you creatively realise the scenarios

(Vocals begin)

Body image guilt

Overeating guilt

First world problems guilt

Sex, drugs and movies all weekend-long guilt

Money earning guilt

Money spending guilt

Save for retirement guilt

9 to 5 working for that pay-check guilt

Good neighbour guilt

Active in the community guilt

Pick up the phone guilt

Good father, son, brother, good husband guilt

Scepticism guilt

Cynicism guilt

Self-sabotaging guilt

Indulgent, delusional, grandiose, self-doubting guilt

Creativity guilt

Capability guilt

Productivity guilt

Worthiness guilt

Worth taking your time guilt

Done nothing, built nothing, been nothing, wasted-life guilt

Cowardice guilt

Awake in the night guilt

Coloniser guilt

Survivor guilt

White as a Jew can be guilt

White as white so fucking privileged guilt

Sex, drugs and movies all weekend-long guilt

9 to 5 working for that pay-check guilt

Good father, son, brother, good husband guilt

Indulgent, delusional, grandiose, self-doubting guilt

Done nothing, built nothing, been nothing, wasted-life guilt

White as white so fucking privileged guilt

Apologise to everyone for everything guilt

Dreamt that I – don’t even want to say it – guilt

Music: Instrumental continues

Master of Scenarios:

Congratulations – You have been diagnosed with amythic death anxiety

Signs and symptoms include hypergraphic mythic hygiene

This is compensation – a coping strategy

And makes you perfect for our workshop

Here you will design several symbolic immortality projects

The Golden Calf Elevator & Café

Your Master of Scenarios

Your libretto for a mixed-media performance

Your design prompt for a system yet to be invented