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Ewige Blumenkraft 2025 Jan 28
Illuminatus! is one of my favorite books, featuring a narrative held together by duct tape and twine but absolutely brimming with cleverness throughout. In my mind it's the conspiracy version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with a similar wit and observational awareness shared equally between the two.

Ewige Blumenkraft ("eternal flowerpower") is, according to Illuminatus!, the first half of the passphrase for the Illuminati, ending und ewige Schlangenkraft ("and eternal snakepower"). References are layered on top of each other, alluding to hippies, sexual symbolism, and occult motifs. Blumenkraft is also the name of Ott's first LP, an acid trip into pure psychedelia.
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