CYBERIA

Cyberia: translation

Drawing conceptually on the vast tundra ofSiberia, “Cyberia” (see Rushkoff’s 1994 volume of the same title, for instance) refers to the virtually vast region of the Internet. For contemporary cyber shamans, the Internet is a powerful resource, not only for networking and communication but also as adivinatorydevice and source ofotherworldly(hyperreal) knowledge.Chaos Magickianswho usealtered states of consciousnessandAustinSpare’s concept of “free belief” (appropriating any concept or symbol, not just arcane or indigenous lore, as a focus for effecting magic) may use Cyberia as a potent magickal forum. Cyberia interfaces withtechno-shamanismin a number of ways, including the accessibility through the Internet of electronicmusicthat is held to affect brainwave patterns and thereby inducetrance.