In a recent podcast interview about narcissistic abuse, Evan Rachel Wood said that Marilyn Manson described in his autobiography how the Brian Warner part of him was dead and whatever he had become was now his true self. Her purpose was to show that Manson completely abandoned his humanity and truly came to embody a disassociated narcissistic monster. But is this what his autobiography actually said or even implied? No, of course not. He says something along those lines, but she completely twists it to make a point that fits her narrative rather than the actual facts. What Manson actually describes in his autobiography is that he went through a personal apocalypse. He writes: "When I first conceived of Antichrist Superstar , I set out to create an apocalypse. But I didn’t realize it was going to be a personal one. As a child, I had been a weakling, a worm, a follower, a small shadow trying to find a place in an infinite world of light. In the end, in order to find that place...
On February 13, 2024, Lindsay Warner shared 6 new beautiful photographs on her Instagram page, along with one separate photo in her Instastories, the latter of which was shared by Marilyn Manson in his stories, along with the above photo captioned "Forever Valentine".
Valentine's Day is a significant theme in the work of Manson that we have seen a number of times, going back to his song "Valentine's Day" from Holy Wood. Besides also seeing it featured in some of his log-term past relationships, February 14th has also been a day when Manson has sometimes released some sort of new material. To add to this, it has been said that three songs from the Triptych were recorded on Valentine's Day ("Irresponsible Hate Anthem" - 1996, "I Want to Disappear" - 1998, and "Born Again" - 2000) to signify the beginning of Manson's revolution, which has been commemorated (repeated?) ever since.
Most interesting among these photos is what appears to be an indiscernible angel-like figure immersed in the shadow of moonlight, whose wings form the shape of a heart. Angels are turning out to be a theme in this new era, if we recall also the use of the "Fallen Angel" by Alexandre Cabanel at Manson's last birthday party. That angel was depicted in a somewhat vulnerable position ready for vengeance, but this one seems to indicate it is more focused and aware of its purpose as a new day dawns, despite being alone. We are still being given glimpses through shadows of what is coming. But it is significant to recall that Manson has also referred to angels a number of times in his work, usually as a reference to himself, such as in his song "Angel with the Scabbed Wings" from Antichrist Superstar, or even his lyric "Sometimes I dream I'm an exterminating angel" from "Unkillable Monster" on The High End of Low.
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