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Never, in my wildest dreams did I expect so many people to have read HP Lovecraft - he was relatively unknown even in his own day and he was himself a huge fan of Edgar Allen Poe who in his own day was an obscure and unsuccessful author. Both of them led rather sad, lonely and short lives - no wonder we goths feel such an affinity with them.
While I'm not a religious person, I find spirituality in nature and in music - everything from techno to opera. The two pieces that always make me cry are Beethoven's 9th symphony and Handel's Messiah. I think that techno has the potential to be deeply spiritual too. I remember playing PPK's 'Resurrection' to my mother once - a woman who had little interest in 'pop' music. She loved it and found it moving.
I love anime and manga too, especially the work of Tsutomu Nihei - have you seen Knights of Sidonia or read the manga? - anime/manga mecha at its best!
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