DESCRIPTION:
THE RITES OF MU.

SINCE THAT FATEFUL DAY WHEN MAN
LEFT BY THE EASTERN GATE,
FRUIT STILL FRESH IN HIS BELLY,
THOSE FOUR BEAUTIFUL HANDMAIDENS OF LUCIFER
_WHY_, _WHAT_, _WHERE_ AND _WHEN_
HAVE LONG TEMPTED BUT NEVER QUENCHED
HIS DISASTROUS THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE.

THE KLF HAVE INVITED YOU TO JOIN THEM IN CELEBRATING THE RITES OF MU THIS SUMMER SOLSTICE, DURING WHICH THE FALL OF MANKIND MAY BE REVERSED, RETURNING HIM TO THE GARDEN WHERE THE REST OF CREATION WAITS.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, YET MOST EVIL, OF THE FOUR HANDMAIDENS IS _WHY_. SHE EVEN NOW MAY BE TEMPTING YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS, WHEN ANSWERS ARE NOT ONLY NOT NEEDED BUT COULD NEVER BE GIVEN.

SINCE CELEBRATING THE RITES OF MU FOUR SEASONS PAST, THE KLF'S MOMENT HAS COME; SHIMMERING AND DAZZLING LIKE THE HAUNTING BEAUTY OF AURORA'S RACE, IT IS DESTINED ONLY TO FADE. WHILE THE MOMENT LASTS THEIR STADIUM HOUSE TRILOGY REVERBERATES AROUND THE GLOBE, THE REQUESTS FOR LIVE SHOWS, INTERVIEWS, TV APPEARANCES, REMIXES,
PROMOTIONAL TOURS AND COMMERCIAL ENDORSEMENTS HAVE SPEWED FORTH
RELENTLESSLY FROM THEIR FAX MACHINE.

_WHY_, _WHAT_, _WHERE_ AND _WHEN_
HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY; THEIR SEDUCTION TECHNIQUES NEAR-PERFECT.
THE KLF, WITH REGULAR FEET OF CLAY, HAVE WEAKENED AT TIMES AND HAVE PRETENDED TO ANSWER THE UNANSWERABLE.
THEY TOO HAVE TRIED TO UNDERSTAND INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING THE UNFOCUSABLE, BEAUTIFUL TRUTH OF THE MYSTERY THAT LIES AT THE HEART OF POP'S PASSING MOMENTS.

AS WELL AS ASKING YOU TO ACCEPT THE CONTRADICTIONS OF THE ABOVE
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL GIVE YOURSELF FULLY TO THESE THREE DAYS,
ACCEPTING WHATEVER THE ELEMENTS TIP OUR WAY; WHATEVER MILD PHYSICAL STRAINS MAY BE PLACED UPON OUR BODIES AND SAVOUR THE UNDERVALUED QUALITIES OF WAITING, AND MAYBE AFTER IT IS ALL OVER WE WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS FAR LESS TO UNDERSTAND THAN WE EVER KNEW.

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Source material:

The Rites of Mu - ver. 1 and 2
Stadium House Trilogy
The White Room motion picture
Waiting
What Time is Love (original mix - 1988)
What Time is Love (1990)
America - What Time is Love