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Articles (5)
Transfigurist Art
Lincoln Cannon explores Transfigurist art—creative work rooted in Transfigurism, where spirituality and technology converge in transformative expression.
A Bluish-Green Pebble
Lincoln Cannon's poem 'A Bluish-Green Pebble,' written as a gift to his father before his death in 1998, meditates on Earth, mortality, and meaning.
Light
Lincoln Cannon’s "Light"—a rainbow-structured iambic pentameter sonnet written during his LDS mission in southern France in 1995.
White Hot Life
Gary Lee Parker's poem "White Hot Life"—a cosmic meditation on humanity's fight against the dark, with sparks of light streaming through interstellar night.
What the Serpent Wrought
A poetic meditation on pain, separation, and rebirth—where the serpent's legacy transforms agony into the miraculous arrival of new life and renewed hope.
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Shannon Avana is an artist, technologist, and visionary thinker whose work explores the intersections of human consciousness, digital identity, and the future of humanity. She gained significant recognition within the Mormon Transhumanist community following her presentation at the 2014 Religion and Transhumanism Conference. Bridging the “Quantified Self” movement with the theological concept of resurrection, she proposed that our digital footprints and biological data serve as modern precursors to a technologically mediated form of eternal life. Central to Avana’s philosophy is the belief that art is a vital tool for capturing an individual’s unique essence. While raw data maps our physical trajectories, she posits that creative expression captures the subjective experience, suggesting a path toward a “technological resurrection” where human complexity can be reconstructed from the archives we leave behind. As a practicing artist, Avana continues to explore how LDS theology—with its emphasis on eternal progression—harmonizes with advancements in biotechnology and artificial intelligence. Her legacy is defined by her ability to humanize technical concepts, viewing technology not as a cold, mechanical force, but as a medium for profound spiritual and personal expression.