Prosthetic Paradise(2) Enfetishment&MS (fwd)

[Terrance F. Flaherty]

Thanks Paul, the Fortunate Fall. YES! 

Paul Mackin wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Lorentzen / Nicklaus wrote:
> 
> >
> > Paul schrieb:
> >
> > > It is not a moral exercise but an
> > > esthetic one.
> > >
> > > Or maybe not
> >
> >
> >         Or maybe "It is not a political exercise but a spiritual one"?! - KFL
> >
> 
> Perhaps, though 'spiritual' is a funny word for me because its noun
> form has the primary meaning (I guess) of the BREATH that gives potential
> matter actual existence and since I have been conditioned by science to
> view existence in terms of monism I feel cut adrift--where might be
> situated the 'spiritual' for me? Fortunately the word also pertains to the
> realm of the imagination, which certainly is a realm in which Mr. P works.
> And, yes, spiritual is also akin to religious, and clearly reading Pynchon
> is a religious experience--nevermind who is standing in for the Divine
> Being. So, yes, I agree.
> 
>                         Agreeably,
> 
>                         P.