GRGR(15) Immachination - long

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Fri Dec 3 12:13:02 CST 1999


>From: Jeremy Osner [snip]-- What is immachination?
>
>It sounds like imagination but where it leads my mind to is the opposite
>pole from imagination -- becoming mechanical, dying.

Main Entry: imag·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: i-"ma-j&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin imagination-, 
imaginatio, from imaginari
Date: 14th century
1 : the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to 
the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality
2 a : creative ability b : ability to confront and deal with a problem : 
RESOURCEFULNESS c : the thinking or active mind : INTEREST <stories that 
fired the imagination>
3 a : a creation of the mind; especially : an idealized or poetic creation b 
: fanciful or empty assumption

Main Entry: mach·i·na·tion
Pronunciation: "ma-k&-'nA-sh&n, "ma-sh&-
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : an act of machinating
2 : a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some 
usually evil end <backstage machinations and power plays that have dominated 
the film industry -- Peter Bogdanovich>

It would seem to be a hidden evil plan: the conscious process of transfoming 
reality into the image if the Machine.

DM


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