The Gnostic Pynchon

[Terrance]

Muchasmasgracias at cs.com wrote:
> 
> Instead of "gnostic" (or perhaps more appropriately along with that word)
> wouldn't it be good to describe Pynchon as syncretic?  Lamenting
> fragmentation and wishing things could be reigned in to a more holistic
> culture?  I wonder if the gnostic bit is being over-emphasized (what 'bout
> them mandalas?), or even misapplied to some extent.


I like that, syncretic, yes, that's good, I don't know about
the overemphasized part, I mean we just opened this door,
right? In terms of misapplication, Like what for example?
What about those mandalas?