VV (1) - More fun with the Qabalah

[Lorentzen / Nicklaus]

 since  m e a n i n g  is, in luhmann's words, the self-transcending processing 
 of information under conditions of the difference of actuality and possibility 
 (- any actual social or mental issue is shaped against the endless horizon of  
 significance), you surely can see binaries everywhere. (- theories are like 
 glasses & decon still sells very well ...) so, it's not really wrong, but 
 perhaps a little, well, "under-complex". in the special case of the great  
 arcanum this became pretty obvious. i mean, a card like, say, "the moon" is not 
 only binarily opposed to "the sun", but also in multifolded way connected to  
 other water-related cards. it embodies pisces and on the tree of life it  
 connects malkuth (- earth, 10, "kingdom") & netzach (- venus, 7, "victory). &  
 then the great arcanum as a whole, embodying the pneumatic fifth element  
 "spirit" (- the switch from jehova to jeheshua/the emergence of the christ), is 
 in itself profiled against  the small arcanum manifesting the four classical 
 elements. but since every atu does also have a homebase in one of the classical 
 elements, this is not a simple "binary opposition" but something dialectics 
 would call an "internally mediated contradiction". well, i stop here, but  
 perhaps it became clear that things are a little more complicated and that the 
 saying that "the sun" and "the moon" do stand in binary opposition is not 
 really a ground-shaking recognition ...
          
 nichts für ungut: kai //:: ps: don't get me wrong: there are  r e a l
 binaries. for example, on the level of modern society, we have binary coded 
 communication media for the single functional systems (- most prominent: money 
 in economy, either you pay or not:tertium non datur) on the actual operative 
 level. & then there are - but you don't wanna hear about these things anymore 
 (- disappointed with osho years ago?! just a guess...) - major
 p o l a r i t i e s  in the universe at large: un/conditional & fe/male & ... 

> No, why?
> Otto
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lorentzen / Nicklaus <lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de>
> To: <o.sell at telda.net>
> Cc: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 8:15 PM
> Subject: Re: VV (1) - More fun with the Qabalah
>
>
> >
> > Otto schrieb:
> >
> > > Their structure is binary. Just in short:
> >
> > > Tarot:
> > >  Universe vs Aeon, Sun vs Moon, Star vs Tower, Devil vs
> > > Art, Death vs Hanged Man, Lust vs Fortune, Hermit vs Adjustment, Chariot
> vs
> > > The Lovers, Hierophant vs Emperor, Empress vs Priestess, Magus vs Fool.
> >
> >
> >   isn't this stretching the meaning of "binary structure" a little too
> far?
> >
> >   the great arcanum with its 22 cards can certainly be structurally
> connected
> >   with the kabbalistic tree of life and & the 22 letters of the hebrew
> >   alphabeth.
> >
> > kai
> >
>
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