VV(12): Her Left Eye

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Tue Apr 17 13:35:49 CDT 2001


>From: Terrance
>
>Is this a Christian parable?
>
>I don't think so

Neither do I.

>but what does Mircea Eliade say about ritual nudity? Slothrop? Not 
>christian is it?

How does this question have any application or meaning in the present 
discussion if we're not dealing with a Christian parable?

http://www.sju.edu/cas/theology/Courses/1141/religion_as_phenomenon/phenomena.htm
"According to the highly influential scholar of religion, Mircea Eliade, 
virtually anything can become a religious phenomenon when it becomes a 
vehicle for the manifestation of the sacred."

>What does he say about the marriage of heaven and earth? V is married to 
>heaven,  right? only she's not very earthly (alien? no, not ET, but see 
>Jonas,) and she consummates her marriage in a gnosic bed.

Wha?

>http://www.alt.hist.no/~ssando/www-ses/tekno/itgnosis.htm

Nice Link.

David Morris
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