More Pynchon Resonances

[Vincent A. Maeder]

There is heavy symbolism in any intersection, with river's edge, crossroads,
edge of the forest, etc. Celtic and aboriginal beliefs posited that Earth's
energies are at they're greatest at such intersections. Change has always
been associated with such intersections, which is why there is so much
literary and cinematic symbolism in bridges and piers. Change generates
meaning in our life. So, you might say, meaning develops and changes over
time by the forces generated from Earth's intersections.

Ley lines, the term used by Alfred Watkins to denote lines of Earth
energies, is another example.  Many ancient megaliths were located on what
were considered ley lines creating a map of the energies. At intersections
of ley lines, the ancients built the greatest of the megaliths, the belief
says, to contain and mark the energy. China also has ley lines, but they are
called "Dragon Tracks." Interestingly, ley lines were marked by ridges,
banks and other intersections of earth.

The mind also places great energies at intersections. Think of the
intersection of two millennia when people predicted dire consequences for
simply rolling the date over. Or the intersection of seasons, the greatest
being the solstices associated with life and death. Now that's meaning for
you.

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[Living] Meaning is in the play, or interplay, of light.  As in
schizophrenia, all things lose their boundaries, become iridescent with
many-colored significances.  No thing, but an iridescence, a rainbow effect.
  [...]

[Living] Meaning is a continuous creation, out of nothing and returning to
nothingness.  If it is not evanescent it is not alive.  Everything is
symbolic, is transitory; is unstable.  The consolidation of meaning makes
idols; established meanings have returned to stone.

[Living] Meaning is not in things but in between; in the iridescence, the
interplay; in the interconnections; at the intersections, at the crossroads.

N.O.Brown, _Love's Body_ p.257 UC Press, 1990

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