vv: writing in tongues

[lorentzen-nicklaus]

 ~~~ in fall ninety-six, jules siegel wrote to pynchon-list: "~~~ v is an 
 inspired work - in the sense of goddess-inspired - and inspiration does not 
 lend itself to rational examination. i would say that the pynchon scholar 
 will do best by attempting to identify what a given item might have meant to 
 tom, where he got it, and what it means in tom's schema, to the extent that 
 this can be identified, as i don't think he always has a schema. ~~~ despite 
 this, bonnie has the right idea, i think, but she should not fall into the trap 
 of taking this theme too seriously. pynchon is not necessarily writing about 
 the goddess in an organized and literal way. he is her instrument and she is 
 talking through him and there could be quite a bit of static on the line. this 
 interpretation will help you understand the enchantment you feel again and 
 again when reading v. it is incantation, a word etymologically almost 
 equivalent to enchantment, getting you under its spell. ~~~ i once asked 
 chester anderson, a great magician, founder of the communication company, to  
 explain to me how i could use magick to make money. 'magick isn't about money, 
 jules', he replied. 'it's about ecstasy'. in case that doesn't make sense in 
 the present context, think about money as accounting. v is about (and the 
 product of) ecstasy. i don't think that the principles of accounting (in the 
 sense of rational academic scholarship) will always be very useful here" ~~~ 
 quoted after "lineland", part 6 ~~~ i like this passage a lot ~~~ beyond 
 interpretation ~~~ yet, differing from jules siegel, i think that the  
 primordial inspiration can also be experienced with pynchon's other novels,  
 especially with gravity's rainbow ~~~ here it's the most beautiful day of the 
 year ~~~ played soccer with my daughter at the beach ~~~ under the endless blue 
 sky ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ sou filho do mar ~~~ das ondas do mar ~~~ da espuma do mar ~~~ 
 minlia mae yemanja ~~~ o virgem maria ~~~ como es linda flor ~~~ celeste   
 harmonia ~~~ dulcissimo amor ~~~ manda em nossos lares ~~~ rinha dos mares ~~~ 
 da terra e dos ceus ~~~ em risos encobres ~~~ maria os seus dons ~~~ tesouro 
 dos pogres ~~~ riqueza dos bons ~~~ manda em nossos lares ~~~ rainha dos mares 
 ~~~ da terra o dos ceus ~~~ so sei es ~~~ kai ~~~ ~~~ ~~~