The Death Cycle

David Morris fqmorris at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 23 14:54:27 CST 2001


Terrance,

I know you're going to elaborate your take on this argument, but could you 
please address the question I poised below re. 'Your statement above that 
this cycle is "(Rilke, not Weissman's misreading of Rilke)."'  If we don't 
settle that one I don't think we'll be able to get anything straight between 
us on this.

David Morris

>From: "David Morris"
>>From: Terrance
>>"I want to break out--to leave this cycle of infection and
>>death. I want to be taken in love: so taken that you and I
>>will be gathered, inseparable, in the radiance of what we
>>would be come...." GR.724
>>
>>The "cycle of infection and death" is Earth's cycle (Rilke, not Weissman's 
>>misreading of Rilke), the cycle of life, of Gravity and the fecund force
>
>Your statement above that this cycle is "(Rilke, not Weissman's misreading 
>of Rilke)" is illogical because this is Weissman speaking, isn't it?  It 
>[the quote above] would have to mean whatever Weissman thinks it means.
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