MDDM ch.69: Forgive me, for what I must...

[Otto]

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Subject: MDDM ch.69: Forgive me, for what I must...


> [676.13]
>
> Not sure if this Daniel is just a pynchonian "wooden"
> indian or whether there is some historical basis for the
> sort of behavior expressed by Daniel as he pushes
> the stakes dipped in serpent venom into the bosom
> of the earth, and asks forgiveness:
>
>     Forgive me, for what I must now beg you to
>     bear at my hands...
>
> Be that as it may, but within the text, this image
> contrasts with that of the crew digging deep post
> holes and sinking five to seven foot 12 x 12
> squared timbers into the earth heedless of anything
> but the labor involved- the earth just something to
> be exploited by their science, or "Weightless Obs" [681.22]
>
>

"Once you have caught the lizards, put them in separate bags. Then take the
first one and talk to her. Apologize for hurting her, and beg her to help
you."
Date: Sunday, 21 April 1963
Carlos Castaneda, "The Teachings of Don Juan", Penguin ed., p. 110

Seems as if there's indeed "some historical basis" for this sort of
behavior.

Otto

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