Ahab & Merleau-Ponty....Graves....

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R.C. = Rosy Cross = Rosencreutz = Rosicrucian

And if you turn to p.441 you find the Rosy Cross herself, in the
form of a chunk of Rose Quartz at the intersection of crossing
latitude and longitude lines. Then over on p. 442 we gaze into the
Scryer's Crystal to see the twin Heptagons which were central to
the construction of the Rosicrucian Vault. (Cf., 'A Compendium on
the Rosicrucian Vault,' ed., Adam McLean.)Furthermore, a reading
of the alchemical tale of the Chymical Wedding reveals all manner
of parallels with the Lepton Castle scene.