GR 'Streets'

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>>>It again seems to me to be a very secular vision.<<<

Yet the section, which includes garrison-churches, chaplains, and Christian
theology, ends with undeniable Biblical and astrological imagery. In
Pynchon, I don't find any contradiction between the use of non-secular
imagery/concepts and 'secular vision.' Whether one espouses them or not,
religious views are held and believed, and have their consequences. In this
section, the crucifixion is presented as a promise of redemption and an
image of 'mass' destruction.

Leo

A Masculine, Fixed Fire sign.

Leo, the fifth sign, is one of the four fixed signs, and its image of a lion
has been given from the earliest times. During the early centuries of
Christianity, Leo as the second of the four fixed signs was adopted to
represent Mark, one of the four Evangelists. Leo is ruled by the Sun, the
symbol of Christ, and is placed in zodiacs and churches as the first of the
fixed sign. The symbol of Leo, is regarded to have been derived from ancient
Greek horoscopes and is a representation of the lion's tail.

Characteristics
Leo is the fifth sign of the zodiac, a fixed fire sign. Leo represents the
king, and Leo can be a very noble sign, though their may be some problems
with ego-inflation. Leo can be very dramatic, always putting on a good show
for their subjects, and very protective of them as well. The planetary ruler
of Leo is the sun.

The fireburst came roaring and sovereign. . . .