re re Sha?

[pynchonoid]

Just got back from watching the new Chinese movie,
Ying Xiong aka "Hero" which I expect some of you will
like -- a Rashomon-like narrative structure, killer
martial arts, fine Tan Dun soundtrack, beautifully
photographed and art directed & etc.  

At one point the King of Qin character uses the
expression "sha qi" (which can also be transcribed
"sha chi"), which is translated in the subtitles as
"murderous intent" or something like that, another
usage of the phrase Pynchon uses in M&D.  If you see
the movie and don't catch it, or if you'd like a
heads-up, let me know offlist.


http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0408&msg=92606&sort=date

Dave answered Geoff Stacks <gstacks@[omitted]:
"It acts as a Conduit for what we call Sha, or, as
they say in Spanish California, Bad Energy.—- Imagine
a Wind, a truly ill wind, bringing failure, poverty,
disgrace, betrayal,-— every kind of bad luck there
is,—- all blowing through, night and day, with many
times the force of the worst storm you were ever in."
(M&D, p. 542)

Sha
542; aka "Bad Energy"; 545; 547; 573; 601; 615; 649;
683; 692

http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/mason-dixon/alpha/s.html
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