AtD (SPOILER pg. 978, 1081)Re: Speculations

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There's a stamp from Shamhbala in someone's collection 
that is either deliberately substituted by forces unseen (and unspoken)
or a magical transmutation transpired: something possible in AtD's multiverse. 
However you want to interpret this scene, I take it as referencing 
"The Crying of Lot 49". There are many sprinkled references throughout 
Against the Day to things that bump up against the Trystero, (like the use 
of Trieste as seeming center of European activities) but the system itself is 
never named. There are postage stamps that could not exist save as mocking 
frauds, perhaps the most mocking on page 1081, mocking COL49 in a way, 
the potstage stamp on 978-979 even moreso.



 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> Whatever your interpretation is of the symbols on the seal, I think
> it's been pretty conclusively proven that it is based on common
> Tibetan imagery and mythological symbols, commonly found specifically
> on Tibetan coinage, amongst other places.  TRP did not invent it.
> 
> On 11/24/06, Chris Titan <christitan718 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I put on some speculations about the seal on the cover
> > of AtD up on the Hyper Sigil. It is way too informal
> > and random a collection and organization system to try
> > to repost here.
> >
> > http://groups.myspace.com/pynchonhypersigil
> >
> > In short, I think it is a Flying Island and refers to
> > an island where Shiva and Shakti live...backlighting
> > some very interesting Free Energy Physics with hindu
> > metaphysics.