VL-IV pgs. 98/99: Postmodern Mysticism

[Robin Landseadel]

On Jan 17, 2009, at 9:27 AM, kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> If Pynchon's a heretic in terms of established religion, isn't he
> also somewhat of a heretic in terms of "magickal operations"?

Well yes indeedy—at the same time, remember that there is "high magic  
in low puns."  Pynchon takes all with a grain of salt but generally  
respects the stuff that works. Note as well that all though Vineland  
our beloved author takes pot-shots at all things "new age" and points  
out many of the follies of the earlier "new age" of the theosophists  
in Against the Day.