rubrics (I like that word), wrecking crews and hugfests

[Ray Easton]

Mark Kohut wrote:
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> The duality, basically, is how much he embraces what he also satirizes. How much he believes in some/any "occult' understandings yet how foolish he finds them given the often-savage satire. 
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>   


That would indeed be a genuine duality, but I find little evidence in 
the texts that Pynchon embraces or believes in such things... the 
occult, conspiracy theories, take your pick.

To reply here to a point John C. makes in another post:

> I think what Mike was hinting at was, for example, the way the themes and even *structure* of GR seems to be, in part, *informed by* the occult, yheet Pynchon also seems to be satirising occultism. Thus what we regarded as a duality or, if you will, paradox.

That Pynchon employs the Tarot to give structure to GR, I do not think 
it follows from this fact that Pynchon takes the occult seriously.  Are 
we similarly to conclude that Joyce "believes in" Greek mythology?

Ray