IVIV (11) 166b

Robin Landseadel robinlandseadel at comcast.net
Fri Oct 23 11:31:26 CDT 2009


On Oct 23, 2009, at 8:52 AM, Clément Lévy wrote:

> Something I forgot about p. 166:
> - karmic waterscape: it has something to do with Sortilège's fear  
> and Doc's trips on Vehi's LSD, see p. 101-102, p. 105-107 and p.  
> 108-110. The basic idea is: like Lemurian a long time ago, we will  
> be punished for our bad karma: we destroyed the planet, and so:  
> California (or the whole inhabited earth?) will vanish under the sea.
>
> This is what Leej, "obsessed by Lemuria and its tragic final days,"  
> explains on p. 167: "We can't find a way to return to Lemuria, so  
> it's returning to us"

Climate change:

	INTRODUCTION AND SYNOPSIS
	Each year many people in the United States of America
	are affected by natural disasters such as floods, drought,
	tornadoes and hurricanes.  Some people lose everything
	they own in these disasters, including their homes.  Many
	are unable or unwilling to rebuild their homes in the same
	area, and are forced to move elsewhere.  And yet, it is
	difficult for most people in the U.S. to imagine losing not
	just their personal belongings, but to have their entire
	country disappear.  This is exactly what many islanders
	around the Pacific Ocean and elsewhere in the world,
	however, are facing.  While scientists study Earth’s
	climate and look for definitive evidence of global
	warming, people on many of the Pacific islands are
	coming face-to-face with what they believe are clear
	indications that weather and ocean patterns across the
	Pacific basin are changing. . .
	http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/guides/rwguide.pdf



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