GR translation: God under the aspect of Atropos

[Mike Jing]

Thanks, Monte. That's what comes up on top in Google.  I'm just not sure if
there's any extended meaning I'm missing in "God under the aspect of
Atropos".

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 2:09 AM, Monte Davis <montedavis49 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Perspective, angle of vision, viewpoint/point of view... compare the
> cluster here in Wikipedia:
>
> *Sub specie aeternitatis* (Latin <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin> for
> "under the aspect of eternity"),[1]
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub_specie_aeternitatis#cite_note-1> is,
> from Baruch Spinoza <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch_Spinoza> onwards,
> an honorific expression describing what is universally and eternally true,
> without any reference to or dependence upon the temporal portions of
> reality <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality>.
>
> In clearer English, *sub specie aeternitatis* roughly means "from the
> perspective of the eternal". Even more loosely, the phrase is used to
> describe an alternative or objective point of view.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:09 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Also, there are two other instances of the phrase in the book:
>>
>> V239.21-24   So was the Rocket’s terrible passage reduced, literally, to
>> bourgeois terms, terms of an equation such as that elegant blend of
>> philosophy and hardware, abstract change and hinged pivots of real metals
>> which describes motion under the aspect of yaw control:
>>
>> V411.14-18   Here, here’s the rundown on Kekulé’s problem. Started out to
>> become an architect, turned out instead to be one of the Atlantes of
>> chemistry, most of the organic wing of that useful edifice bearing down on
>> top of his head forever—not just under the aspect of IG, but of World,
>> assuming that’s a distinction you observe, heh, heh.
>>
>> Here, it seems to mean "from the perspective of".
>>
>> And a slight variation:
>>
>> V610.3-7   And “Solange,” oddly enough, is dreaming of Bianca too, though
>> under a different aspect: it’s of her own child, Ilse, riding lost through
>> the Zone on a long freight train that never seems to come to rest. She
>> isn’t unhappy, nor is she searching, exactly, for her father. But Leni’s
>> early dream for her is coming true. She will not be used.
>>
>> Here, it seems to mean "from a different perspective".
>>
>> Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> So it's definitely a reference to astrology then? I wasn't sure if the
>>> phrase "under the aspect of" is actually used in that context.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 4:54 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "In astrology, an aspect is an angle the planets make to each other in
>>>> the horoscope, and also to the ascendant, midheaven, descendant and
>>>> nadir. The aspects are measured by the angular distance along the
>>>> ecliptic in degrees and minutes of celestial longitude between two
>>>> points, as viewed from the earth. They indicate focal points in the
>>>> horoscope where the energies involved are given extra emphasis. The
>>>> astrological aspects are said to influence affairs on Earth according
>>>> to millennia of astrological tradition."
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> http://www.ancient-symbols.com/astrology_symbols.html (scroll down for
>>>> symbols)
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 3:24 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > "n astrology, an aspect is an angle the planets make to each other in
>>>> > the horoscope, and also to the ascendant, midheaven, descendant, lower
>>>> > midheaven, and other points of astrological interest. Aspects are
>>>> > measured by the angular distance in degrees and minutes of ecliptic
>>>> > longitudebetween two points, as viewed from Earth. According to
>>>> > astrological tradition, they indicate the timing of transitions and
>>>> > developmental changes in the lives of people and affairs relative to
>>>> > the Earth."
>>>> >
>>>> > [...]
>>>> >
>>>> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_aspect
>>>> >
>>>> > On Mon, Sep 7, 2015 at 3:22 AM, Mike Jing <
>>>> gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >> V643.7-15   “Hey Pensiero,” calls Paddy McGonigle, ya still hearin’
>>>> dat
>>>> >> sound?”
>>>> >>        “Yeah uh I t’ink it’s a mouth-organ,” Pensiero busily combing
>>>> up
>>>> >> single hairs, cutting each one a slightly different length, going
>>>> back again
>>>> >> and again to touch up here and there . . . God is who knows their
>>>> number.
>>>> >> Atropos is who severs them to different lengths. So, God under the
>>>> aspect of
>>>> >> Atropos, she who cannot be turned, is in possession of Eddie Pensiero
>>>> >> tonight.
>>>> >>        “I got your mouth organ,” jeers Paddy, “right here! Look! A
>>>> wop
>>>> >> clarinet!”
>>>> >>
>>>> >> What does "under the aspect of" mean here?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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