BtZ42 Scene 16, Roger, Jessica, love, demob, religious longing and Puccini, et al.

[Mark Kohut]

There is in my small town "a couple' known to many. He is a Berkeley School
of Music-trained musician, who had a good-flying career but crashed with
addictions. He recuperated himself fully, with a born-again-like rebirth
into some laid-back, ultra-gentle ---from his talk and actions--religious
sect which believes in poverty and chastity (at least for him, who is a
Brother, don't know what that entails).

I don't know much of anything about Sister Dee, known as his partner. She
has informed folk who assumed they were a couple in that sexual
relationship way, that it is not like that. Their relationship is
spiritual.

Assuming she isn't euphemizing, I think of Cyprian and this part of this
section of Roger and Jessica. Love as an
Agapaic (plus) full body erotic relationship. So to speak.



On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> pp 120-136. I am not going to do a summary, since the map is not the
> territory,  but anyone can
> who wants to can and it should be appreciated by all and with or without
> that, I urge all to
> simply reread these few pages again after following along so far, no
> matter how many times and
> how busy you are.
>
> Because the flag is flagging as it does.
>
> Because to feel the verbal territory anew is like fresh water in summer
> and, I bet, if you follow
> the bouncing verbal ball in your head, you will feel/see something NEW or
> something old you
> haven't thought of since your last reading. (and I'm gonna try to make a
> few new connections)
>
> It's about Love, after all.
>
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