CoL49 - numinous

[J K Van Nort]

Joseph sez: that Nefastus' second definition entry:
> (figuratively) contrary to the sacred rites or to religion; irreligious, impious; wicked, profane, abandoned; unlucky, inauspicious; 

There is a certain humor in the fact that Oedipa cries (an indication of being sensitive) when she fails to be a 'sensitive', John Nefastus watches cartoons and uses news about China to get erotic stimulation, quite profane, insensitive. His efforts to achieve something from nothing indicates a desire to manipulate the numinous, the non-rational, the life-force itself through 'sensitives'. 

In contrast, Oedipa seeks to understand/comprehend/find meaning in the numinous, the 'life-itself' as David identifies it. Her search is for the sacred/sublime/numinous or 'life-itself', which can never be brought under one theory or idea.

In solidarity,
James 

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