CoL49 - numinous

[Mark Kohut]

YES!

On Sat, Jun 29, 2024 at 2:35 PM J K Van Nort via Pynchon-l <
pynchon-l at waste.org> wrote:

> 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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