CoL49 - numinous

[Mark Kohut]

Oedipa does not yet know that it can't be brought under one theory or
idea....hence her exploring the "meaning' of the Trystero....

The ending will SHOW her that, if she listens....when she
"listens"....because she has to....

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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