(November 28, 2017 at 9:35 pm)Khemikal Wrote:(November 28, 2017 at 9:27 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: Your assessment here reminds me of Jung and Joseph Campbell, whose work I find fascinating.The miasma comment channels Nietzsche. Also a fav of mine. IDK the etymology of the word "Israel" but it sounds like an eye-opener."He who struggles with god". More literally, he who grapples with god - the point of the story of Jacobs transformation to Israel in Genesis, a seminal event in the establishment myth-come-legend, whereby he violently extorts the lord of the cosmos into bestowing a blessing upon him..because...like a vampire, god has to flit off before sunrise and Jacob just won't let him go.
For Pete's sake that's a twisted interpretation.
