Comments on: Multiplicity, Faith and History http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/06/2377/ An Eclectic Journal of the Arts Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:42:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Robert Mueller http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/06/2377/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Robert Mueller Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:17 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=2377#comment-483 I am impressed with your argument regarding synchronicity, Jean. You ought to allow as well from some free play, I think, as is shown in your interesting poem.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('483','Robert Mueller'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('483','Robert Mueller','I am impressed with your argument regarding synchronicity, Jean. You ought to allow as well from some free play, I think, as is shown in your interesting poem.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I am impressed with your argument regarding synchronicity, Jean. You ought to allow as well from some free play, I think, as is shown in your interesting poem.
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]]> By: Robert Mueller http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/06/2377/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Robert Mueller Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:52:43 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=2377#comment-482 I am truly impressed with your analysis of "synchronicities," Jean, the attendant requirements of mental or hermeneutic strength and accountability. On the other hand, I'd just rather have all the fun I can and make my own synchronicities and devil and cohorts be danged. But who would care? That's the point, maybe some people would.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('482','Robert Mueller'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('482','Robert Mueller','I am truly impressed with your analysis of \"synchronicities,\" Jean, the attendant requirements of mental or hermeneutic strength and accountability. On the other hand, I\'d just rather have all the fun I can and make my own synchronicities and devil and cohorts be danged. But who would care? That\'s the point, maybe some people would.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I am truly impressed with your analysis of “synchronicities,” Jean, the attendant requirements of mental or hermeneutic strength and accountability. On the other hand, I’d just rather have all the fun I can and make my own synchronicities and devil and cohorts be danged. But who would care? That’s the point, maybe some people would.
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]]> By: Cuchulain http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/06/2377/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Cuchulain Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:51:54 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=2377#comment-477 Very nice poem, Velma Jean. Thanks for adding to the comments. Makes me think I need to do a post about Jung one of these days.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('477','Cuchulain'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('477','Cuchulain','Very nice poem, Velma Jean. Thanks for adding to the comments. Makes me think I need to do a post about Jung one of these days.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Very nice poem, Velma Jean. Thanks for adding to the comments. Makes me think I need to do a post about Jung one of these days.
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]]> By: velma jean reeb http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/06/2377/comment-page-1/#comment-476 velma jean reeb Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:00:04 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=2377#comment-476 Searching for George Spencer's essay on synchronicity, hoping to reread it, I experienced a fine one ( or, a serendipity, at least.): I.came across "Multiplicity, Faith, and History." It is what I needed to read today. And many days! Exquisite. Thank you! I was intrigued when I read the essay and dialogue on synchronicity. a term coined by Carl Jung, I believe. I recall reading that Jung and the physicist Pauli. while working and thinking from disparate disciplines (and even languages, since mathematics is the "language" of physics) came to the same conclusion: i.e., a true synchronicity, they agreed, is not merely an acausal, but meaningful simultaneity of events; it always includes an attendant excitation of an archetype--a timeless manifestation of some sort, usually physical, as though from the heart of the universe. The following poem of mine, dating to 2006, perhaps expresses something pertinent to this topic: <blockquote>Sudden lightning, skin-brightening crackle simultaneous thunder, perceived as an after- thought, ungentle reminder of its forerunner- brilliant distraction-usurpation. All this we know and have always known. What I puzzle in full daylight now at last is this: Did that vision of him, features writing in heart-stopping wrath, right hand gripping gleaming weapon-- steely-edged sword or mother of all knives? (never a mere bodkin!) He, poised above my sleepless single bed: Did that vision accompany, in real time the heard-moments-later four shrill blasts of the heartless telephone dying with a click...and was that heavy breathing--or some last gasp?</blockquote> <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('476','velma jean reeb'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('476','velma jean reeb','Searching for George Spencer\'s essay on synchronicity, hoping to reread it, I experienced a fine one ( or, a serendipity, at least.): I.came across \"Multiplicity, Faith, and History.\" It is what I needed to read today. And many days! Exquisite. Thank you!\r\n I was intrigued when I read the essay and dialogue on synchronicity. a term coined by Carl Jung, I believe. I recall reading that Jung and the physicist Pauli. while working and thinking from disparate disciplines (and even languages, since mathematics is the \"language\" of physics) came to the same conclusion: i.e., a true synchronicity, they agreed, is not merely an acausal, but meaningful simultaneity of events; it always includes an attendant excitation of an archetype--a timeless manifestation of some sort, usually physical, as though from the heart of the universe. The following poem of mine, dating to 2006, perhaps expresses something pertinent to this topic:\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<blockquote>Sudden lightning, skin-brightening crackle\r\n simultaneous thunder, perceived as an after-\r\n thought, ungentle reminder of its forerunner-\r\n brilliant distraction-usurpation.\r\n All this we know and have always known.\r\n What I puzzle in full daylight now at last\r\n is this: Did that vision of him,\r\n features writing in heart-stopping\r\n wrath, right hand gripping gleaming weapon--\r\n steely-edged sword or mother of all knives?\r\n (never a mere bodkin!)\r\n He, poised above my sleepless single bed:\r\n Did that vision accompany, in real time\r\n the heard-moments-later four shrill blasts\r\n of the heartless telephone dying\r\n with a click...and\r\n was that heavy breathing--or some last gasp?<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Searching for George Spencer’s essay on synchronicity, hoping to reread it, I experienced a fine one ( or, a serendipity, at least.): I.came across “Multiplicity, Faith, and History.” It is what I needed to read today. And many days! Exquisite. Thank you!
I was intrigued when I read the essay and dialogue on synchronicity. a term coined by Carl Jung, I believe. I recall reading that Jung and the physicist Pauli. while working and thinking from disparate disciplines (and even languages, since mathematics is the “language” of physics) came to the same conclusion: i.e., a true synchronicity, they agreed, is not merely an acausal, but meaningful simultaneity of events; it always includes an attendant excitation of an archetype–a timeless manifestation of some sort, usually physical, as though from the heart of the universe. The following poem of mine, dating to 2006, perhaps expresses something pertinent to this topic:

Sudden lightning, skin-brightening crackle
simultaneous thunder, perceived as an after–
thought, ungentle reminder of its forerunner–
brilliant distraction-usurpation.
All this we know and have always known.
What I puzzle in full daylight now at last
is this: Did that vision of him,
features writing in heart-stopping
wrath, right hand gripping gleaming weapon–
steely-edged sword or mother of all knives?
(never a mere bodkin!)
He, poised above my sleepless single bed:
Did that vision accompany, in real time
the heard-moments-later four shrill blasts
of the heartless telephone dying
with a click…and
was that heavy breathing–or some last gasp?

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]]> By: Tony Jones http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/06/2377/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Tony Jones Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:27:51 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=2377#comment-472 I love it...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('472','Tony Jones'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('472','Tony Jones','I love it...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I love it…
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]]> By: Robert Mueller http://www.spinozablue.com/2009/06/2377/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Robert Mueller Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:40:41 +0000 http://www.spinozablue.com/?p=2377#comment-469 Beautiful.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('469','Robert Mueller'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('469','Robert Mueller','Beautiful.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Beautiful.
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