Today's reading stopped at "... egglips of the sunsoonshine." (603.2)
Much of these pages have to do with Keavn (Kevin aka Shaun the post man) and the 29 biddies to whom he had once earlier given a moral talk.
[Joseph Campbell describes the coming of Kevin as follows:
** A Skeleton Kex to Finnegans Wake, P. 281-2]
The idea is that in the new order of things, in the new aeon of the universe, the father (HCE) will make place for the son (Kevin) to take over his place. As the dawn breaks, he is to establish a new land, near the Great Lakes (greyt lack), on the banks of Lake Erie (under wasseres of Erie). The 29 girls (innocent dirly dirls) sing a song that he should come forth (He. Only he.) The 29 churches of Dublin ring their bells: Prayfulness! Prayfulness! (Note that 3 names are missing in the list given in the book.)
This moment is interrupted by the news reported by "Mike" Portland, an independent reporter: Pipe in Dream Cause, Uncovers Pub History. The Outrage, at Length. . . . and so on.
Much of these pages have to do with Keavn (Kevin aka Shaun the post man) and the 29 biddies to whom he had once earlier given a moral talk.
[Joseph Campbell describes the coming of Kevin as follows:
"We now come to the first form that is to issue pristine from the life-fertile waters. It will be fair with the perfection of an as yet unbroken harmony. Luminous, first fruit of the womb of night, it will sit like Brahma on the golden lotus that blossoms from the navel of Vishnu*, the cosmic dreamer. Pure, with the innocence of sainthood, balanced in all virtues, the first child of the new aeon will be radiant with the dew of the dawn. . . . Who is he but saintly Kevin?"**
* See the photograph of the painting posted on 23 December 2019.** A Skeleton Kex to Finnegans Wake, P. 281-2]
The idea is that in the new order of things, in the new aeon of the universe, the father (HCE) will make place for the son (Kevin) to take over his place. As the dawn breaks, he is to establish a new land, near the Great Lakes (greyt lack), on the banks of Lake Erie (under wasseres of Erie). The 29 girls (innocent dirly dirls) sing a song that he should come forth (He. Only he.) The 29 churches of Dublin ring their bells: Prayfulness! Prayfulness! (Note that 3 names are missing in the list given in the book.)
This moment is interrupted by the news reported by "Mike" Portland, an independent reporter: Pipe in Dream Cause, Uncovers Pub History. The Outrage, at Length. . . . and so on.
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