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Post by Knygathin on Sept 10, 2023 11:26:51 GMT
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Post by Knygathin on Sept 26, 2023 0:10:31 GMT
I doubt whether it is really appropriate to categorize Blackwood under supernatural and weird literature. His work strives much more for existential satisfaction. He could perhaps replace Christianity for European readers, and be our spiritual guide towards fulfillment.
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Post by PeterC on Sept 26, 2023 13:17:54 GMT
But Christianity is being replaced. The results of this are to be seen all around us.
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Post by Knygathin on Sept 26, 2023 19:01:36 GMT
I remember reading The Centaur some ten years ago and being swept away by it, and thought of it as my bible. I haven't revisited it since, there is always some new curiosity that grabs my interest. But, oh well.
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Post by helrunar on Sept 26, 2023 20:33:03 GMT
The Centaur is a very unusual story, novella length, with some incredible imagery and some very offbeat relationships. Many pages are devoted to an early explication of what in the late 20th century became known as the Gaia hypothesis, the concept that our planet is a living being with an actively aware consciousness. This was originally formulated by a German philosopher in the 1860s whose work was referenced by Blackwood. He wrote some other books with this as the backdrop after The Centaur.
Hel.
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Post by Knygathin on Sept 27, 2023 19:12:24 GMT
The Centaur ... Many pages are devoted to an early explication of what in the late 20th century became known as the Gaia hypothesis, the concept that our planet is a living being with an actively aware consciousness. This was originally formulated by a German philosopher in the 1860s whose work was referenced by Blackwood. He wrote some other books with this as the backdrop after The Centaur. Interesting concept. Everything contains life, even the stones. Are those follow-up books Julius LeVallon and The Bright Messenger?
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