20thCenturyRedbook: August 2016

Wednesday 31 August 2016

{The [O]}[20th August 1987]

[Redbook4:59][19870820:1800b]{The [O]}[20^th August 1987]

19870820.18--

[continued]

(2) 'The [O] as the Soul of the Universe'* – this may have something to do with the vision from The Magic Mountain** (or rather, its explication immediately following)***. I like the sound of this but I'm not sure what it means, or that I can take its implications. The [O] has always puzzled me in 'fiction' and 'reality' (yes, I have seen it – with the Inner Sense, but not only while writing or thinking about writing****). I am not sure that the Universe has a Soul in the same sense as a Man has a Soul – but it has a Purpose, linked I should guess to the Spirit, and perhaps the [O] is in some way an embodiment of this Purpose. I am not sure.#

*[[Redbook2:224-225][19820220:1700a]{The Soul of the Universe}[20^th February 1982]]

[See [Redbook4:57][19870817:1950b]{Points from Annotation [continued][: (2) The Soul of the Universe]}[17^th August 1987] ]

**[([Redbook2:249-251][19821009:2330e]{A Dream of Mann}[9^th October 1982], &)

[Redbook2:252-256][19821010:1330]{The Magic Mountain}[10^th October 1982]ff.]

***[In Thomas Mann, 'The Magic Mountain', trans. H.T Lowe-Porter; London: Penguin, 1960, p495., presumably, not in the journal entry referred to above; see [Redbook2:252-256][19821010:1330e]{The Magic Mountain [continued(5)]}[10^th October 1982]]

****cf.II. ?

[[Redbook2:301][19830826:0045b]{A Dream of Missed Directions: Three Chapels and the White Hotel [continued]}[26th August 1983]]

[& see also [Redbook2:335][19840515:1715c]{A Dream of the [O]}[15^th May 1984]]

#{See V.}

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{Innocence and Truth}[20th August 1987]

[Redbook4:59][19870820:1800]{Innocence and Truth}[20^th August 1987]

19870820.18--

Taking up the points on p57* arising during my mammoth collation and annotation exercise on these Journals:

(1) **The suggestion is that Innocence might be the 'Vice' at Attraction, and Truth the 'Virtue' at Unity. This is perhaps 'Truth' in general terms as a Virtue – cf. Vol III.(Opener)***: this Truth can be about something – linked to, but not quite the same as, The Truth at the Centre (There?), which can't.

Truth is noticeably lacking from the list of Virtues (so is Goodness, for that matter – but Goodness may be either (a) so general as to encompass all Virtues (= Virtuous?) and/or (b) effectively identical with Truth in practical, i.e. characteristic, terms – as I have linked Good with God (and Evil with Separation).****

If it comes to that, Innocence is not a particularly vicious Vice, but that is what you would expect of +C: I think there is a case for saying that it could be a type of Vice, if Sloth is (and if Pride is...?).

xS would get it from +C, then – not out of line with the way the Circles work generally (see below#).#*

#**

*[See [Redbook4:57][19870817:1950]{Points from Annotation[: (1) Innocence and Evil]}[17^th August 1987] .]

**ref.II.[[Redbook2:125][19780530:1740]{Innocence and Evil}[30th May1978],]125.

cf.p.[[Redbook4:13-14][19870707:1000]{Virtues and Vices (2)}[7^th July 1987],]13

cf.S&C.15-1,17-1

***[[Redbook3:1-5][19860325:0153] {TRUTH} [25^th March 1986]]

****Hence, 'Innocence and Evil'? (II.[[Redbook2:125][19780530:1740]{Innocence and Evil}[30th May1978]]125

#[[Redbook4:60][19870820:1800c(ff)]{Circle Relationships}[20^th August 1987]at p63]

#*(i.e. Circumferential Resonance.)

#**This also makes sense of the old legal maxim: 'Justice is Truth in Action' (Vol.II.[[Redbook2:96B][19770111:0000]{Quote on Justice}[11^th January 1977]])

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Tuesday 30 August 2016

{Life Circles}[19th August 1987]

[Redbook4:58][19870819(&20):0000]{Life Circles}[19^th August 1987]

19870819.0000

(&20)

I have just finished collating notes, verses, and so on (actually or by reference) into Vols I and II of this Journal.

{

Books written}

{140?}

{70}

{35}

{17

(+1?)}

(+)}

{1}

{[Fict-ion] Books set [in]}

15/16

1951-

1967c.

Age0-

16/17

1968c.

(School)

{0}

| |

+Mk

CRISIS

{[0]}

1969

12.

Leave School

{1}

| |

+Mk

{[1]}

{'The Spirit of the Fell'}

1970

10.

Start University

1^st yr

{2}

/ \

├

+Mk

CRISIS

1971

10.

2^nd yr

{Very bleak: [A] St.}

{3}

| |

+Mk

20/21

1972

10.

3^rd yr

{4}

\ /

| |

+Mk

CRISIS

{[2]}

{'Fus-ion Child'}

1973

06.

10?

End University

Start Law School

{5}

| |

+Mk

1974

05?

End Law School

[Africa] -

Start […][legal] Pupillage

{6}

\ /

┤

+Mk

CRISIS

1975

[...]

End [legal] Pupillage

{7}

| |

+Mk

{

'[+]'

}

1976

͡ 10

Start [Housing Charity] & T[erritorial] A[rmy]

End [Housing Charity], Start [Accountants]

{8}

\ /

( )

+Mk

CRISIS

1977

( )

07+?

End [Accountants] PT, Start Audit

{9}

{

Verses stop}

1978

End [Accountants] Audit, Start CT

{10}

| |

+Mk

1979

( )

{11}

\ /

┤

+Mk

CRISIS

{

Intense dream-ing starts}

{[0]}

1980

͡ 04

End [Accountants], Start [Trade Association]

{12}

| |

+Mk

{...& be-comes freq-uent}

29/30

1981

(Expected to leave [Trade Association] c8108){cf.II.197}***

{13}

{[1]}

1982

C 12/

End [Trade Association]

{14}

/ \

| |

+Mk

CRISIS

31/32

1983

''/01

Start [self-employment]

{(& Married!)}

{15}

| |

+Mk

{(TII Circles)}

1984

{Low point: II.337}****

{16}

/ \

├

+Mk

CRISIS

1985

{17}

| |

+Mk

34/35

1986

'End' [Self-employment] in London; → Scotland

| |

+Mk

CRISIS

35/36

{[2]}

1987

Leave Scotland for Wales.

Ex-tended Life Cycle

Life cycle (c.70 yrs)

Half- (Life) Cycle (32+ yrs)

Quarter Cycle

(16-18 yrs)

Eighth Cycle (or Eights) (8-9 yrs)

Six teenth Cycle (3-5 Yr)

32^nd Cycle (2yr)

(Yearly Cycle)

{(Rather like a 'fruit machine'....)}

[Key to symbols:]

+C (Crisis)	͡
	/ \	{xS/xA}
+K & +M	\| \|
	\ /	{xP/xL}
+Mk	͝

A flexible system of geared Circles seems to appear.

*{Self-prompted verses start}

**{'Observation' only to here.

'Involvement' from here (or Action?).}

***{cf.II.[[Redbook2:197][19810822:0015]{Self-employment?}[22nd August 1981],]197}

****{II.[[Redbook2:337-338][19840630:1315]{Plans}[30^th June 1984],]337} [This seems to have been more of a decision point than a low point. <20160725>]

#(Life may continue into a new cycle after this.)

#*[Possibly brought forward, later. The remainder of this column, all of which was added later in pencil in the ms, is illegible, meaningless or superseded.]

[Whether the personal elements fit or not, the allocation of the year periods is remarkably close to the 'final', impersonal version (as to which, see VI.328ff,&c.). <20160829-30>. See also [Redbook4:61-62][19870820:1800g]{Circle Relationships [continued(5)] – [(2) Gearing:] Terms}[20^th August 1987]. <20160904>]

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