tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post4080692920534659136..comments2023-09-03T05:52:27.906-06:00Comments on The Magical Witch: Who will be revealed as the Puppet Master (I Ching edition)Morgan Drake Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-84571450006515679042012-03-29T22:27:05.640-06:002012-03-29T22:27:05.640-06:00Nope, no puppet master. I am afraid, alas, that P...Nope, no puppet master. I am afraid, alas, that Pinocchio is a real boy with a very long nose.<br /><br />The image of flame over water -- vital opposites -- struck me in particular, as well as the idea that opposition is a method of winnowing via contrast. For a choice to be possible, there must be (at least) two options and these must be distinct. A line has been scribed -- the surface of the lake meets with the tongue of flame -- and, should one find the need to examine the Either or the Or, it is now far more easy to do so.<br /><br />But going back to the puppet master... really? Is there such a lack of genuinely founded and well-applied argument that one has to pin the pitchfork on a pernicious secret overlord capable of duping everyone but, oh yeah, you? I'm sitting here thinking, "So, how's that cosmic conspiracy theory working out for you?" <br /><br />Good interp.devaneiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369184799835967249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-77850860306607991422012-03-29T08:06:14.595-06:002012-03-29T08:06:14.595-06:00Outstanding! Particularly the story told using the...Outstanding! Particularly the story told using the oracle..Fr. A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09100316012648450310noreply@blogger.com