Really fascinating, nice one. It has interesting implications for songwriting.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hermandan0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There's a literary name for this: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathetic_fallacy > The pathetic fallacy or anthropomorphic fallacy is the description of > inanimate natural objects in a manner that endows them with human > feelings, thoughts and sensations. It is when the author expresses the > character's feelings through his/her surroundings. The pathetic > fallacy is a special case of the fallacy of reification. The word > "pathetic" in this use is related to empathy (capability of feeling), > and is not pejorative. > > The pathetic fallacy is also related to the concept of > personification. Personification is direct and explicit in the > ascription of life and sentience to the thing in question, whereas the > pathetic fallacy is much broader and more allusive. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > The last time Maharishi was in FF, the 7,000 course, there was a > > terrible snow storm. > > > > Just wondering if FF got hit as hard as Madison, WI is presently being > > hit -- if so, then it's the same kind of astral event to my way of > > thinking....in each case Maharishi was on everyone's mind. > > > > Next time anyone fears global warming, all we have to do is think really > > hard about Maharishi! Shemp, I so apologize to you. > > > > This "cold thingie" seems to be deeply understood by humans at some > > subtle level. In spooky movies we often get that when an evil presence > > is afoot, the humans suddenly have their breaths showing cuz of the > > coldness in the room -- The Exorcist, Stir of Echoes, etc. And then > > there's Milton stuffing Satan in the lowest level of hell encased in > > ice. > > > > <http://imdb.com/title/tt0164181/> And what is the least level of > > excitation if not absolute zero? > > > > 10 inches on the ground, can't see even a block down the street, wind > > howling, and no end in sight here. > > > > To me, it's a perfectly wondrous funereal shroud of white, and with > > one's master gone nothing else can be seen, and Vata's singing a final > > song. > > > > Edg > > >
