Frank Davis
22/12/2012
This is to get over reading about the Inquisition, which was abolished in 1834. These people here are not Catholic, and are thus in a position to provide relief. Axé.
Ramón Llull
22/12/2012
I am now studying the literature of the Iberian Peninsula so as to teach it and there is a lot to know that I did not. Ramón Llull knew classical Arabic and wrote his first book and other texts in it, for instance; he had learned Arabic so as better to convert the infidel, just … More Ramón Llull
Santa Claus Blues
21/12/2012
Now that it is winter, we can discuss Christmas. Here is a recording from Copenhagen, 1975, and I see am going to have to go into town and attend some sessions at the Spotted Cat. Hattie, on whose blog I cannot post reliably, is going to send me some Danish DVDs and I may have … More Santa Claus Blues
Winter
21/12/2012
It is now winter, that beautiful season of cold and growing light. The Sun has moved into Capricorn, the best sign. To celebrate winter we will look at the fountain of Cibeles in Madrid, with snow, and the stela of 18 Rabbit, our ruler at Copán. Sur le Noël, morte saison Lorsque les loups vivent … More Winter
13 Bak’tun
21/12/2012
As we know, I have taken the opportunity of the new Bak’tun to consider that we have a dawning of sorts, and to consider that it is as though the Twins had been resurrected and we were all back from Xibalba. This means that the blog topics have shifted from can I speak? and how … More 13 Bak’tun
Ecuatorial
21/12/2012
This composition from the 1930s sets words form the Popol Vuh to avant-garde music. I want to start teaching the Popol Vuh not as an ancient but as a modern text. The version we have was composed in the 18th century, after all. Do you not think this is legitimate? Note: I realize the answer … More Ecuatorial
News and Quotations for 13.0.0.0.0
21/12/2012
♦ Bak’tuns and more bak’tuns. This is a Mayan weblog so now we are going on a complete reset. ♦ Dorpat astutely recognizes … that “psychopathology stems from unconscious pathogenic beliefs of the dangers if the patient were to pursue certain important goals.” Standard instructions are to reveal these beliefs so as to set them … More News and Quotations for 13.0.0.0.0
Posts of the week
20/12/2012
Another great post on guns. Castrated existences. Material on my novel in this post and an echo here. Daily Kingfish, Lamar White, and Lamar’s links. Louisiana children and teens up for adoption now. Had I not committed to this book project, were I five years younger and so still eligible, and were I just slightly … More Posts of the week
Zhongwen Movies
20/12/2012
Here you can watch Chinese movies, as revealed by Hattie. China reminds me of California but only some of these videos are in Cantonese, which is what we would speak in California. China appears to be modern in many ways, but not in teaching methodology; I think this is how the students here, also old … More Zhongwen Movies
Keats
19/12/2012
Ode on Melancholy NO, no! go not to Lethe, neither twist Wolf’s-bane, tight-rooted, for its poisonous wine; Nor suffer thy pale forehead to be kist By nightshade, ruby grape of Proserpine; Make not your rosary of yew-berries, 5 Nor let the beetle, nor the death-moth be Your mournful Psyche, nor the downy owl A partner … More Keats
