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Episcopalian, autodidact, INFP, 5w4, mid-50s (he/him), married. Interests: Anglo-catholic theology, poetry, music (classical, jazz, folk, rock+), film, literature, philosophy, history, etymology.
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‪Day 10 of 20 - Favorite Films: #11 #20MoviesChallenge #FilmSky

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Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time.

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"Habere eripitur, habuisse numquam." —Seneca "To-have" may be taken away [but] "to-have-had," never.

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Occasionally I'm hit hard with a homesickness for Italy, where I lived as a kid in the late 70s, just north of Naples (my dad was in the Navy). What I remember most of Pinetamare were the glorious sunsets. Which then brings me to Strauss, making the heart ache even more.

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Please help if you are able.

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Thomas Merton, "Symbolism: Communication or Communion?"

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Thomas Merton

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Byung-Chul Han

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In a certain sense, there is no such thing as re-reading a text. This becomes more readily apparent with longer intervals between reading a poem and revisiting it. A poem is not a piece of information to be decoded by discursive rationality (or by algorithms).

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Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time.

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Evelyn Underhill, Mysticism (1911, 12th edition, 1930).

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The Creed is a statement of doctrine, but it can also be an entry for #prayer. #faith #Nicaea #CovenantTLC

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Randy Weston, "African Village Bedford-Stuyvesant 1" (The Spirits of Our Ancestors, 1991)

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Day 9 of 20 - Favorite Films: #12 #20MoviesChallenge #FilmSky [Note: It's listed on Letterboxd so I'm claiming it here. My wife and I watch this every October.]

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