Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 17:02:30 -0600
From: James Jordan 
Subject: (urth) Old Sun

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At 01:09 AM 3/4/2002, you wrote:

>Who is responsible for the black hole in the sun is an important plot point,
>it seems to me, because it bears directly on the ultimate goal of the Urth
>Cycle; the pretext for, and the coming of, the New Sun. If Man, in his
>presumptive arrogance, caused the wounding of the sun, that is one thing. If
>agents of the Increate caused it, as retribution, that is something else
>entirely. I have always adhered to the latter view, and I think the weight
>of evidence from the fifth volume of the series supports that view.
>
>-Roy

If Sev. is the New Sun, and a kind of "new Christ," then the Old Sun is the 
"old Adam." The black hole is a symbol of the depravity in the heart of 
man, which needs regeneration by the White Fountain of the Holy Spirit. Of 
course, it's not just a symbol. But I think that however the black hole got 
there, it is intended as a pointer to the need for redemption.

Nutria


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At 01:09 AM 3/4/2002, you wrote:


Who is responsible for the black
hole in the sun is an important plot point,

it seems to me, because it bears directly on the ultimate goal of the
Urth

Cycle; the pretext for, and the coming of, the New Sun. If Man, in
his

presumptive arrogance, caused the wounding of the sun, that is one thing.
If

agents of the Increate caused it, as retribution, that is something
else

entirely. I have always adhered to the latter view, and I think the
weight

of evidence from the fifth volume of the series supports that
view.


-Roy


If Sev. is the New Sun, and a kind of "new Christ," then the
Old Sun is the "old Adam." The black hole is a symbol of the
depravity in the heart of man, which needs regeneration by the White
Fountain of the Holy Spirit. Of course, it's not just a symbol. But I
think that however the black hole got there, it is intended as a pointer
to the need for redemption.


Nutria



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