Good morning. Banter 7 was lovely - the unsaid said, the hidden on display, as much as we could muster anyhow. As Carrie articulated, it is fairly hard to speak of the folded parts because in so doing they are no longer folded, and thus would indicate an unfolded nature already. We didn't get to a discussion of the brain image in Michelangelo's Capella Sistina, nor to the poem "Ode to a woman with white hair," and the topic remains largely untapped.
For this reason, I'd like to offer up an interim banter to continue the Banter 7 discussion ("Cultural taboos released into being by literature and art. The unsaid said. The hidden on display.") on Sunday, January 2nd, 7pm @ my house. Please RSVP a "oui" or "non."
Also, due to my graduate travels to Vermont for a large part of January & others' travel plans in early January, we are delaying Banter 8 until the last week of January. How is the 24th, 26th, or 27th looking for your calendar (7pm)?
Mike Fanning is going to articulate the topic for us in more depth momentarily, but the gist of it will be a non-nauseating, atypical exploration of Truth. Once he sends us all a blurb on the topic, you can each then submit a piece of literature, academic work, artwork, etc. to prop up the topic & your understanding of it.
Thanks for creating some essential ripples, as always, in my perception of the world of Whitefish & beyond. Perhaps enough of them will culminate into a bizarre wave down Central Avenue some late evening in January, no? One can only hope.
Utmost regards,
Sabine
