[UA] Queer Eye for the Coming Apocalypse

[Jo Andros]

Actually he's quite right about the Mystic Hermaphrodite connection.  But 
it's not what you think.

When a certain defiler got his hands on a certain Hermaphrodite Avatar a 
series of events were set in motion like a tsunami.  This hermaphrodite, "Jo 
Andros" was born a true, biological hermaphrodite.  Unlike most avatars, he 
not only plays the role, he is the role.  This symbolically connects him in 
an unusual way to his Archetype: Power flows not only down to him, but back 
from him to the Archetype.  The Hermaphrodite is about going both ways, 
after all.

Since this connection works both ways, the defilement of Jo echoed 
powerfully in the Statosphere.  The Hermaphrodite (a truly ancient 
archetype, based in intuition and mysticism, already weakening in today's 
too cut-and-dried culture) toppled.  Too primal to actually exist in this 
world, its power instead was released, some of it went to the defiler, and 
some went to Jo.  Both were catapulted ahead unexpectedly on their paths.  
Adepts in the vicinity got charges unexpectedly.  Unnatural phenomena 
occured all around.

But we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

One of these days magick is going to fall flat on its face.  Everyone's 
gonna lose their charges, and no one will know why.  The role of the 
hermaphrodite isn't totally empty though...  it'll come back, little by 
little.  But until someone fills that role, magick's gonna be on shaky feet.

Thats what Queer Eye is showing, confusion, yes, but ultimately there is a 
RIGHT answer.  There's seperation, not integration.

The path is wide open for the Freak, it could step up and take over anytime 
it wanted...  What is it waiting for?


Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:09:40 -0800
From: "S. Ben Melhuish" <sben at pile.org>
Subject: Re: [UA] Queer Eye for the Adept Guy
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James Knevitt wrote (regarding "Queer Eye"):

>Hmm. I imagine there's some connection between the gay/straight
>dichotomy, the fact that it's being broadcast to the masses and that
>it's representative of change.
>
>I just can't for the life of me string it all together.

Now I see where you're headed.  Hm.  You're right, it is tough.  I'm
getting mystic hermaphrodite vibes, but that's not quite right.

Gay men teaching a straight man how to win over straight women?  There's
some paradox mojo.  And why do they always run to and from their
queermobile?

Maybe there's some old-school Hermes/Mercury action going on.
(Messengers of fashion, speeding from one recipient to the next....  I
imagine the answer is "no", but do any of them wear Nikes?)

This is all blindingly obvious to someone on the list....

-- Sben

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