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[Andy Bach]

>> "Children of the Skin"
>THE 5 SENSES ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE SKIN

Er, I was *trying* to be funny (again) by referring to/riffing on the
"Children of the Corn" thing, where the creepy kids stare at you between
corn stalks. At least in the movie poster, I've not seen the film (or read
the book, if there was one).

" ... That is to say the star of Quetzuaul rose to*[o?]* high in the
firmament for its light to reach Maengir, and that of the sovereign
Ephielipax fell closer to touch it. The time of growth and goodness began
for the living world."

>  Whew! That's more than enough for me.
Yeah, that's an odd one.

On Fri, Mar 6, 2020 at 4:54 PM Mark Mandel <markamandel at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 6, 2020, 3:02 PM Andy Bach <afbach at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> She said that people who don't take their clothes off on  the beach are
> soon surrounded by  a circle of nudists who stare silently at the "textile
> tourists" until they either leave the beach-or shed their garments.
>
> That'd be a little disconcerting ... Children of the Skin.
>
> --
>
> a
>
> Andy Bach,
> afbach at gmail.com
> 608 658-1890 cell
> 608 261-5738 wk
>
>
>
> Was that a particular reference, e.g., to either of these?
>
> 1.
>
> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/5-senses-children-skin-pamela-hope-deluca-price
>
> "Children of the Skin"
>
> THE 5 SENSES ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE SKIN
>
> [Beginning]
> "We possess five sense organs, each of which perceives a particular aspect
> of matter.
>
> [Ending]
> A student of physiognomy can tell a person’s intellectual tendencies from
> the shape of his NOSE, and his emotional tendencies from the shape of his
> MOUTH.
>
> As for the EARS, they represent the higher mental body, the Causal body,
> whereas the EYES represent the Divine body..."
>
> <><><><><><><><><><>
>
> 2.
>
> https://www.booksie.com/597384-house-of-the-living-sky-children-of-skin-opening-and-chapters-1-3-chapter-1
>
>  Chapter 1. Far fallen seed
>
> [First paragraph]
> Creamy white with mottled caerulean, soft like wax, the adaptive skin of a
> Mantichaena man began to flake and discolor in the abusive heat of a
> waterless day; a moist heat burned the restless sands and melted the sky as
> the stars changed and the season called Mercy transformed to that of
> Sanguine. That is to say the star of Quetzuaul rose to*[o?]* high in the
> firmament for its light to reach Maengir, and that of the sovereign
> Ephielipax fell closer to touch it. The time of growth and goodness began
> for the living world.
>
> ------------------------
>
>  Whew! That's more than enough for me.
>
> MAM
>
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